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Join Penn College's Workforce Development from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, for an interactive Zoom session that will cover change-management basics and explore ways to build personal resilience – skills that are as necessary now as in the future. Successful individuals are continually adjusting to a rapid rate of change, which has only been accelerated by the global pandemic.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s National Sustainable Structures Center is adding a training site in Westmoreland County to enhance delivery of building science and energy efficiency training for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program. The Penn College Board of Directors approved the site Thursday.

It wasn't remotely on his mind while taking a Mechanical Systems I class in Fall 2011, but a Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus/employee's plumbing and pipe-fitting skills resulted in fabrication of framework for five EMS airway hoods to be used at Geisinger Medical Center. A frame for an EMS airway hood comes together in Gillis' workshop. Franklin D.

Employees are invited to take part in a pair of complimentary Workforce Development webinars Tuesday morning that can help them adjust to working remotely. Each session, delivered via Zoom, lasts an hour. "Working from Home with Effectiveness and Efficiency" will begin at 9, reviewing best practices of successful remote workforces and guiding participants to create an action plan.

The National Sustainable Structures Center of Pennsylvania College of Technology, the mid-Atlantic administrator of the Building Operator Certification, will offer two BOC Level I courses at a 75% discount made possible by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

WELLSBORO, Pa. – Twenty-two students recently graduated from Penn College at Wellsboro’s practical nursing program, the first to fulfill their requirements at a facility dedicated in May. The ceremony was held in the Deane Center for the Performing Arts; graduates processed in the Coolidge Theatre, then received family and friends in the lobby.

WELLSBORO, Pa. – Excellent career opportunities for licensed practical nurses exist in area hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, personal care facilities and human service organizations. Penn College at Wellsboro’s Practical Nursing Program will host two information sessions for those interested in nursing as a career. The first will be at 5:30 p.m.

In today's rapidly changing business environment, the ability to effectively manage projects is paramount. A well-managed project is completed on time and on budget, and meets quality expectations.

Midway through the academic year and at the on-ramp to a metamorphic new decade, transformation – the college's internal modifications to enhance students' life-altering opportunities – was very much on the mind of President Davie Jane Gilmour during Friday's Spring 2020 kickoff. "Like any other organization or institution, we need to assess, adjust, change and adapt.

Workforce Development at Penn College welcomed scores of school administrators, counselors and teachers Tuesday to its 2019 Pre-Apprenticeship Summit, where educators learned how to prepare today's high school students for the in-demand, high-skilled careers of tomorrow.