Vermont Tech has received the first training provider grant awarded in 2015 by the Vermont Department of Economic Development’s Vermont Training Program. The $18,000 grant will offset some of the costs associated with Vermont Tech’s Advanced Machinist Apprentice Program. In an effort to fill a growing manufacturing need in Vermont, Vermont Tech partnered with Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation, Hartford Area Career Technology Center, GW Plastics, North Hartland Tool and NE Precision to create the four year Advanced Machinist Apprenticeship Program. The program allows participants to earn college credit while gaining on-the-job training.
“The program provides the opportunity for career advancement and it meets a growing manufacturing workforce need in Vermont,” said Maureen Hebert, the Directorof Continuing Education & Workforce Development at Vermont Tech. “The program incorporates college courses, advanced manufacturing training and on-the-job training to develop highly skilled workers for Vermont’s manufacturing industry.”
The first three years of the apprenticeship program are centered around classroom training, while the final year focuses on on-the-job training. The program currently has 14 students enrolled, who upon program completion will have earned 27 college credits that can be used towards an Associate’s Degree in General Engineering Technology from Vermont Tech.
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