In the pursuit of workforce retention, upskilling employees has become a primary advantage for employers who are willing to invest in it. Due to the tight labor market and continuous technological developments across industries, upskilling can be utilized to close the skill gaps within organizations while also increasing retention.
“Investments in your workforce can come in many different forms,” said Casey Moeller, Business Engagement Manager for the Schertz Economic Development Corporation (Schertz EDC). “Researching resources and offering opportunities to improve personal and professional growth is extremely valuable.”
Cal-Tex Protective Coatings, Inc. is a leader in the automotive protection industry that offer a full range of cutting-edge products that are specifically engineered to provide dealers and agents the best products to meet their customers’ needs. Headquartered in Schertz, , CalTex was founded in 1983 and is currently one of the city’s top 10 primary employers. Originally two separate automotive product businesses, one located in California and the other in Texas, the two merged to form Cal-Tex Protective Coatings, Incorporated. Since then, Cal-Tex has grown to become the premier provider of environmental protection and aftermarket products sold, through thousands of automotive dealerships nationwide.
Fostering a culture that promotes continual opportunities for growth and development, Cal-Tex’s Core Purpose is to serve their customers and the individuals within their organization with excellence. The company currently partners with Alamo Colleges District, offering three separate options for continuing education in Information and Data Technology. Currently, eight employees are participating in this program benefiting from courses such as IT Fundamentals for Cybersecurity, IBM Full Stack Software Developing, and SQL Basics for Data Science.
Isabelle Camara, Senior Quality Management Specialist for Cal-Tex, expressed “[the] course was very well created, the videos were informational and gave real life examples to help fully understand each topic. The quizzes at the end of each course helped prepare to move on to the next weeks course.”
Alamo Colleges District provides these accessible, on-demand, online courses which stack into a professional or specialization certificate. The course learning experiences help employees upskill and reskill quickly, based on completing work weekly according to course suggestions. The offered programs are “learn at your own pace” and self-directed so that employees can complete the specializations on their own terms. No prior experience is necessary. With convenient, fast-track, and on-demand offerings from the Alamo Colleges District, employees can quickly build professional skills to advance in their current positions.
“The Alamo College District staff are second to none.” Said Julio Garcia, Vice President of Human Resources for Cal-Tex. “Our partnership with the Alamo College District (ACD) has been a fantastic experience from start to end. In addition to providing our employees with extremely valuable course work, they have also been extremely accommodating and supportive of Cal-Tex’s employee development goals. The professionalism and commitment to serving the business community was certainly evident throughout the process. Thank you ACD.”
The Schertz EDC is proud to have Cal-Tex Protective Coatings as a member of our business community, and grateful to have partners such as Alamo Colleges to help make opportunities like this possible.
For more information on convenient, fast-track, and on-demand offerings from the Alamo Colleges District, please visit https://www.alamo.edu/upskill/.
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