OTC Recognized in 2021 Workforce Development Guide
Posted on Jan 15, 2021 at 8:30 AM
Ogeechee Technical College spearheads innovative full access program for local manufacturing workforce.
Manufacturing is, understandably, the backbone of economic development. Touching each industry in unique ways, manufacturers across the country need skilled workers to meet production demands. But where do manufacturers turn to build up their own talent pipelines? For that, they turn to local community colleges.
For decades, community colleges across the country have partnered with local industry to produce the skilled talent needed to keep the country’s largest economic engine running smoothly. Though one of the smallest in the Technical College System of Georgia, Ogeechee Technical College (OTC) in Statesboro offers several game-changing programs to keep the sector’s talent pipeline full.
Innovative programs like the Full Access Training Program offer the college’s local manufacturing partners full access to the college’s industrial maintenance training capabilities for a set annual fee. Launched in January 2020, the program was an instant hit — saving its partner companies more than $300,000...
[Read Full Story Here in the 2021 Workforce Development Guide]
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