Rio Salado College and the Tempe Chamber of Commerce have formed a training partnership for local businesses. The Tempe Workforce Skills Accelerator program will offer training in small-business management, data analytics and customer service.
Kate Smith is the president of Rio Salado College.
“So we did a survey in partnership, the Tempe Chamber and Rio Salado College partnered to do a survey of all of the businesses to understand what their needs were, what those opportunities were, so that we could very intentionally build this program together," she said.
Twenty scholarships will also be available to help businesses enroll their employees. Colin Diaz is the CEO and president of the Tempe Chamber.
"We didn't want this program to be a buying decision that an employer or employees can't participate in because of financial hardship. So those companies that would experience a financial hardship from the tuition cost can apply for one of the scholarships that would be made available," he said.
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