The state of Oklahoma has been providing customized employee training for future employers entering the state for many years. You may ask why should the state provide job training for private business. If you were to see the high unemployment figures for unskilled workers in the state in the early 70’s you would understand that any company wishing to establish itself in the state would have to train an entire work force. This practice has become enormously successful over the years with the state providing specific job training at its Vocational Technical schools with as many as 3/4 of its enrollees being hired directly upon graduation. The School works closely with the company to develop a training plan with the school providing the orientation and classroom materials and the company providing the equipment and machines for training.

This low cost process seams to work better than tax incentives and other gimmicks which cost states a great deal more in revenue over the years and provides support for small companies during their critical startup period. The process reduces the risk of finding and training new employees. The key is to differentiate your state from others by offering innovative unique value added programs.