investing in our community | skills training
Lake Cumberland Regional Training Consortium
A partnership with Somerset Community College (SCC), the Somerset-Pulaski Economic Development Authority (SPEDA) is reviving an employer-led association that provides high-quality, inexpensive training to its members. The Lake Cumberland Regional Training Consortium (LCRTC) offers a variety of courses in leadership, team building, customer service, information technology and safety, helping employees of member businesses improve their skills and offering networking opportunities for those companies that choose to join. Becoming a member also provides employers with 50 points toward their Bluegrass State Skills Grant application, which offers reimbursements for worker training at Kentucky’s new and expanding companies and for skills and occupational upgrade training for workers of Kentucky’s existing companies.
Membership
Membership to the consortium is $100 per year for an organization, and any employee of that organization is eligible to participate in training sessions. The typical cost per participant for each class is between $60 to $120, depending upon the materials required for the course.
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Class Size
Class sizes will be limited to 20 to 25 participants, and there is an eight-participant minimum for each class to be offered. A company can typically register up to eight participants, but after the deadline has passed and if additional seats are still available, then a company can request and pay to send additional participants.
Since the pandemic began, we have taken steps to keep you and your employees safe. Some classes are offered virtually through Microsoft Teams or Zoom.
Training Offered
Lake Cumberland Regional Training Consortium is excited to share our training classes for 2025 – Microsoft Excel training as well as leadership and self-growth training.
Our classes are designed to equip your employees with the skills needed to grow professionally and individually. They are focused on all skill levels, so you can find the right training to fit your needs.
Check out our training calendar below for more information and dates.
how do we | thrive?
Training to empower people
Leadership Classes
- Ten Soft Skills You Need
- Accountability in the Workplace
- Goal Setting & Getting Things Done
- Work-Life Balance
- Team Building for Managers/Supervising Others
- Conflict Resolution
- Servant Leadership
- Emotional Intelligence
- Ask about custom training for your business
Technology Classes
- Basic Computer Skills
- Basic Microsoft Excel
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Virtual Reality & AI
- Ask about custom training for your business
S.T.A.R.T. Program
The Lake Cumberland Regional Training Consortium has recognized the need and importance of empowering our local high schoolers with the technical and professional training that is needed when they graduate. From soft skills, business etiquette to resume writing and more, our training classes can help equip our students with the training they need today, to be prepared to enter the workforce tomorrow. Contact us for more information on how you can get the S.T.A.R.T. Program in your school.
The Lake Cumberland Regional Training Consortium has proven to be invaluable to Cobb-Vantress over the past years in assisting our company with a variety of training needs for our front line supervisors, hourly team members and managers. The classes offered are professional and economical.
Lorrie West | hr complex manager, cobb-vantress, inc.
Board of Directors
Doug Hutton President South KY RECC
Michael Morgan Vice President TTAI
Jessica Carlton Secretary/Treasurer SPEDA
Brandi Eads Board Member Somerset Community College
Carlotta Stringer Board Member Duraflame/Cowboy Charcoal
Jordan Wilkerson Board Member Team Modern
Alesa Johnson Liaison Somerset Community College
Members
4 Arrows Inc.
Associates in Eye Care
Bosch Berries
Bruss NA
Citizens National Bank
City of Somerset
Cobb Vantress Inc.
Conner Logistics, Inc.
Duraflame East
Firestone
Forcht Bank
Hendrickson
Infinite Abilities & Supports, Inc.
Lake Cumberland Housing Agency, Inc.
Lincoln Manufacturing USA, LLC
New Vista Oakwood
Pulaski Co Detention Center
Somerset Community College
Somerset Hardwood Flooring
Somerset Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
South Kentucky RECC
Team Modern
The Adanta Group
The Center at Kentucky Highlands
The Job Shop
Toyotetsu North America
contact us | let's talk
Lake Cumberland Regional Training Consortium
306 East Mt. Vernon Street, Suite 316
Somerset, KY 42501
(606) 425-5409
jessica@speda.org