NCC program to train people on industrial machinery gets state grant
Neil Weaver, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, tours Thursday, April 7, 2022, the Northampton Community College Fowler Family Southside Center in Bethlehem as part of an announcement of a state grant for a machining program.
Northampton Community College received a $50,000 grant from the state for a new program that will train students on machines used in manufacturing.Read More : Capital machinery import yet to get momentum NCC’s new Precision Machining program is an eight-week course that teaches safe operation of industrial machinery. It’s geared toward low-income and unemployed Lehigh Valley residents and veterans seeking entry-level jobs.
The college aims to start the program in July with at least 10 students. The grant from the Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career program was announced Thursday with a news conference at the college’s center on East Third Street in Southside Bethlehem. Neil Weaver, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, was there to announce the grant and toured another of NCC’s previously funded industrial-skills programs.
Northampton Community College received a $50,000 grant from the state for a new program that will train students on machines used in manufacturing.
The college aims to start the program in July with at least 10 students. The grant from the Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career program was announced Thursday with a news conference at the college’s center on East Third Street in Southside Bethlehem. Neil Weaver, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, was there to announce the grant and toured another of NCC’s previously funded industrial-skills programs.
Source: www.lehighvalleylive.com
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