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Back in 1994 a unique (at the time) co-operative project called Project Future was begun. It was a 3 year partnership between the Jefferson County Public School System and Futura Plastics and Engineering, Inc., of Louisville, Kentucky. The joint-venture emphasized plastic training specifically in teaching the initial skills of plastic injection molding production employees. The skills classes were designed to improve the general education of employees with instruction in mathematics, reading, writing, English (as a second language), workplace skills, and basic computer skills. At the conclusion of the project, a software program for basic skills training in the plastics industry and a basic skills curriculum guide were developed and 348 plastics industry employees had been trained. Because some plastics industry employees involved in the joint-venture switched jobs during the plastic training joint-venture, there was a slight shortfall in the total number of employees trained as measured against projections. For employees who completed the project from beginning to end, the results were overwhelmingly positive. employees showed improved skill levels, increased job knowledge and improved industry specific language skills. The employees also showed that they were able to transfer their newly gained knowledge and skills to their actual work environment. Having the classes on-site enabled the company to recruit non-English speaking employees that otherwise would not have been able to work at the company. The greatest lasting impact of Project Future seems to be on the long-term employees who took multiple classes, improved their skills in several areas, and were promoted to better jobs, benefiting both the employees and the company.