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Workforce Solutions

Workforce Solutions Welcomes New Director

Pam Hatcher is the new Director of Workforce Solutions at Bluegrass Community and Technical College.

Pam comes to BCTC with a wide range of experience in education, training and workforce development, business operations, management and leadership development. She most recently served as Project Manager in the Chancellor’s Office of Workforce Solutions at the KCTCS System Office.

Prior to joining KCTCS, Pam was in the technology outsourcing industry serving in numerous capacities, previously served as a teacher and coach, and as a program and operations manager. Her contributions and successes include development, implementation, and management of a new education and training department, leading sales support teams across the globe with pipelines worth more than $500 million, serving as Chief of Staff to the COO of a $10 billion organization, and managing corporate and community partnerships. Pam’s 18+ years of experience combines a background in business, workforce training, and education.

About Workforce Solutions

Bluegrass Community and Technical College Workforce Solutions provides a comprehensive approach to continuing education, employee services and assessment that addresses the needs of businesses and organizations.

Our ability to access the resources of the other KCTCS colleges enables us to reach your employees across Kentucky.

The services found at Workforce Solutions can be tailored to the specific needs of your organization and can be offered in various formats for your convenience. Please contact us for more information on customized workforce solutions.

Training and Development

Training and development at Bluegrass Workforce Solutions provides a flexible approach to professional growth you and your employees demand. Learn More

Want to teach? We are always seeking highly motivated, professional instructors for our business and industry training projects. If you are interested in teaching in the areas of continuing education or professional and workforce development, please send a cover letter and resume (including summary of qualifications) to:

Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Workforce Solutions
164 Opportunity Way, Suite N-121
Lexington, KY 40505

Assessment and Testing

Bluegrass Workforce Solutions provides customized assessment and training solutions for your business or organization. Whether you require assessment of one or 100, we will work with you to create a practical and cost-effective plan for testing your employees' general or technical proficiencies. Learn More

Employment and Recruiting

Bluegrass Workforce Solutions offers various opportunities for businesses and organizations to reach highly-skilled potential employees. College-sponsored job fairs, co-ops and internships, as well as a newly created partnership with bluegrassworks.net can help you maximize your recruiting efforts. Learn More

BCTC Workforce Solutions Offering Online Courses!

This is a program that makes it easy for you to take high-quality, noncredit online courses no matter where you are located. Through a partnership with ed2go, BCTC Workforce Solutions offers hundreds of course on just about every topic. 

Bluegrass Workforce Solutions is pleased to offer these well-crafted courses, with expert online instruction and interaction with fellow students.  You will gain valuable knowledge at your convenience.  You'll have the flexibility to study at your own pace combined with enought structure and support to complete the course.  The courses can be accessed 24/7 from anywhere with an internet connection.

New sessions of each six-week online course start monthly, with two lessons released weekly (for a total of 12).  Each high-quality course includes comperehensive lessons, quizzes, assignments, and a discussion area.  Dedicated instructors facilitate every course; pacing learners, answering questions, giving feedback, and facilitating discussions.

Courses cover a variety of topics including accounting, personal finance, grant writing, computer skills, healthcare, sales and marketing, digital photography, starting your own business, health information management, creative writing, graphic arts, and web design, just to name a few.

To learn more, visit www.ed2go.com/bluegrass.

Contact Information

  • Main Office, Workforce and Institutional Development: (859) 246-6666
  • W. Mark Manuel, Vice President, Workforce and Institutional Development: (859) 246-6673
    mark.manuel@kctcs.edu
  • Pam Hatcher, Director, Workforce Solutions: (859) 246-6788
    pam.hatcher@kctcs.edu

Employee testing or assessments (pre-hire or incumbent) contact:

Technical and/or soft skills training for your employees contact:

Continuing education (CEUs) for professional licensure / relicensure or professional certification/recertification contact:

Information about Adult Education, GED and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs contact:

Assistance with recruiting highly-skilled Bluegrass College graduates, participating in a Job Fair, or obtaining motivated interns or co-op students contact:

All Other Inquiries

Please contact the Office of Workforce Solutions at (859) 246-6666.

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