THE EDA INVESTMENT WILL SUPPORT PHASE 2 OF THE NEWLY RENOVATED SYNERGY PARK, WHICH INCLUDES THREE COMPONENTS: SYNERGY COLLECTIVE, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS. SYNERGY COLLECTIVE WILL ENHANCE CLASSROOM LEARNING WITH REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY BY LINKING STUDENT PARTICIPANTS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT MATCH THEIR INTERESTS. WORKFORCE TRAINING FOR HIGH DEMAND JOBS WILL ASSIST UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED WORKERS TO TRAIN FOR AND SECURE GOOD JOBS. EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS WILL HELP START-UPS AND EXPANDING BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS ASSIST EXPLORING ENTREPRENEURS IN BUILDING A LOCAL NETWORK AND LEARNING SKILLS FROM REGIONAL EXPERTS.??THE SCOPE OF WORK DELIVERABLES FOR THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE: ? OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANT CERTIFICATION IN SMALL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION OF MECHANICS, INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS, LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION TRADES/EXTRACTION WORKERS, LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION OF PRODUCTION & OPERATING WORKERS, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN SURVEYING, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN DRAFTING. ? SOFT-SKILLS TRAINING ? MODERNIZATION TRAINING ? RESKILLING CONFERENCE