WORK FORCE 2002 -- Building Strength

WorkPLACE prepares prospective employees, but also augments the skills of the current work force. Since the program's introduction in late 1990, more than 14,000 graphic arts employees and students have participated in it.

While there are a number of traditional ways to develop and train employees, there is an exciting new future in the world of online learning. Whether it's a distance learning program through a local vocational program or through a Webcast, the Internet offers the ability to offer on-going training without the burdens of travel budgets and lost productivity. The Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT's) Corporate Education and Training (CET) organization launched one such program at PRINT 01.