Workforce Development Articles

U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, left, views a realistic training prop at ETEC with David C. Pistner, the college’s director of energy initiatives. Daniel R. Mendell, right, a ShaleNET U.S. consultant/instructor, talks with Marino about a well-site simulator being set up with input from students in the electronics and computer engineering technology major. Seated is Patrick J.

Local Anesthetics for the Dental Hygienist, a 30-hour training course delivered over two weekends, is being offered by Workforce Development & Continuing Education and the School of Health Sciences at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering four basic, short-term computer classes through May. Computer Camp for Adults 55+ (9 a.m. to noon, Feb. 11 and 13 or 9 a.m. to noon, April 3 and 10) is a fun course that introduces the computer for enjoyment purposes.

Fifteen students graduated recently from the Pennsylvania College of Technology North Campus Outreach Practical Nursing Program. A ceremony was held at the Wellsboro Area School District Auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 19. The students selected two of their classmates as speakers for the ceremony: Jerry E. Cochenour, of Wellsboro, and Amanda E. Catherman, of Westfield.

Eleven courses covering a variety of creative tools in the Adobe family of software applications will be offered by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology through May. Mastering Photoshop: Level 1 (6 to 9 p.m., Thursdays, Feb. 6-27) – Learn the most powerful tools of Photoshop.

For those looking to sharpen their computer skills while learning something new, Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering several easy-to-learn computer courses. Microsoft Office courses are taught by qualified instructors at a comfortable pace for all levels of adult learners.

Do you want to make a difference in your business or industry in the new year? Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus, located in the Wellsboro Area School District Administration Building, will offer a series of Wednesday workforce development classes for you and your employees beginning in January.

Penn College’s role in training workers for the natural gas industry – credit and noncredit programs, the collaborative ShaleNET consortium and the Energy Technology Education Center south of Williamsport – drew prominent mention in The Philadelphia Inquirer over the weekend.

A productivity workshop titled “Getting ‘Stuff’ Done” will be offered this month by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The class will explore productivity methods used in “Getting Things Done,” written by veteran coach and management consultant David Allen.

The National Council for Workforce Education recently honored a ShaleNET job-training program in which Pennsylvania College of Technology played a key role along with grant recipient Westmoreland County Community College and additional partners. As part of its 2013 Exemplary Program Awards, NCWE honored ShaleNET with a Noncredit Workforce Development Program Award.