Workforce Development Articles

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

Quality leaders improve the workforce, and Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a noncredit Team Leader/Supervisor Program for new or prospective leaders beginning in February.

Thirteen students graduated from the Practical Nursing Program at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus on Dec. 13. Debra Day, Jennifer Brown, Whitney Sunday, Jeri Smith, Denise Levindoski, Natalie DeLeonardis. Middle row: Rachel Simms, Amber Girardi, Nicole Jimenez, Angel Signor. Back row: Heather Nagy, Lorie Bennett, Lisa Russell, Deborah Maciejewski, Jessica Barron.

The Weatherization Training Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology has officially changed its name to the National Sustainable Structures Center, a designation that reflects continuing opportunities to provide building-science and energy-conservation training to the commercial sector, complementing the training center’s extensive experience in the residential field.

Beginning with the new year, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus will offer its array of noncredit education programs and industry training from a new location. The 35-acre North Campus facility on Route 6 is being sold to Shell, and the college will begin renting instructional space from the Wellsboro Area School District.

Penn College's role in training workers for the oil and gas industry, including the ShaleNET initiative and the Energy Technology Education Center south of Williamsport, attracted a mention in The New York Times. The article, headlined "Gas Boom County Strives for Economic Afterglow," is on Page A-16 of Sunday's print edition and was posted to the newspaper's website over the weekend.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center is working with Highwood USA, of Tamaqua, to develop a stronger, more heat-resistant synthetic wood resin material. Highwood USA manufactures and markets a line of extruded synthetic wood products.

While natural gas exploration throughout Pennsylvania has stirred debate in recent years, there is one issue on which most can agree: the emergence of viable employment opportunities. The natural gas sector offers rewarding career prospects, especially for those with a technical skill set.

The Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology has officially changed its name to ShaleTEC (Shale Training & Education Center), a designation more inclusive of current and future industry expansion into other shale and tight-sand formations.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology, an Autodesk Authorized Training Center and Authorized Certification Center, is participating in this year’s Certification Days. The final 2012 Certification Days date is Oct. 12.