Skills and Short-Term Training

Explore our short-term training opportunities for courses, trainings and certifications for entry-level employment for in demand careers, certifications for resume and skill enhancement, personal and professional development and CEU (continuing education) opportunities. Short-term trainings can also be the first step in your pathway to higher education and life-long learning. The benefit of these opportunities is not to receive academic credit, but rather to earn a certificate of completion that gives you knowledge for career entry or advancement.

Hiring - Training Facilitators

State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) Training Facilitator

Southern State Community College Workforce Development is seeking a training facilitator for our STNA program.

Course Date, Times, and Location:

The course content is developed to meet the Ohio Department of Health requirements. The course includes classroom, lab, and clinical. Course dates vary; primary hours will be between 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm, weekdays and limited Saturdays. The training will occur at Southern State Community College, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133.

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Calendar of Events

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Training Date Time Location Instructor Cost Additional Information
Five Common Sense Practices in Water/Wastewater Process 5/1/2025

Deadline to register 4/24/2025		 8:30am - 4:00pm Barnesville Parks and Recreation Center Mike Harrington $150 View the Workshops for Water & Wastewater Operators webpage or the Workshop Brochure for more information and to register.
Customer Service: Building Better Relationships with Customers 5/20/2025 8:00am - 12:00pm Hillsboro | RM: TBD Filomena Nelson $190 View the Professional Development Programs webpage for more information and to register.
Truck Driving Academy WeekDAY Class A CDL 5/27/2025 8:00am - 4:30pm Wilmington or Piketon J.T. Smith $5,750 View the Truck Driving Academy webpage for more information and to register.
STNA 6/10/2025 - 7/10/2025 View the Calendar Central Campus,
Hillsboro		 Rhonda Grooms $850 For more information complete the Registration Form, view the STNA Webpage, or call Kim Tinnel at 800.628.7722 x2730.
Truck Driving Academy WeekEND Class A CDL 6/28/2025 8:00am - 4:30pm Wilmington or Piketon J.T. Smith $5,750 View the Truck Driving Academy webpage for more information and to register.

Tooling U-SME

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Southern State Community College is proud to announce a partnership with Tooling U-SME to provide you with online/hybrid manufacturing training options.

Online Training from Southern State and Tooling U-SME offers a quick-start, progressive road map that allows manufacturers to build career paths for employees. This online training is intended to enhance your existing on-the-job training, create a job progression plan, and require minimal preparation. It is efficient, effective training that has been developed with input from manufacturing experts.

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Flexible and Convenient

Online classes are self-paced and typically take about 60 minutes to complete. They are quickly and conveniently accessible on desktops and laptops or on tablets and phones by using the Tooling U-SME app.

Online Training offers:
  • Content developed by industry experts
  • Convenient accessibility: anytime, anywhere
  • Self-paced instruction
  • Predefined curriculum for each job role
  • Engaging and interactive content
  • Pre- and post-training knowledge assessments
  • Access to Tooling U-SME's Learning Management System (LMS)
  • Guidance from Tooling U-SME's Client Success team, including advice, insights, and ideas built on best practices and years of experience.

For additional details on how Southern State can make these programs work for your organization, visit the Tooling U-SME webpage or contact Amy McClellan at amcclellan@sscc.edu or x3510.

TechCred

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Southern State Community College is pleased to announce the launch of a new innovative known as the TechCred Program, which aims to enhance Ohio's skilled workforce by reimbursing employers (that's YOU) who help current or new employees earn industry-recognized, technology-focused credentials. Boosting Ohio's manufacturing talent pool is an important goal of the program. More information about this new program can be found at techcred.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/techcred/home.

Here are some key details that you should know about this program:

  • Businesses will identify the specific, technology-centric qualifications they need, as well as the employee(s) they want to upskill.
  • To qualify for reimbursement of training costs, the employer must partner with a training provider and apply online. Individuals listed in an employer's application must be Ohio residents with a verifiable Ohio address.
  • The state will reimburse up to $2,000 of training costs per credential upon completion. There is a limit of one reimbursement available per employee in each funding round.
  • Employers are eligible to receive up to $30,000 per funding round, and businesses of all sizes are eligible, according to the program guidelines.
  • Upcoming Application Period: TBD. Contact Amy McClellan at amcclellan@sscc.edu for more information.

The Ohio Manufacturers' Association was a strong supporter of the provision in Ohio's new two-year budget that appropriated $30 million to support this credentialing program. The state intends to fund 20,000 credentials over the next two years. For questions regarding TechCred, please email TechCred@development.ohio.gov

Customized Training

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Southern State offers many types of training and programs, but we can go beyond our standard offerings and completely customize a program to meet your specific needs. Let us know what you need and we can design a non-credit, high-impact, condensed program to help you meet your company goals.

Do you need to improve customer retention? Would you like your staff to become proficient in utilizing all the new features of the latest Microsoft® Word or Excel versions? Would you like to improve general performance in a non-threatening environment? We can help with all of these and much more!

Contact us to learn more!

Online Career, Professional, & Certification Training

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Train Online for In-Demand Jobs

In partnership with ed2go, Southern State Community College offers flexible, self-paced non-credit certificate programs to help you start a new career or advance within your current occupation. Each course is developed by a team of experts and comes with dedicated student advisors to support you as you train for jobs in high demand fields and prepare for nationally recognized certifications. Get industry certified in IT, business, healthcare, legal studies, and more. Upon completing your program with a passing score, you'll receive a certificate of completion from Southern State Community College, and when applicable, a voucher to sit for the certification exam.

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