Workforce Development Articles

Among the huge assembly of people required to welcome 20 teams and around 300,000 fans to the Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport are Pennsylvania College of Technology students and staff. Baking and culinary students and staff from the college’s Le Jeune Chef Restaurant are set to prepare meals for the competing teams, while paramedic students will help provide for the emergency medical needs of the thousands of spectators who attend each of the nationally televised series’ 38 games.

A recent two-day class focusing on heavy-gauge thermoforming applications attracted 15 industry professionals from seven companies to Pennsylvania College of Technology and its Plastics Innovation & Resource Center.

In an effort to help regional manufacturers find practical solutions to central Pennsylvania’s manufacturing skills gap, Pennsylvania College of Technology and Advance Central PA will host a daylong event for manufacturing leaders.

Eleven students recently graduated from Penn College at Wellsboro’s practical nursing program. Graduates are high demand in health care facilities throughout the region.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center recently hosted 21 industry professionals – representing 12 companies and seven states – for its annual Extrusion Seminar & Hands-On Workshop.

U.S. Rep. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-15) visited Penn College at Wellsboro on Thursday to learn more about how the health care workforce development programs offered at the site are impacting the critical need for health care workers in Tioga and surrounding counties. Through Workforce Development at Penn College, the facility offers licensed practical nurse and emergency medical technician training.

Paving a pathway to a career in the manufacturing sector, the Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship program, coordinated by Workforce Development at Penn College, recently graduated another cohort of high school students from across Pennsylvania. Reflecting the AMP program’s continued success as schools expand career development opportunities to prepare students for college and the workforce, this spring’s four-month offering enrolled 120 high school participants.

Nine industry professionals recently spent three days immersed in the Injection Molding Processing Fundamentals Workshop at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center. Sponsored by Engel Machinery Inc., the three-day course offered a comprehensive overview of injection molding technology.

The Clean Energy Center at Penn College has launched a new marketing campaign and workforce readiness program to help Pennsylvania weatherization employers fill their critical need for workers. This effort includes a new website and a series of digital, social media, and radio ads running in areas of Pennsylvania that have the most significant need for trained employees.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center trained 14 industry professionals representing 10 companies during a recent Rotational Molding & Advanced Materials Workshop. Sponsored by M. Holland Co., the two-day session focused on establishing the link between material preparation, molding and final part quality. It also explored the latest advancements in industry-available materials.