Training Opportunities

Training Providers

Click here for a partial list of authorized training providers and programs of study offered to qualified residents of Alachua and Bradford counties. Residents may also attend training at other locations. If you are interested in a career in one of the occupations listed and need financial assistance to enroll in required training, please speak with a career manager at a FloridaWorks One-Stop Career Center near you.

Bradford County Incubator

Have a great idea? Turn it into a business at the Bradford County Incubator! FloridaWorks and Santa Fe College Center for Innovation and Economic Development are partnering to create a training program that gives participants the skills and knowledge required to create and grow a business and become self-employed. This program is available to residents of Alachua and Bradford counties.

Training and support are created around each participant's target business in a process-based approach. Training will consist of classroom education, workshops, and one-on-one coaching where participants will learn:

  • Small business management
  • Marketing 101
  • Basics of money management and accounting
  • Human resources management
  • Branding
  • Market Research
  • More!

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Startup Quest

Startup Quest is an entrepreneurship training program for out of work, degree holding, professionals.  The program was formed by partnerships and collaborations including FloridaWorks, the University of Florida Office of Technology Licensing, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce, 14 entrepreneurs, and 12 investors.

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Healthcare Biomanufacturing Occupational & Technology Training (HBOTT)

The Healthcare Biomanufacturing Occupational & Technology Training (HBOTT) program is a grant-funded program designed to allow employers to hire, train, and retain qualified program eligible employees in full and part time permanent positions. The program is intended to raise the technical skill levels of local workers so they can obtain or upgrade employment. 

What type of training does this program offer? 

Alachua and Bradford County healthcare and biomanufacturing employers will hire and provide occupational and technical On-the-Job (OJT) training to new workers in specialized workplace training.  The program provides education, customized training, and job placement assistance.  Employees are hired and earn wages from employers during the OJT period.  The OJT period may be up to 6 months, depending on the level of skills needed and the duration of the training program.  Employers are required to retain the employee upon each employee’s successful completion of their OJT training period.

What are some of the occupations available for the On-The-Job training? 

  • Physical Therapist
  • Registered Nurse
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists
  • Medical Health Service Managers
  • Biological Scientists
  • Biological Technicians
  • Biochemists
  • Biophysicists
  • Microbiologists
  • And Many More…

For more information about eligibility, and how to apply,

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