Our Customized History

A NEW ERA OF CUSTOMIZED TRAINING, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Advanced Minnesota is now named Customized Training Solutions (CTS). We respond to the workforce training needs of our regional businesses and industries by partnering with Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College to create a regional workforce training organization that serves all of northern Minnesota.

We integrates eight campuses and their customized training departments at Bemidji State University, Northwest Technical College, as well as Minnesota North College’s six campuses (Itasca, Rainy River, Mesabi Range, Vermilion, and Hibbing) into a region-wide, interdependent operation that retains direct client access and program delivery across our region.

This interdependent approach assertively addresses our regional goals:

  • Meet the increasing demand by regional business and industry for qualified workers
  • Provide a single point of contact for all clients seeking customized training and continuing education programming
  • Implement an aggressive strategy, driving marketing and business development which in turn will facilitate the identification and exploitation of new opportunities
  • Align resources required for effective program delivery and development of new clients
  • Generate the essential internal data at the level of granularity required to assess performance effectiveness and efficiency, make informed decisions, and communicate this internally and externally
  • Be the one portal for business and industry to access customized training and continuing education.

A Customized Mission & Vision

As the training provider of choice for northern Minnesota, everything we do builds individual skills and regional economic vitality.

Our mission will be accomplished by providing customized training and career education programming to meet the needs of business and industry in our region.

Customized Training Solutions integrates eight college campuses into a single thriving enterprise while retaining community access to a regional collaboration.

Meet the Team

Administration

Trent Janezich

Trent Janezich

  • Executive Director for Advancement & Customized Training Solutions

  • 218-293-6924

  • Cell: 218-969-0045

  • trent.janezich@minnesotanorth.edu

Gail Anderson

Gail Anderson

Customized Training Representative

Sarah Behrens

Sarah Behrens

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Heath Boe

  • Customized Training Representative, Business Solutions. Organization/Workforce Development, Lean Six Sigma

  • 218-322-2411

  • Grand Rapids and Hibbing Offices

Mary Brandt

Mary Brandt

Angie Clark

Angie Clark

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Chris Hoffman

Jon Olson

Jon Olson

Amy Rice

Amy Rice

  • Emergency Services Customized Training Representative, EMS & Fire

  • Office: 218-293-6926

  • Cell: 218-966-0115

Faculty

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Eric Lund

Office Support Staff

Dana Frider

Dana Frider

Cheryl Skorich