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In the second bucket, NSCC
provides training across a broad spectrum in an
apprenticeship program. And in the third, NSCC brings in
students for 32 weeks or less for certification in such
areas as IT, robotics and industrial automotive maintenance.
The third bucket also includes a pilot program, funded by
United Way, which prepares students for entry level
positions in basic operation for automated plants.
The Scott Park location is
housed in a building that had been put to a variety of
purposes over the years. In recent years, the State of Ohio
cleared the way for the expansion of NSCC and provided a
grant of almost $2 million for renovation of the facility
and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce provided funds of $900,000
for programming.
Soon to arrive is another
$1 million in portable equipment, said Wylie. “Our job is to
train companies by retraining existing workers,” he added,
“but we need a pipeline of incoming employees. We need to
get our region ‘skilled up.’”
Currently about 200
students are enrolled at the facility, said Hernandez, but
the campus has the capacity for many more.
The facility also works
aggressively to assist students with financing – such as
loans and grants, said Hernandez.
One of Chears’ tasks is to
reach out to community institutions, such as churches, to
bring the word of the opportunities offered at the campus.
Chears’ own son, Vershawn, graduated in 2016 from one of the
programs and immediately found employment so Chears knows
personally the benefits of the programs offered at NSCC.
For more information on
the programs, schedules, financial aid offered by the Custom
Training Solutions Division of Northwest State Community
College, call Verna Chears at 419-3777-3404 or contact via
email at
vchears@northweststate.edu. |
