ReadySC
is a program of the South
Carolina Technical College System designed
to provide customized training to new and
expanding industries in South Carolina.
The South Carolina
Technical College System was founded on the
premise that the state would be better served
by providing a way to train its citizens and
employ them in South Carolina with jobs that
the state helped to create. When the concept
of technical education was being proposed,
many of South Carolina's young people were
leaving the state to pursue higher paying
jobs in other geographic regions. There was
a profound need to be more proactive in recruiting
business and industry into the state, in training
citizens for the jobs that those industries
would create and in maintaining a commitment
to that training should businesses want to
expand and grow within our state. The ReadySC program is the result of legislation proposed
and passed in 1961 with the help of U.S. Senator
Fritz Hollings (then Governor of South Carolina)
and the West Committee. ReadySC continues to
focus on its main purpose, which is to offer
trained employees to a company from day one
of operations. Since 1961, 218,019 people
have been trained for new jobs in 1,711 companies.
In addition, the ReadySC program has been highlighted
on NBC Nightly News, "America Close Up"
with Tom Brokaw, ABC News with Peter Jennings,
and in the Wall Street Journal.
The Technical
College System is currently involved with
over 169 companies designing and/or implementing
specific training programs -- 57 percent are
new companies and 43 percent are existing
companies that are expanding their business.
In the last year, more than 8,500 people went
through training at ReadySC.
Just a few
examples of some of the programs that are
adapted to the needs of each industry are:
ISO 9000
Total Quality Management
Team Building
Supervisory Development Training
Statistical Process Control
World Class Concepts
The ReadySC division
has divided the state into four regions, with
a manager assigned to each region. Companies
locating in Clarendon County will utilize
facilities at Central
Carolina Technical College in Manning.
