§12725. Establishment There are established, under the Maine Community College System, the Maine Quality Centers, in this chapter referred to as the “centers.” The mission of the centers is to meet the workforce education and training needs of new and expanding businesses in the State and provide new employment and career advancement opportunities for Maine […]
§12726. Purpose The primary purposes of the Maine Quality Centers are as follows: [PL 1993, c. 707, Pt. CC, §1 (NEW).] 1. Job creation. To encourage and facilitate the creation of new jobs in the State by offering customized education and training programs at the community colleges free of charge to businesses that are […]
§12727. Maine Quality Centers 1. State and regional delivery. The centers are located at the Maine Community College System Office and the community colleges. Staff of the centers shall work in close coordination with the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Office of the Governor and other state and local education and economic development […]
§12728. Coordination with education providers If an education or training requirement can not be delivered directly by a community college, staff of the centers shall work with other education and training providers to develop and deliver the program. [PL 1993, c. 707, Pt. CC, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 (AMD); […]
§12729. Report The President of the Maine Community College System shall provide to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over economic development matters an annual report that must include the following for each business assisted under this chapter: the name and location of the business; the number of employees trained or retrained; […]
§12730. Put ME to Work Program 1. Establishment; purpose. The Put ME to Work Program, referred to in this section as “the program,” is established within the centers. The program must facilitate the establishment of job training programs at community colleges in this State by working with private businesses and community colleges. [PL 2015, […]
