No matter how many years you have spent in your field, there is always another lesson to be learned or skill to be honed. Or, if you are an employer, most likely you have realized the necessity of challenging your employees and keeping them educated on the latest ideas and trends. Since the majority of the existing and emerging careers in Wichita require associates degrees and/or certificated skills, our community offers several avenues toward exploring interests and testing aptitude.

Wichita is truly a community with a lifelong learning philosophy. Our student/employee friendly institutions are specially equipped to deliver technical training and education in whatever timeframe or setting you require.

Kansas Institute for Technical Excellence (KITE)

Made possible through a partnership among four area community and technical colleges, KITE operates by a centers of excellence philosophy. This encourages individual institutions to focus on a specific technical career area, while the other institutions collaborate in student outreach, testing and, at times, curriculum delivery.

Programs are often delivered in close collaboration with area employers, which visibly enhances the value of the training as well as the likelihood of employment upon the completion of training.

The institutions which make up KITE and their respective discipline focuses include Butler County Community College (Information Technology), Cowley County Community College (Aerospace Services and Manufacturing), Hutchinson Community College (General Manufacturing) and the Wichita Area Technical College (Health Care). If you are interested in any of these, or in any other technical training discipline, you can independently contact each of these institutions.

Wichita State University

Students seeking more advanced degree-related technical education and training should check out Wichita State University's many options in engineering, health care and other disciplines.

Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas

For persons who need special assistance in choosing a career, assessing their skills and exploring their training options, Workforce Alliance's Workforce Center in downtown Wichita may have the answer. Financial assistance for training, child care and related expenses may also be available.

Customized training programs for employers

Let the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce provide you with the resources you need to find the local training program that is just right for your needs, whatever they may be. We can customize the instruction you and your employees need, whether on or off-site. Curriculum for training programs can include testing, assessment, training and re-training services. Contact Jim Schwarzenberger , 268-1134, to discover more about a free connection with the training program that is right for you.