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2026-2027 Catalog

Employer Services and Training

Employee Training

Skilled employees represent the single greatest competitive advantage of any business. P&HCC can provide targeted, quality employee training to meet your organizational needs. Our professional workforce staff strives to serve regional employers by providing training solutions to develop and sustain a qualified workforce, supporting economic development and community enrichment.

Additionally, P&HCC serves regional employers by providing training solutions to develop and sustain a qualified workforce, supporting economic development and community enrichment. Additionally, P&HCC offers facilities to assist local industries with training and rapid start-ups for new businesses. The Manufacturing Engineering & Technology Complex (MET) features a 73’ x 104’ x 23’ Workforce Flex Space, classroom space, and a large conference room. These facilities are available for training on company-specific equipment or providing customized training on P&HCC’s equipment sets.

To learn more, contact Amanda Wikstrom at awikstrom@patrickhenry.edu or 276-656-0251.

Custom Designed Training

P&HCC’s professional workforce training staff can design, develop, and customize training programs to meet a company’s specific needs, scheduling demands, and budget constraints. Through organizational consulting, we conduct thorough assessments using tools such as evaluations, facilitated focus groups, and job profiling.

Professional workforce training staff partners with clients to:

  • Identify the needs that impact business processes.

  • Develop solutions that fit the company needs and culture.

  • Deliver training or consulting services that provide a return on investment.

Benefits to Business and Industry:

  • Courses can be delivered to meet the client scheduling demands.

  • Courses can be tailored as academic credit or career credit.

  • Courses can be offered on-campus or on-site.

Samples of Training:

  • CPR/First Aid Training
  • Computers & Technology
  • Conversational Spanish
  • Leadership Training
  • Lean Six Sigma Training
  • OSHA

Pre-Employment Training

Pre-employment training is a proven method to identify the best applicants in the community and train potential employees on key elements of the job. The pre-employment training program includes assessment of applicants on skill areas specific to the needs of the employer and development of a customized, generally short-term training class.

Sample Pre-Employment Format:

  • Company Orientation and Expectations
  • Company-Specific Training
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Job-Specific Skill Assessments
  • Quality Assurance Training

Job Skills Assessments

Job skills assessments are a proven method for identifying the best applicants and preparing potential employees for critical job elements. P&HCC partners with various job skills assessment providers to assist local employers and new businesses in evaluating workforce needs and incumbent worker skills. Our workforce staff can assess potential and current employees on skills specific to the employer’s needs and develop customized, short-term training.

ACT WorkKeys

WorkKeys is a national job skills assessment system, measuring “real-world” skills that employers believe are critical to job success. This system enables educators to identify gaps between student skills and employer needs, which will, in turn, improve students’ success in entry-level and subsequent jobs. WorkKeys enables businesses to reduce turnover, overtime, and waste while increasing morale through effective selection decisions and training processes. As a WorkKeys service scoring center, P&HCC handles testing and scoring.

Skill areas include the following:

  • Applied Math
  • Applied Technology
  • Business Writing
  • Graphic Literacy
  • Workplace Documents

Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test (BMCT)

BMCT is a widely used and extensively validated assessment of mechanical aptitude. For more than 60 years, this instrument has helped organizations select the best candidates for mechanical, repair, and industrial occupations. The BMCT can help identify candidates with good spatial perception and mechanical reasoning abilities, as well as with an aptitude for learning mechanical processes and tasks.

DiSC®

DiSC is a personality assessment tool used to improve teamwork, communication, and productivity in the workplace. The DiSC personality system is the universal language of behavior. Research has shown that behavioral characteristics can be grouped together in four major divisions called personality styles. People with similar styles tend to exhibit specific behavioral characteristics common to that style. All people share these four styles in varying degrees of intensity. The acronym DiSC stands for the four personality styles represented by the letters: D (Dominance); I (Influence); S (Steadiness); C (Conscientiousness). 

Everything DiSC assessments are used in thousands of organizations around the world, from sprawling government agencies and Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits and small businesses. The reason is simple: Everything DiSC® profiles help build stronger, more effective working relationships. Everything DiSC® Agile EQ™ creates a more emotionally intelligent, agile workforce. Globalization, new technologies, growing workplace diversity, and relentless competition are requiring companies to adapt and change more quickly than ever. That’s where organizational agility comes in-a skill requiring EQ or emotional intelligence. By combining the personalized insights of DiSC with active emotional intelligence, Everything DiSC Agile EQ teaches participants to read the emotional and interpersonal requirements of a situation and respond quickly and appropriately.

Total Testing

As a leading provider of web-based skills testing, Total Testing offers hundreds of skill assessments in a wide range of areas, such as MS Office Suite, Clerical, Accounting, Customer Service, Retail Sales, Human Resources, Medical, Industrial, and more. Perfect for businesses of any size, looking to test hundreds of prospects or just one, Total Testing offer employers customization in pre- employment testing and employee development.

Wonderlic

Wonderlic provides employee assessments for each phase of the hiring process. Employment tests include job-specific screening questionnaires, cognitive ability tests, personality tests, skills tests and surveys. Used individually, these employee assessments provide valuable enhancements to an existing employee selection process. Combined, they efficiently gather relevant information and provide a comprehensive “whole person” view of candidate qualifications for efficient, objective employee selection.

Professional Development

P&HCC offers professional development courses tailored to meet the educational needs of lifelong learners in the community. While these programs do not award college credit, students can earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. Certificates of completion are provided for each successfully completed course for continuing education documentation purposes. To view our current course offerings and register, please visit Courses - Patrick & Henry Community College (ph.augusoft.net). For more information, contact fastforward@patrickhenry.edu or 276-656-0260.

Computers and Technology

Basic to Intermediate Excel. This self-paced online course introduces new users to essential Excel features and guides them towards mastering intermediate-level skills and advanced functionalities.

Basic to Intermediate Word. Over a series of structured modules, participants will learn how to create, format, and manage professional documents in Microsoft Word. Starting with fundamental concepts like navigating the interface and basic text formatting, the course progresses to more advanced features including styles, templates, and collaborative tools.

Construction and Trades

P&HCC offers continuing education courses for tradesmen looking to renew their licenses, as well as a business pre-licensure course for aspiring contractors.

Continuing Education for Tradesman. Continuing education (CE) is essential for tradesmen to maintain professional licenses and stay updated on industry codes, safety standards, and best practices. P&HCC offers online CE courses for electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, and gas fitters. This online tradesman license renewal course provides a flexible, cost-effective option to renew your tradesman license. Covers new definitions, code changes, general requirements, impacts on the job, general use and special equipment included in the respective codes.

For more information regarding Tradesman Licensing, view the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) website, call 804-367-8511, or email tradesmen@dpor.virginia.gov.

Contractor Business Licensing. This course is designed for individuals applying for a Class A, B, or C Contractor Business License in Virginia, as well as those changing business type. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of the statutes and regulations governing contractor licensing in Virginia.

This course covers an overview of license classifications and their qualifications, standards of practice for contractors, and prohibited acts and how to avoid violations of the regulations. While this course is not specifically designed to prepare the student to take the contractor licensing exam, it is recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), and the Board for Contractors as meeting the requirements for pre-licensure or remedial education. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a certificate of completion to include with their contractor license application. The course fee includes a textbook and handouts, which will serve as valuable references in both managing a construction business and preparing for the contractor licensing exam in Virginia.

For more information regarding Contractor Business Licensing, view the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) website, call (804) 367-8511, or email contractor@dpor.virginia.gov.

Virtual Continuing Education

P&HCC offers a wide range of online professional development courses and career training programs. Partnerships with the following online education providers allows us to offer a wider range of courses and programs to meet the needs of our students.

Education To Go (ed2go), a part of Cengage Learning, offers an array of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet. Ed2go online courses are affordable, fun, fast, convenient, and geared just for you. To learn more, visit: Online Courses from Patrick & Henry Community College (www.ed2go.com/patrickhenry)

Education To Go (ed2go) career training programs are designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional caliber positions for many in-demand occupations. Many programs are designed to prepare individuals to take National Certification Exams. To learn more, visit: Online Career Training from Patrick & Henry Community College (https://careertraining.ed2go.com/phcc/)

Workplace Safety

OSHA 10 for General Industry

This 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) outreach training program is targeted to entry level workers and covers general industry safety and health hazards. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an official OSHA 10 card from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

Topics covered include:

  • Introduction to OSHA
  • Walking and Working Surfaces
  • Emergency Action Plans and Fire Prevention/Protection
  • Electrical Safety
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Hazard Communication.
  • At least two additional topics from a list of electives will be covered.

OSHA 30 for General Industry.

This 30-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program for General Industry provides a comprehensive overview of safety practices and regulations to help identify and manage workplace hazards. This course is beneficial for supervisors, managers, and workers with safety responsibilities across various sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, and education. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an official OSHA 30 card from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

Topics covered include:

  • OSHA Standards
  • Hazard Recognition
  • Safety Protocols