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Louisiana FastStart
Overview
Louisiana FastStart is a single-source, world-class, workforce solutions provider that works with businesses to anticipate and address the company's workforce needs early in the startup or expansion process. Louisiana FastStart's services are provided at no cost through Louisiana Economic Development.
Benefits
The primary benefit Louisiana FastStart offers businesses is a strategic and integrated workforce solutions program that delivers results.
The Louisiana FastStart Process
- Project Evaluation - We examine your company's operations, review and document processes and consult with your team.
- Workforce Solutions Plan - Develop timelines, draft workforce training plan and recommend media, classes and activities needed for successful launch of operations.
- Material Development - Develop an instructional system design plan, as well as performance-based pre- and post-employment classes for your organization.
- Pre-Employment Identification - Provide courses to screened candidates, including classroom and job simulation exercises.
- Course Delivery - Conduct classes wherever and whenever needed to provide the best experience for your company, the candidates and the newly hired team members.
- Evaluation & Feedback - Repeat process and review for continuous improvements.
Louisiana FastStart also offers customized training, core skills training and other training programs. For more details, review the program brochure.
Eligibility
Louisiana FastStart is available at no cost to any manufacturing, corporate headquarters, warehouse and distribution, research and development or other strategic facility that commits to creating at least 15 new jobs, or any service-related operation that commits to creating at least 50 new jobs.
For comprehensive rules and details on eligibility, please review Related Content below and contact the appropriate administrator.
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Administration
This program is administered through a partnership of Louisiana Economic Development, Louisiana Community and Technical College System and Louisiana Workforce Commission.
For information regarding Louisiana FastStart, contact the program administrator:
Jeff Lynn
225.342.0107
jeff.lynn@la.gov
