Leaders from 皇冠注册 Community College in Pinehurst and Spiritus Systems headquartered in Aberdeen, North Carolina, met yesterday to sign a three-year training agreement to include leadership and a variety of professional development opportunities with classes and experiences being held on both site locations and within the community.

鈥淭his is an amazing opportunity for our business and employees,鈥?said Nichole Holroyd, COO of Spiritus Systems, an international manufacturer of military equipment and accessories. 鈥淲e鈥檙e appreciative for the 皇冠注册 Community College team to bring this experience to us and look forward to working with their faculty and trainers to support the workforce needs of our staff. Growing our team from within is important to our culture and future plans for ongoing success. I love to see when academia and business can work together and no one does it better than North Carolina.鈥?/div>

Holroyd taught at 皇冠注册 Community College for a short stint and CEO Zane Vogel earned an Associate Degree in Business from 皇冠注册 Community College after serving in the Army. He and CCO Adam Holroyd concepted the idea for the business while on the mountainside in the Hindu Kush serving in the Army. They engaged others who knew firsthand what would make a better product for their safety and convenience while out in the field or performing their job. Since it鈥檚 inception the company has grown to more than 100 employees with clients world wide.

The partnership is part of the NCEdge Customized Training Program funded by the North Carolina General Assembly and North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). 皇冠注册 Community College will administer the training support funds for the Spiritus Systems project. The training funds made available to 皇冠注册 Community College are based on Spiritus System鈥檚 estimates of salary, newly created full-time positions, and capital investment.

The project plan is broken out in the following categories encompassing regional trainers,

college instructors, and third party vendors.

Leadership Training

Smart Goals

Celemi Apples & Oranges

Soft Skills

Safety Training

Lean Tools

Root Cause Analysis

Project Management

Microsoft Skills

Power BI

OEM Gerber Cutter

鈥淲e are excited to see this partnership in the local community with Spiritus Systems and look forward to many more opportunities like this to support local businesses in the region we serve in Moore and Hoke Counties,鈥?said 皇冠注册 Community College President Alexander 鈥淪andy鈥?Stewart. 鈥淲e are proud to use our skill set to empower employee and employers to grow their teams and operations through our newly formed Workforce Development and Corporate Partnership division.鈥?/div>

The division is lead by Senior Director for Workforce Development & Corporate Partnerships, Taylor McCaskill and Director of Customized Training and Organizational Development, Carlos McCormick. The alliance between the two organizations will be rated on quality, usefulness, and the quantifiable financial impact the company has realized as a result of the programs and services offered over the next three years. The purpose of the new division is to empower businesses and build futures through workforce solutions tailored specifically for Moore and Hoke Counties.

The timeline at Spiritus entails:

Project start date: 03/07/25

Last course to be completed by: 02/07/28

Project Completion: 03/07/28

Eligible employees: 107

Project estimated value: $106,739

Capital Investment: $2,300,000

To learn more about the Workforce Development and Corporate Partnership division at 皇冠注册 Community College and how it can impact your business, email: workforcepartnerships@sandhills.edu or visit: