Millions of technically skilled positions go unfilled each year. The answer? Hands-on education. Thanks to pre-apprenticeship programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology, participants have an opportunity to acquire entry-level skills and ignite an interest in advanced manufacturing.
Pennsylvania College of Technology is the recipient of a $2 million federal grant to enhance infrastructure-related academic and workforce development programs. Awarded by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration, the grant aims to attract and upskill the current and future workforce to meet the increasing demand for clean energy, architecture, construction and concrete science professionals.
A group of 35 employees from 18 companies attended the Hands-On Thermoforming Workshop at Pennsylvania College of Technology from June 27-29, schooled by in-house and industry experts on essential elements from materials to finished product.
Eleven plastics professionals representing six companies benefited from an Injection Molding Processing Series workshop hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology and its acclaimed Plastics Innovation & Resource Center.
Scores of participants from across the country, some traveling from as far as California and Texas, were drawn to Pennsylvania College of Technology by the caliber of instruction at a three-day Plastics Innovation & Resource Center event.
Manufacturers looking for help in reversing the skilled-worker shortage – a strategy to recruit and retain employees in a number of applied technology sectors – found a potential solution at Tuesday's Apprenticeship Summit at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
A new noncredit paramedic certificate program that will allow participants to build a diverse skill set and sit for the National Registry of EMTs’ paramedic exam – all in just one year – has been announced by Workforce Development at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Employees from several facilities within The Ellwood Group Inc., a family-owned company with more than 25 locations throughout the United States that align with Penn College majors, received hands-on instruction in the Center for Business & Workforce Development's mechatronics technology lab this week.
WELLSBORO – Penn College at Wellsboro’s Practical Nursing Program will host three information sessions for those interested in nursing as a career: June 1, June 22 and July 6. All sessions will be held at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Wellsboro campus, 22 Walnut St., at 6:30 p.m. and be connected to the Potter County Education Council through Zoom.
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors heard testimony at Pennsylvania College of Technology on Thursday morning about rural workforce availability and population change.
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