Workforce Development

The SUNY Erie Workforce Development department provides customized non-credit professional development training to local businesses, individual community residents and local government employees. Our training is innovative, high quality, and cost-effective.

For more than 20 years, the department has complemented SUNY Erie’s academic mission and has positioned itself as a leader of workforce development in Western New York.

Workforce Development’s Divisions:

SUNY Erie has an innovative entrepreneurial workforce team that supports local businesses and the community in staying globally competitive within an increasingly technology-driven and knowledge-based economy. Please visit the following sites for more information about how we may best support you.

Community and Continuing Education

Our Continuing and Community Education programs offer short, affordable, and focused training designed to help you take the next step, whether your goals are related to home, career, or community. With courses available online and at select on-campus locations, you can easily incorporate lifelong learning into your busy schedule.

Visit our Community Education page to learn more about our course offerings, including Ed2Go courses.

Questions about our Community and Continuing Education? Contact Kelly Andolino-Perry, Coordinator of Community Education: andolino@ecc.edu

Corporate Training

SUNY Erie’s Corporate Training department offers a variety of high-quality, flexible, and cost-effective training programs, tailored to meet the needs of Erie County and WNY businesses. Whether you’re looking for a single course, an extensive training program, or apprenticeship training, SUNY Erie is here to support you.

The benefits of using SUNY Erie as your corporate training provider include:

Free training assessments
Customized courses to meet unique needs
Flexible scheduling of courses
Training located at your business, in a SUNY Erie classroom, or in one of our state-of-the-art training labs
Interactive, quality training from industry experts and our faculty
Reasonable costs
Grant resources and assistance, including corporate and apprenticeship funding

Visit our Corporate Training page to learn more about our course offerings.

Questions about Corporate Training? Contact Dave Smaczniak, Coordinator of Corporate Training: smaczniak@ecc.edu

Driver Safety Programs

SUNY Erie’s Driving Programs department focuses on an individual driver’s responsibility to interact lawfully within the traffic system, fostering a safe environment for everyone on the road,

The curriculum highlights personal accountability, awareness of laws and their broader community impact, and is tailored to meet specific needs of the different types of drivers in each program.

We currently offer Driver Education, a Driver Improvement Program, and a RISK intervention program.

Visit our Driving Programs page to learn more about our course offerings and to see our upcoming schedule.

Questions about our Driving Programs? Contact Kelly Andolino-Perry, Coordinator of Community Education: andolino@ecc.edu

Meet your SUNY Erie Workforce Development Team!

Dave Smaczniak, Coordinator of Corporate Training

smaczniak@ecc.edu

Kelly Andolino-Perry, Coordinator of Community Education

andolino@ecc.edu

Nicole Pike, Instructional Support Specialist

piken@ecc.edu

Katie Marshall, Dean of Continuing Education

marshallk@ecc.edu

Contact Us:

Phone: 716-851-1800

Email: workforce@ecc.edu

Website: https://www.ecc.edu/academics/workforce-development.html