Workforce Development Articles

Penn College's Plastics Innovation & Resource Center is included in a five-minute video being shown this week at NPE: The International Plastics Showcase in Orlando, Florida. Portions of the video, presented by the state Department of Community & Economic Development and focused on the commonwealth's plastics industry, were shot Feb. 10 on main campus.

The public is invited to an Open House at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s new location in Bradford County, where short-term training classes will be offered this spring. The event will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in Suite One of the Central Bradford Progress Authority Building, One Elizabeth Street in Towanda.

The public can learn to create stunning digital images when Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology offers a 12-hour Adobe Photoshop course in April. The Mastering Photoshop: Level I class, taught by industry expert Wayne R. Palmer, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays from April 2 to April 30; there will be no class on April 23.

WDCE's Thomas W. Fry discusses motor and motor controls during Wednesday afternoon's Refresh Tech session. Employees of area businesses fill a classroom in the Center for Business & Workforce Development, thanks to training scholarships.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will provide $15,000 in ShaleNET scholarships to veterans, unemployed and underemployed residents of Bradford County. The scholarships are made possible by Act 13 funding – fees levied on each gas well drilled in the Marcellus Shale formation – recently approved by the Bradford County Commissioners.

Are you or a loved one overwhelmed with today’s technology? Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology offers an introductory iPad and iPhone course for adults 55 and older. The iPad & iPhone for Adults 55+ class, designed for those new to iPad/iPhone technology, will be held from 9 a.m.

Dave Pinskey (center) and Mike Lomma prep for an interview with Brittany L. Delmo, a plastics and polymer engineering technology major from Milford, about why she chose Penn College. Before the camera rolls, producer Nell Abom conducts a pre-interview with plastics and polymer engineering technology student Cody J. Fisher, of Blandon. Christopher J.

High performers are often selected for leadership roles based on demonstrated technical skills. A 10-hour noncredit program at Pennsylvania College of Technology next month will assist individuals in launching leadership careers using several common approaches. The sessions will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a 50-hour Emergency Medical Responder course, beginning March 16. The class will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through May 11 at the Center for Business & Workforce Development or the nearby Klump Academic Center. The cost is $300.

For those ready to take themselves or their businesses to the next level, Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering an array of noncredit business and management courses. The courses are presented by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Penn College and are held at the Center for Business & Workforce Development on the college’s main campus in Williamsport.