Workforce Development Articles

Do you have plans to receive or give a full-featured digital camera this holiday season? Consider a companion gift certificate to a digital photography class at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Instructor Wayne Palmer has been involved with some facet of photography for over 45 years.

As the number of drones in the United States continues to skyrocket, the Federal Aviation Administration has made the aircraft’s registration mandatory. Whether you are a hobbyist or a commercial flyer, Pennsylvania College of Technology can help you stay informed of current FAA regulations.

For those looking to sharpen their computer skills while learning something new, Pennsylvania College of Technology at Wellsboro is offering two Microsoft Office classes. Penn College at Wellsboro extends the institution’s mission to deliver professional and personal development to companies and residents of the Northern Tier.

An Emergency Medical Technician course, beginning the week of Jan. 8, will be offered at four locations by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Four business and management courses will be offered in the coming months by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology. All of the classes will be taught in Room 312 of the Klump Academic Center on the college’s main campus; the cost for each is $195. Names, descriptions, dates and times are: Managing Multiple Priorities 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.

Four classes comprise the Front Line Supervisor Fall Series being offered by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology beginning in October. Each of the following classes will meet in Room 312 of Penn College’s Klump Academic Center on successive Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at a cost of $625: Performance Management (Oct.

Kathryn Ecker (left), an organizational-development professional, discusses leadership solutions to support business strategies. Gerald A. Welshans, consultant/instructor with the National Sustainable Structures Center, shares energy insights with guests. In the mechatronics engineering technology lab, visitors “talk shop” with Thomas W. Fry (right), industrial technology specialist.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a course to help high school students prepare for the standardized test used as an admissions tool by many institutions of higher learning.

Christopher P. Ray has been appointed executive director, business development for Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Ray served for the past three years as client development director for WDCE and succeeds Shannon Munro, who recently was named vice president for the department.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is concluding a six-month pilot program for an innovative skills-assessment program.