Workforce Development Articles

The Factory Built Housing Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology, in conjunction with the Central Pennsylvania Factory Built Housing Partnership, recently conducted a training program for residential builders through the Green Advantage organization.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering an Administrative Professionals Day event on Wednesday, April 23, to honor administrative professionals, secretaries and office workers. The program, which will run from 8-9:30 a.m., begins with a breakfast buffet at Le Jeune Chef, the college's fine-dining restaurant. Tracy L.

A group of Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently surveyed area manufacturers about their use of technology, coming away with a heightened appreciation of the region's industrial assets and the challenges that face those doing business in Central Pennsylvania. Three of them Melissa A. Miller, a technology management major from Montoursville; Joseph R.

For those who always wanted to learn to type, but haven't had the time or opportunity, the Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna/Tioga Area Agency on Aging is sponsoring a course at Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus. This fun class is for seniors, age 60 and older, who would like to use the typewriter or computer keyboard to type personal correspondence with accuracy.

Did you know that 90 percent of all people who are deaf are born to hearing parents? Would you like to learn to communicate using American Sign Language? Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus will help you learn about people who are deaf, their culture and their way of communication. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, from April 8-29.

The free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, in which Pennsylvania College of Technology students help local residents prepare income-tax returns, is taking its services "on the road" to the college's North Campus near Wellsboro. The program will be offered by appointment only from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 28.

Industry representatives from around the United States and Canada participated in the inaugural Commercial Modular Installation and Site Management Course at Pennsylvania College of Technology, a joint venture of the Factory Built Housing Center at Penn College and the Modular Building Institute, Charlottesville, Va.

Adults (55 and older) who want to learn more about using computers for fun and convenience may enroll in a noncredit course being offered in March at Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus near Wellsboro. The easy beginners' class, which is offered through Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Penn College, introduces the computer for enjoyment purposes.

For those who have little or no understanding of the Spanish language and want to learn in a fun and relaxed setting, a Spanish for Fun and Conversation class will be offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus near Wellsboro. Classes will be held on Thursdays − from 6:30 to 8 p.m. − Feb. 21 to May 1.

For those wishing to sharpen their computer skills and avoid winter boredom, Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus near Wellsboro will offer several easy-to-learn computer courses beginning in February. The courses are taught by qualified instructors at a comfortable pace for all levels of adult learners. The small, noncredit classes are held from 6 to 9 p.m.