OCTC and Yager Hosting Career Fairs for Multi-Craft Technicians

Thurs., Sept. 10 9:30 a.m. OR 3 p.m.

Owensboro, KY (09/01/2020) — OCTC and Yager Hosting Career Fairs for Multi-Craft Technicians

Yager Marine and Yager Materials are partnering with Owensboro Community and Technical College's Workforce Solutions division to host a career fair for prospective new hires interested in a career in an industrial setting on Thursday, September 10, 2020. Two identical 2-hour informational sessions will be held at OCTC's Downtown Campus at 1501 Frederica Street, Owensboro.

Interested students may select the 9:30 a.m. or 3 p.m. session, space is limited, masks and physical distancing protocols will be implemented, and students will be required to complete a healthy check-in prior to the session.

Yager recruiters will be on hand to share information about employment and the fast track training partnership with OCTC. Multi-Craft Technicians are trained for entry level manufacturing positions, learning hands on skills in welding, forklift operations, and safety protocols in an industrial setting.

The event is open to the public, interested individuals should make a reservation to secure a spot in their preferred session time.

Cindy Fiorella, Vice President of Workforce Solutions added, "This is an incredible opportunity to not only start a new career but to hear from Yager, one of the top employers in our area, about what job skills they need in our future workforce."

To learn more call Antoine Smith-Rouse at 606-278-0209 or via email at Antoine.SmithRouse@kctcs.edu.

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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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