Workforce Programs

The Office of Workforce Programs is committed to enhancing the competitive strength of the Coastal Bend region by providing education, customized training solutions and training grant procurement opportunities to upskill and retool the workforce.

Corporate Services: Customized Training Solutions

With Del Mar College’s full resources available, the Corporate Services team can provide a vast array of training programs—from enhancing workplace competencies to leveraging business tools, safety and industrial trades. The College is dedicated to serving business needs, innovating new programs, and building prosperity for the Coastal Bend region.

A complete list of customized training solutions is available at the Corporate Services section of the Del Mar College website (https://www.delmar.edu/corporateservices).

Frequently requested training courses include:

Business Tools

  • Project Management
  • Lean Six Sigma

Emergency Response and Safety Programs

  • American Heart Association (AHA) CPR, AED with and without First Aid)
  • Basic Interior Structural Firefighting – Initial and Refresher
  • Confined Space Entry
  • Confined Space Rescue - Initial and Refresher
  • Emergency Management (NIMS)
  • Emergency Medical Response (EMR)
  • Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT B) – Initial and Recert
  • Emergency Response Drone Operations
  • Fall Protection
  • Fire Brigade: Process Unit Firefighting (PUFF) - Initial and Refresher
  • HAZWOPER (HAZMAT Tech: Level) – Initial and Refresher
  • Hurricane Preparedness
  • Lock Out/Tag Out
  • OSHA 10 & 30 – General Industry and Construction
  • Pump Operations (fire pumps and hydraulics)
  • Rope Rescue I & II – Initial and Refresher
  • Trench Rescue – Initial and Refresher
  • Worker On Over Water

Industrial Programs

  • Aviation Maintenance
  • Fiber Optics
  • Fieldbus – Process Control Technology
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)/Precision Measurement/Blueprint Reading
  • Heavy Equipment Operators Safety Training
  • Industrial Construction Safety
  • Instrumentation
  • Industrial Machining
  • Maritime
    • Basic Survival Techniques
    • Basic Firefighting
    • Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities
    • Basic First Aid & CPR
    • Basic Safety Training Revalidation
    • Advanced Firefighting
    • Vessel and Company Security Officer
    • Tank Barge Dangerous Liquids (Person-in-Charge) - more commonly called Tankerman
  • Millwright
  • NCCER Core
  • NCCER Scaffolding
  • NCCER Pipefitting
  • Nondestructive Testing (NDT)
  • Process Technology
  • Welding

Workplace Competencies

  • Building Trust
  • Culinary Team Building
  • Culture of Safety
  • Customer Service and Writing Effective Emails
  • DDI® Authorized Education Partner
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • FranklinCovey® Authorized Education Partner
  • Interpersonal Communications and Critical Conversations
  • Leadership Academy
  • Multi-generational Diversity in the Workplace
  • Organizational Management and Productivity
  • Resolving Workplace Conflict

Corporate Services: Training Grant Procurements

Del Mar College proudly partners with Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) on grant funded programs to strengthen the skills of the workforce by partnering with eligible businesses and industry of the Coastal Bend to provide training at no cost.

Grant Programs, to develop the skills of employees in high demand occupations, include the following:

  • Skills Development Fund – a customized training solution to upskill the employees of eligible business and industry partners
  • Skills for Small Business – supports the training of new and existing employees of businesses with fewer than 100 employees
  • Apprenticeship Grants – supports the earn & learn model where on-the-job training is combined with classroom instruction
  • JET Grant Program – ISD funding to purchase and install equipment to support CTE programs in high-demand occupations