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State College Continues High School Student Recruitment
Lewis-Clark State College and its partners are recruiting ninety area high school students for training preparing students for entry-level manufacturing jobs. Presentations began in October and are continuing for 10th grade students in area high schools. Sixty students will be prepared for Mechanical Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Technician positions and thirty students for Electro-Mechanical. The two-year pilot program is being offered free-of-charge. Interested students and their parents or guardians are asked to attend one of five information events. Events will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.on November 29 (Grangeville), November 30 (Clarkston), December 7 (Orofino), December 11 (Moscow), and December 13 (Lewiston). The program is for second semester 10th grade students. The training is intended to meet the workforce needs of regional manufacturers that produce with metal. The training includes online learning, hands-on engineering technology activities, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) learning, and lifelong learning. The program starts after January 1. Enrollment will begin on November 29. Students are being recruited from school districts in the North Central Idaho and Southeast Washington. Students will receive opportunities to visit area manufacturing facilities and to enter a paid apprenticeship program. Each student will be assigned a mentor that will support them through the training. They will earn high school credit for some of their course work. After successful completion of the program, students will receive a Northwest Intermountain Metal Manufacturing industry-recognized credential that certifies their training. The training provides pathways to further education for advanced technical certificates, Associate of Applied Science, and Applied Bachelor’s degrees. It is anticipated that some will pursue related degrees in engineering and like fields. Lewis-Clark State College is offering this program in partnership with the University of Idaho, Northwest Intermountain Manufacturers Association, Clearwater Economic Development Association, Idaho Digital Learning, Idaho PTech, and the Idaho Department of Labor. This pilot initiative is being funded by the National Science Foundation. The project is titled: Technical Career Pathways to Rural Manufacturing Using a Sector Approach to Support the Northwest Intermountain Metal Manufacturers(#1665521). Anyone wanting to register for a parent-student event should contact Christine Frei at (208)746-0015 ext. 104 or cfrei@clearwater-eda.or. |
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