DeFUNIAK SPRINGS Northwest Florida State College has taken a more hands-on approach to its Chautauqua Center.
The college remodeled two buildings on the DeFuniak Springs campus and transformed them into the Walton Works Training Center of Excellence, which hosts 10 new workforce-ready programs. Among them are law enforcement, fire academy, emergency medical technician, paramedic, cybersecurity, drone technology, electrical welding, construction and HVAC.
Michael Erny, the dean of career education, said the programming began in January.
“We think this will be a game changer for that area, bringing these programs and bringing this life and activity to the campus that wasn’t serving the work force directly for so long,” Erny said. “Now we’re able to provide that. We’re really in position to make a difference with the local work force.”
CAROLINE CARLSON
Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District welding instructor Cliff Danis gives an impromptu lesson to his students around the trailer now up for auction in the Riverside Dodge showroom on Ludington Street. Pictured, from left, are welding students Andrew Tourangeau, Wyatt Krouth, William Kleikamp, and Joe Anderson, welding instructor Cliff Danis, and teaching ssistant Bob LaFave. Danis said the project was a team effort by about 30 students over the past 18 months, some of whom graduated last spring. (Photo by Caroline Carlson, Escanaba Daily Press)
ESCANABA The Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District welding students are auctioning off another metal marvel. This time, an extra heavy-duty, reinforced construction trailer with a 3,500 pound axle weight rating.
Step made toward agreement between Freeport and Island Rover Institute
The Island Rover, a 113-foot schooner constructed in Freeport, violated the town s zoning.
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The Freeport Town Council unanimously agreed Tuesday night to make a move toward cleaning up the Island Rover site, located at a private right-of-way between Byram Avenue and Bucknam Road.
Citing safety concerns and complaints from neighbors, Councilor Edward Bradley said the proposal is intended to “develop some goodwill among the parties” and act as a step toward working “something out by collaboration rather than litigation.”
The Island Rover is a 113-foot, 80-ton schooner built by Freeport resident Harold Arndt. The project began in 1993, when Arndt first started the schooner from recycled Navy steel in his backyard.
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DSISD Welding Instructor Cliff Danis gives an impromptu lesson to his students around the trailer now up for auction in the Riverside Dodge showroom on Ludington Street. Pictured, from left, are welding students Andrew Tourangeau, Wyatt Krouth, William Kleikamp, and Joe Anderson, Welding Instructor Cliff Danis, and Teaching Assistant Bob LaFave. Danis said the project was a team effort by about 30 students over the past 18 months, some of whom graduated last spring.
ESCANABA The Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District (DSISD) welding students are auctioning off another metal marvel. This time, an extra heavy-duty, reinforced construction trailer with a 3,500 pound axle weight rating.
February 2, 2021 / 11:40am / Jessica Hammei
Parkland College has submitted a $7.5 million bid to be an advanced manufacturing training academy through a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). The entire press release is linked here, but some highlights are below. Focused on meeting the emerging training and workforce demands of Illinois manufacturers, the academy will leverage the assets of the Champaign-Urbana community to grow the manufacturing talent pipeline, provide hands-on training in advanced skills, and assist manufacturers from across the region in scaling emerging technologies. Training opportunities will include advanced skills in machining, robotics and programmable logic controllers (PLC), and advanced manufacturing in addition to the core elements of manufacturing already available, such as welding.