About WTC
Background
Located at Pennsylvania College of Technology's General Services building in Williamsport, WTC was established in 1985 as a result of a partnership between Penn College and the Department of Community & Economic Development. Since its inception, over 8,000 individuals have participated in WTC courses and special training events, as well as to private contractors interested in gaining education in weatherization and home energy efficiency.
The WTC offers a full range of competency based training courses for persons who are employed by or subcontract to nonprofit agencies and local governments who administer home energy conservation assistance under the Weatherization Assistance Program.
WAP is funded by the Department of Energy and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. More recently additional funding has been provided by many Pennsylvania gas and electric utilities.
WTC is also a Building Performance Institute (BPI) Affiliate and offers BPI training and testing for Building Analyst, Envelope Specialist, and Heating Specialist certifications.
Affiliation
The WTC is associated with Pennsylvania College of Technology, whose history and development into one of the nation's premier technical colleges, its resources, and physical plant, makes for an excellent training environment.
WTC is a division of the Pennsylvania Housing Resource Center at Penn College under the Workforce Development & Continuing Education, which offers noncredit training and workforce development to industry and the general public.
WTC Facilities include...
- A 16,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art instructional space
- Two dedicated, multimedia-equipped classrooms, plus a class-instruction area with wireless capability in each of the weatherization labs
- A Weatherization Tactics Lab featuring a six-unit demonstration structure, six workstations, fully equipped blower units for installing cellulose insulation, and storage space
- A Weatherization Diagnostics and Energy Conservation Lab that allows for multiple training events and testing featuring two demonstration and test houses with blower-door testing equipment and a six-unit structure for single- and multi-family scenarios
- A “wall of heat” (10 functioning heating units)
- A base load display/demonstration area
- A balloon-framed module where pressure diagnostic procedures are demonstrated
- A mobile unit for the purpose of in-field training at remote locations
- Office space for instructors and support staff
