Training Programs
Future-Ready Workforce. Industry-Driven Training.
East Tennessee offers training programs designed to equip tomorrow’s workforce with the essential skills they need to thrive in their career of choice. Through Tennessee’s Fast Track program, students can access customized training, earn industry-recognized certifications, and gain hands-on experience to meet the needs of today’s employers.
Tennessee's Fast Track Program
Tennessee’s state-funded FastTrack Job Training Assistance program (FJTAP) makes grants to local governments to help meet public infrastructure requirements for locating and expanding industries and to address training needs. The company-oriented initiative supports industrial recruitment and expansion through direct training assistance for newly hired employees, employees in upgraded positions, and employees retained through instruction. FJTAP staff works with the individual company to develop customized training plans and to provide funding.
Eligibility for FJTAP support and levels of funding for training assistance are determined by:
- the amount of company investment
- the number of new hires
- the types of skills and knowledge to be obtained by prospective or newly hired employees