Business Solutions

Employee Training and Development

St. Louis Community College offers professional development training courses that adapt to your business needs. Through focused employee training and development, STLCC creates customized business solutions to help your team gain essential skills and drive success. Our experienced instructors deliver targeted programs that strengthen your workforce and boost organizational performance. Explore our focus areas below.

Business Solutions is also a local education agency to the State of Missouri grant funding programs for training and economic development, and your organization might be eligible to benefit from these programs. We have years of experience helping our partners navigate the grant funding process, and we will gladly explore this option with you.

Leadership and Supervising

Give your employees the skills they need to succeed in today's fast-paced workplace. STLCC's training courses help both your managers and team members communicate better and adapt to change. Our courses strengthen leadership, teamwork and problem-solving across your organization.

Topics covered include:

• Leadership communication
• Managing performance
• Handling tough conversations
• Building strong relationships
• Resolving conflicts

Continuous Improvement and Lean

All organizations work to improve their processes through problem-solving and continuous improvement (CI), but the approach and leadership can vary. STLCC provides training and consulting to support your goals. Whether CI is led by the Quality department, part of a Lean transformation, or a combination of methods, our services and courses are designed to help you succeed.

Topics covered include:

• Lean methodology
• Lean concepts to create flow
• Lean practitioner development
• Root cause analysis
• Problem-solving

Project Management and Productivity

Our project management courses help business owners train their teams effectively. Employees will learn key concepts, terms, tools and basic software skills. This training helps organizations manage projects more efficiently, leading to better team performance and project success. The skills learned can be applied immediately to boost productivity and results.

Topics covered include:

• Scope development
• Budgeting
• Organization
• Scheduling
• Performance control

Train the Trainer

Subject matter experts are often asked to train others, even if they don’t have formal training experience. While their knowledge is valuable, effective training requires understanding the right methods. Our Train the Trainer course offers a hands-on, professional-led workshop that helps your experts learn the skills needed to lead successful training sessions.

Topics covered include:

• Understanding different learning styles
• Applying adult learning theories
• Giving positive feedback
• Using effective training techniques
• Using multimedia in training

Microsoft Tools

Microsoft tools play a key role in today’s workplace, helping businesses stay organized and efficient. Our courses give your team the skills to improve productivity, strengthen communication and work more effectively.

Topics covered include:

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint and/or Outlook for business
• Microsoft 365 for the web (Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive)
• Microsoft Teams for business owners

Advanced Manufacturing and Safety

 Train for in-demand skills at STLCC’s state-of-the-art facility with practical, hands-on training that focuses on skill building and troubleshooting. We offer expert courses in Advanced Manufacturing and Safety, including Welding, Automated Controls (PLC), and Industrial Maintenance. Our OSHA Outreach Training Programs ensure a safe and compliant workplace.

Training courses include:

•  OSHA 10 and 30-Hour General Industry Outreach Training
• Welding
• Automated Controls (PLC) – coming soon
• Industrial Maintenance – coming soon