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State grant to expand training program at Thaddeus Stevens
Ioannis Pashakis//June 13, 2019
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is receiving a state grant of $195,000 to expand its short-term training programs for adults.
The money comes from a program designed to help the state’s unemployed or under employed residents find careers in manufacturing.
Thaddeus Stevens plans to use the grant to grow its Skill Up Fast program, which offers short-term training in metal casting, production welding and facilities maintenance.
“This will have a positive impact on the lives of many deserving individuals and families and will advance efforts to close the job skills gap for Pennsylvania manufacturers,” said William Griscom, president of Thaddeus Stevens in Lancaster.
The college expects the funding will allow it to open new sessions of the courses it offers as well as add new training programs in heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology; compute- numeric controlled machining; machinery maintenance and repair; and general maintenance and repair.
Across all of its new and old training programs, the college expects to train 100 adults in the next two years.
“We are glad to support Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and their new and expanded workforce training programs,” Wolf said in a statement. “Thaddeus Stevens College is a key contributor of workforce development in the Lancaster region and we are grateful for the work they have done to strengthen the local workforce and put Pennsylvanians on good-paying career paths.”
The grant is part of the governor’s Manufacturing PA initiative, which includes three programs tasked with getting Pennsylvanians careers in manufacturing.
