OCTC, KCTCS, and KAM Hosting Kentucky Manufacturing "Going Pro" Signing Day
Friday, May 17 @ 9AM in Industry Innovation Center
Owensboro, KY (05/15/2019) — WHO: Rookies in advanced manufacturing and the companies they are signing with from local industry.
WHAT: Owensboro Community & Technical College, all the other Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges (KCTCS) and members of the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) will celebrate the first Kentucky Manufacturing "Going Pro" Signing Day across the state for new hires in advanced manufacturing.
WHEN: May 17, 9 a.m.
WHERE: Owensboro Community and Technical College, Industry Innovation Center, 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro
MORE: Recent graduates from programs in advanced manufacturing are being highlighted for "Going Pro" by signing on for a new career with a local manufacturer.
There are thousands of open positions in advanced manufacturing, and employers are having difficulty filling these jobs because of a lack of trained workers.
KCTCS is the primary provider of manufacturing training in Kentucky and is the solution to the state's workforce shortage.
KCTCS has more than 300 advanced manufacturing partners statewide.
Manufacturing is a substantial part of Kentucky's economy.
250,000 jobs
4,500 manufacturing facilities
3rdin US auto production
$29.2 billion Kentucky-made exports
More information about the event is available on our Going Pro website.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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