Aiken Tech Career Programs Aim to Counter Workforce Shortage
Aiming to fill thousands of vacant jobs across South Carolina, Aiken Technical College is offering no-cost or quick-turnaround certifications for technicians in manufacturing, wireless tower maintenance and other fields.
April 27, 2021 •
Ana Vargas (TNS) Aiken Technical College s rapid response to workforce training needs is preparing young adults and older students to fill vacant positions in a variety of professions in the Palmetto State. The latest figure in South Carolina is that there are 80,000 jobs without people, the school s president, Dr. Forest Mahan, told the Rotary Club of Aiken during the organization s meeting Monday at Newberry Hall. We have to do something, not a year down the road or two years down the road. We have to do something now.
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Lesa Benjaminâs father, Tim Ward, passed away in law enforcement custody in March 2020.He was arrested for DUI. Benjamin believes he had a stroke while he was driving and that the signs of that stroke were not noticed by the South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper who arrested Ward.Ward failed a field sobriety test, according to the trooperâs report. He could not register a reading when his breath was tested for alcohol, and he was taken to the hospital to have his blood tested, the report shows.Ward was evaluated by medical professionals after he fell, according to the report, and cleared to be taken to the detention center.He was returned to the hospital the same evening. Days later, Wardâs autopsy revealed the stroke along with heart failure.When researching the trooperâs training record, WYFF News 4 Investigates found he was not first-aid certified.The investigation revealed the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy no longer offers first-aid certificatio