MONTPELIER - The Vermont Training Program of the Department of Economic Development awarded a grant to train up to 75 workers at G. W. Plastics in Bethel. The workers will receive skills upgrade training in areas of quality control and inventory control. The grant totaled $30,660 to help defray overall costs of the training projected to be $135,000.
Six Sigma is one of the systems to be used to focus the attention of an entire company on continuous improvement. This system relies heavily on measurement of defects, and an organized team of improvement facilitators (known as "black belts," "green belts," etc). Improvement activities are tracked, and results documented.
"We appreciate the help of the State of Vermont," said Bill Dhooghe, Training Coordinator for G. W. Plastics. "We're confident that this will improve our productivity and quality helping us to compete more effectively."
The Vermont Training Program promotes industrial expansion and encourages the creation and retention of jobs in manufacturing by providing training for new and existing businesses thereby increasing the skills of the Vermont workforce, the wages and Vermonters' standard of living. These individually designed training programs may include on-the-job, classroom, skill upgrade, or other specialized training that are mutually agreed upon between the State and employer.
"The Vermont Training Program assists companies by training workers to increase productivity and increase profitability - and that means quality jobs for Vermonters," said Mike Quinn, Commissioner of Economic Development. "That's why Governor Douglas has increased this program's budget substantially the last two years."
For more information on the Vermont Training Program, contact Phil Fagan at (802) 828-5235 or email phil@thinkvermont.com.
