Workforce Development Articles

Meredith places a hard hat on his son, one of seven family members to share in the success of Meredith and his brother. This fall's class (from left): Meredith, Bergquist, Johns, Landi, Hilfiger and Baer. A safety vest and calculator depict the blend of skills acquired by Tuesday's graduates during their combination of classroom and on-site instruction.

A pair of multi-session leadership programs, to be offered this fall by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology, are designed to aid managers and supervisors. Effective leadership at the manager level assumes familiarity with the basic concepts of supervision. Through a series of 10 modules covered in five Tuesdays – Oct 6 and 20, Nov. 3 and 17, and Dec.

Openings remain for a 15-day Ready-to-Work Field Service Worker and Roustabout Training program offered through Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The short-term, full-time training – which runs from Oct. 3-21 – prepares participants to work in the following industry sectors: energy, construction, warehousing/logistics and manufacturing.

Tracy L. Brundage (left), vice president for workforce development, explains ETEC's significance as a vehicle for teaching teamwork and safety before introducing her colleagues in that enterprise. From left center are Diane H. Bubb, ShaleNET U.S. case manager; Craig Konkle, energy development emergency response coordinator for the Lycoming County Department of Public Safety; and Rex E.

Openings remain for a 15-day Ready-to-Work Field Service Worker and Roustabout Training program offered through Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The short-term, full-time training – which runs Sept. 7-27 – prepares participants to work in the following industry sectors: energy, construction, warehousing/logistics and manufacturing.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and its Plastics Innovation & Resource Center brought plastics professionals from 10 states and Canada to campus for the recent Seventh Annual Hands-On Thin-Gauge/Roll-Fed Thermoforming Workshop. The 32 participants, representing 21 companies, experienced presentations and hands-on sessions during the three-day workshop.

Learn to run your business better when Pennsylvania College of Technology offers two levels of QuickBooks accounting software classes this fall. QuickBooks: Level 1 New users will be introduced to the features of QuickBooks.

Plastics industry professionals from throughout the country converged at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s renowned Plastics Innovation & Resource Center for the 18th Annual Extrusion Seminar & Hands-On Workshop. Forty-four participants, representing 25 companies and 13 states, attended the three-day event led by extrusion experts Chris Rauwendaal and Kirk M. Cantor.

Beginning this fall, Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology will offer Photoshop classes – à la carte-style. Photoshop à la carte comprises five hands-on, instructor-led training sessions, each addressing an essential skill needed to master the popular software.

The Plastics Innovation & Resource Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently hosted 21 industry professionals from seven states for its seventh annual national Hands-On Heavy-Gauge/Sheet-Fed Thermoforming Workshop.