Bucks County Community College’s first-ever Metalwork Manufacturing Training Program class graduated recently.
The 15-student class was honored last Friday at the Lower Bucks Campus in Bristol Township.
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From the college:
The training, which began in July, consisted of four days a week of class instruction and once-a-week visits to manufacturing facilities. The graduates are now prepared to take the National Institute of Metalworking Skills certification exam, and are qualified to be hired for well-paying manufacturing jobs. Many have secured jobs among the 19 companies that participated in the training.
The free training was funded by a Community Development Block Grant provided by the Bucks County Commissioners. The goal is to provide training to develop the necessary skills to pursue a successful career in our local manufacturing companies.
The 12 weeks of classes took place at the Advanced Manufacturing Training Center on George Patterson Boulevard in Bristol Township.
The next section of classes will start in January and again in April. While the program is free, students must first meet certain criteria to qualify, according to college officials.
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To learn more about the program, contact Lauren Loeffler, Executive Director of the college’s Center for Workforce Development,at 215-968-8017 or Lauren.Loeffler@bucks.edu.
List of Graduates from Metalwork Manufacturing Program:
- Dustin Allen, Croydon
- James Derry, Langhorne
- Robert Ennis, New Hope
- Tim Fetters, Levittown
- Lena Fowler, Bensalem
- Daniel Hanes, Fairless Hills
- Joseph Heim, Warminster
- Charles Mazer, Newtown
- Robert Millward, Levittown
- Kevin Mol, Bensalem
- Lawrence Oberhauser, Yardley
- Dylan Rearick, New Hope
- Angel Rodriguez, Warminster
- Ken Shum, Yardley
- Jermaine Waite, Newtown
