TI Automotive is an Employer that has had great success with GST Michigan Works! On-the-Job Training program. GSTMW has assisted TI with three job fair/hiring events over the past year where they have found qualified candidates to fill their job openings. Throughout these events, GST has assisted TI Automotive with OJT funding. For the program […]
Great Lakes Fusion and Great Lakes Excavating are primarily focused on landfill construction and installation of HDPE Methane collection systems. They also have a contract for mining shale and can be found doing demolition jobs. The companies saw a need for additional training and certification for their employees to be competitive and current in the […]
Ken Demiglio from Creative Asphalt reached out to GST Michigan Works! in Lapeer through one of his employees to ask if they could assist him in filling an open position. The employee was working in the resource area with Scott Beattie and explained his employer needed a truck driver for his asphalt business. Scott took […]
“Partnering with GST Michigan Works! has been a game changer for our business. Not only have our new hires had the privilege of being supported with the resources offered through the OJT program, but they have been enabled to start work more confidently. In addition to feeling better supported at the time of hire, […]
Gemini Plastics applied for and was awarded a Going PRO Training Grant for 2022. Part of the grant was On-the-Job Training for 5 new Operators. Gemini was able to hire and retain at least 5 new Operators and was reimbursed $2,710 for On-the-Job Training. The Going Pro Grant has been very helpful to cover the […]
Kara Gearhart is a Dislocated Worker participant from the Greater Flint Health Coalitionʼs Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program, a GST Michigan Works! service provider. Before joining the FHEO Program, Kara was a waitress but was interested in a career that would allow her to give back to others and would also provide job security. […]
Desmeanna Rivers is an Out of School Youth participant from the Greater Flint Health Coalitionʼs Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program, a GST Michigan Works! service provider. Desmeanna first heard about the FHEO Program when she saw an advertisement on Facebook. She was working in a factory at the time but had the desire to […]
Areli was three semesters away from finishing her Civil Engineering program when she contacted GST Michigan Works! in Lapeer. She met more than one of the barriers in Local Defined Barriers to employment. She is a minority group with more than $5,000.00 in student loans, her education was less than an associate degree, and a […]
Eric came to GST Michigan Works! after leaving a local factory job where he was earning $16,80/hr. [He felt it was time to make a change. COVID-19 was making things challenging, but Eric thought this would be a great time to become a truck driver – out on his own in a pandemic. Eric qualified […]
When Olivia visited the GST Michigan Works! Service Center in Bad Axe, she was working as a Cashier, earning $10.50/hr. She had always desired to be a truck driver and inquired about services GST could offer to help her attain that goal! GSTMW was able to provide Olivia with funding to obtain her CDL certificate […]