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LCCC workforce development program gets state approval
Stacy Wescoe//February 24, 2020//
Lehigh Carbon Community College‘s newest workforce development program, Certified Production Technician Plus, has been approved as a registered pre-apprenticeship by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
The program is designed to prepare future employees with next-generation skills for work in a computer-driven, data-intensive advanced manufacturing workplace.
LCCC said the course combines online learning, self-study and hands-on work to prepare students in a variety of jobs including machine operators, maintenance and industrial automation, with a chance to move into more advanced positions.
All registered pre-apprenticeships are required to have a connection to existing registered apprenticeships. The CPT+ program at LCCC is connected to the registered apprenticeship programs at Mack Trucks and Ocean Spray.
The school said employers recognize that students graduating from a registered pre-apprenticeship course have learned the skills and knowledge that allow them to move directly into apprenticeship programs.
