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Melanie Tapp

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KCTCS TRAINS: Funding Support for Workforce Training

KCTCS TRAINS is a funding program designed to help Kentucky businesses offset the cost of employee training. Through this program, eligible companies can receive discounted customized training delivered by Madisonville Community College Workforce Solutions.

Whether you're training new hires or upskilling your existing workforce, KCTCS TRAINS can significantly reduce your out-of-pocket investment, making high-quality training more affordable and accessible for employers across the region.

How It Works:

  • You partner with MCC Workforce Solutions to identify training needs
  • A Workforce Solutions facilitator helps design the training and complete a short application
  • Once approved, funds are distributed on a project basis and require a company cash match of 25% plus a 10% administrative fee for use of the funds.

Key Benefits for Employers:

  • Reduce training costs through state-funded support
  • Invest in employee skills and productivity
  • Access local and statewide training resources
  • Receive help with paperwork and coordination from our team

This program is available to both small businesses and large industries across Kentucky. Funding is limited and subject to approval—contact us early in your planning process to take advantage of this valuable opportunity

KCTCS-TRAINS Funding Example

 
KCTCS-TRAINS Funding Example  
Total Training Cost $10,000
KY TRAINS pays 75% of cost $7,500
Company pays 25% of training cost $2,500
Plus 10% Administration Fee $1,000
Total Cost to Company $3,500

KCTCS-TRAINS Funding Quick Facts

All companies* in the Commonwealth of Kentucky are eligible for KCTCS-TRAINS funding.  KCTCS-TRAINS will support projects for:

  • existing Kentucky companies that are requiring employees to learn new skills in their jobs
  • companies that are contributing to Kentucky’s economic development

*Government agencies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions are not eligible.

Companies can apply at any time; projects are reviewed on a daily basis.
Contact your local college Workforce Solutions department to obtain more information. The college will complete the application and submit the project for approval.
No, KCTCS-TRAINS does not fund in-house training.  Bluegrass State Skills Corporation provides funding for company in-house training.
No, KCTCS-TRAINS does not pay for employee wages or on-the-job-training.  Bluegrass State Skills Corporation provides funding for on-the-job-training.
Most of the customized training programs delivered to business and industry by a KCTCS college is eligible for funding.
No, all usual and customary fees charged by the college are eligible for funding.
All projects are funded for a period of one year six months, CDL projects are funded for three months.
There is no limit on the number of times a company can receive funding.
Companies are required to pay 25% of the cost plus a 10% administration fee to KCTCS for use of the funds. Colleges will work with the company to identify a schedule for invoicing and companies are invoiced after services are delivered.
No, KCTCS-TRAINS will not purchase equipment for a company. Equipment may be purchased for a project but will remain the property of KCTCS-TRAINS.  The cost of the equipment is not included in the company cash match.