Multi Systems Industry Technician (MIST)

Organization: Employment Services of Weld County

Grant Round: Jumpstart

Program’s Objectives: Weld County and its partners are providing a Multi-Industries Systems Technician (MIST) training and entry-level/mid-level employment program for youth and adults in partnership with Aims Community College. The project will provide an innovative job training program designed to remediate and develop skills needed for employment in the energy industry. Additionally, an intensive Prep-Academy will provide instruction for employer-identified professional skills, such as critical thinking, team work, and personal responsibility as well a remediation of foundational education skills necessary to successfully complete Aims Community College’s entrance exam and Xcel Energy’s pre-employment exams.

Individuals Served: The MIST program will serve a minimum of 120 individuals and .prepare them for a variety of jobs in the energy sector.

Success Story: The innovative design of the MIST program led to reporters from the Northern Colorado Business Report writing a feature story about the program.

Quote: “The MIST Program is transformational in that it takes primarily existing courses available at the community college and repackages them in two levels of certificates designed to meet the needs of employers in a cross sector approach.”
-- Linda Perez, Division Manager, Employment Services of Weld County.

Collaborators: Aims Community College, Adams County Workforce and Business Center, Boulder County Workforce Center, Larimer County Workforce Center, Greeley School District 6, Ft Lupton School District RE-8, United Power, Workforce Board of Metro Denver, and an employer advisory committee.