Vermont Tech has announced that Beth Demers has joined Vermont Tech as the new project manager of Continuing Education & Workforce Development (CEWD). Demers will be working with Vermont Tech’s CEWD corporate partners to help grow the programs and diversify the college’s offerings. Vermont Tech’s CEWD currently designs and delivers workforce education and training, including customized workshops, certificate courses, degree programs, and more.
“We’re pleased to have Beth join us here at Vermont Tech,” said President Dan Smith. “Her extensive experience in the workforce development field will be an invaluable addition to the team as we continue to grow our programs at the college along with our local business partnerships.”
Demers, a native Vermonter, worked with the Vermont Department of Economic Development for over 10 years where she met with employers across the state to identify their strategic employee training needs, and assisted with the development of partnerships between Vermont employers and training providers. This experience will be essential in sustaining the growth of Vermont Tech’s Continuing Education & Workforce Development office. Previously she worked at the University of Vermont Masters of Public Administration program and as a Qualitative Research Analyst at Kelliher, Samets, Volk. Demers received her B.A. in Education from Trinity College of Vermont.
“I’m looking forward to continuing to work with Vermont employers to ensure that their employees have the necessary skills for sustained success,” said Demers.
Current employer partnerships at the college include Commonwealth Dairy and G. S. Precision in Brattleboro, North Country Hospital in Newport, G.W. Plastics and North Hartland Tool in the White River Jct. area, New England Precision in Randolph, General Electric in Rutland, Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, United Technologies in Vergennes, and the Franklin/Grand Isle Workforce Investment Board. Vermont Tech helps current and new employees gain the skills needed for continued business development and growth.
Vermont Tech is a leading public college with a mission of applied education. One of the five Vermont State Colleges, Vermont Tech serves students from throughout Vermont, New England, and beyond at its two residential campuses in Williston and Randolph Center, regional campuses in Brattleboro and Bennington, and at six nursing campuses located throughout the state. Vermont Tech takes an optimistic, rooted and personal approach to education to support students in gaining the confidence and practical skills necessary to not only see their potential, but to experience it. Our academic programs encompass a wide range of engineering technology, agricultural, health, and business fields that are vital to producing the knowledgeable workers needed most by employers in the state and in the region.