Invista Performance Solutions is a partnership of Northwest colleges that provides workforce training to help companies gain a competitive advantage. Its mission is to increase employee skills through focused training. The organization serves as a single point of contact for businesses' training needs and coordinates services centrally to improve business satisfaction. It offers leadership, core business, communication, industrial, and technical skills training through onsite and online formats. Invista guarantees its training will improve business performance and achieve desired results.

2. ABOUT US
Invista Performance Solutions is a partnership of
Northwest Colleges dedicated to providing high
quality workforce training. We offer cost effective
and relevant business training and executive
education to support every level of your business.

3. OUR MISSION
To help companies gain a competitive advantage in
the global economy by increasing the skills of their
workforce through focused training

4. BUSINESS CASE
Tacoma-Pierce County businesses have
navigated 5 community and technical colleges.
The Economic Development Board and Chambers
of Commerce requested a single point of contact for
business.
Colleges operated redundant corporate education
programs.

5. BUSINESS STRATEGY
• A single point of contact for business
• Centralized coordination of services
• Increased business satisfaction and retention
• Partner with Global Corporate College to serve
businesses with an international footprint

6. PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS
• Leadership & Management
• Core Business Skills
• Communication Skills
• Industrial & Technical Skills
• Process Improvement

7. THE INVISTA ADVANTAGE
Invista is your one-stop organization for business
training and employee development. We are
committed to providing you excellent service.
You will be working with a professional team
focused on your business. We guarantee our
training will achieve the performance and business
improvement you desire.

23. LOCAL CLIENT
Training: Leadership Series
Participants: 21 supervisors and managers
Purpose: Enhance the skills of supervisors and managers to
help the business operate more effectively and profitably
Format: Strengths Finder assessment followed by
onsite monthly trainings and reinforced with in-box
learning
Outcomes: Increased understanding of personal leadership style,
and insight into areas of strength and opportunities to grow
as a leader

24. NATIONAL CLIENT
Training: Successful Supervision Series
Participants: 22 first time and front line managers
Purpose: Develop managers and supervisors to fill management
positions vacated by retirees
Format: Onsite trainings twice a month for six months
Outcomes: Increased commitment to company, acquisition of new
leadership skills and behaviors, and
implementation of identified improvements that will
save the plant over $95,000 annually- three times the
cost of the training

25. INTERNATIONAL CLIENT
Training: Autonomous Care
Participants: 46 front line operators
Purpose: Increase the skills of line operators to inspect,
troubleshoot, correct minor defects and reduce machine
downtime
Format: Onsite 36 hour intensive training events
Outcomes: Upon completion of the training events and implementation
of improvements developed by participants, GMCR Sumner
estimates that the plant will be able to produce 34 million
more K-cups a year, saving the company millions of dollars

26. WANT MORE DETAILS?
Lisa Edwards
Global Solutions Officer
ledwards@invistaperforms.org
253.583.8860