WCC part of consortium awarded $10M for workforce training
Rich Rezler - February 04, 2021
WCC is part of a consortium awarded a $10 million grant from the United States Department of Labor to invest in workforce training.
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WCC, Destination Ann Arbor win state award for hospitality apprenticeship program
Susan Ferraro - February 21, 2020
Destination Ann Arbor and Washtenaw Community College are joint recipients of the Tourism Industry Coalition of Michigan 2020 Governor’s Award for Innovative Tourism Collaboration.
View Post : WCC, Destination Ann Arbor win state award for hospitality apprenticeship programtags: WCC Foundation, Workforce Development, Awards, ousearch_News_2020
Helping companies grow their own
Richard Rezler - August 20, 2019
Today’s workforce is rapidly changing with a demand for increasingly sophisticated and technologically advanced skill sets — particularly in the skilled and professional trades.
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Mobile hacking workbench enhances WCC's reputation as leader in cybersecurity education
Richard Rezler - October 15, 2018
Washtenaw Community College has been a leader in cybersecurity education since it became the first institution in the state to offer a cybersecurity degree in the early 2000s.
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RN/LPN Skills Refresher class offered at WCC
Richard Rezler - August 18, 2018
The Washtenaw Community College Nursing and Health Sciences Division and its Workforce Development department are teaming up to help get nurses whose licenses have lapsed back into the profession.
View Post : RN/LPN Skills Refresher class offered at WCCtags: Workforce Development, Nursing, Health Sciences, ousearch_News_2018, Mary Burns-Coral, 2018
WCC, Kennedy Care offering home health aide training program
Richard Rezler - June 04, 2018
The Workforce Development department at Washtenaw Community College and Kennedy Care, a home health care service provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, have teamed up to create a two-week Home Health Aide training program.
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McKinley calls on WCC to develop maintenance staff
Washtenaw Community College - April 23, 2018
McKinley, Inc., one of the nation’s largest residential and commercial real estate development companies, called upon Washtenaw Community College to help train building maintenance professionals for employment at the company’s apartment and housing units around the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area.
View Post : McKinley calls on WCC to develop maintenance stafftags: Community enrichment, Workforce Development, April 2018, training, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record
WCC Community Enrichment classes offer something for everyone
Richard Rezler - February 28, 2018
The college’s Workforce Development department also works diligently with local organizations to ensure it’s creating the labor pool Washtenaw County and southeastern Michigan need to thrive in a global economy.
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WCC shines at North American International Auto Show
Brendan Prebo - February 08, 2018
Washtenaw Community College returned to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) for the second year in a row to highlight opportunities available to people looking for careers in the mobility industry.
View Post : WCC shines at North American International Auto Showtags: NAIAS, On The Record, Mobility, Workforce Development, Advanced Transportation Center, February 2018, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, ousearch_News_On The Record
Auto show and tell: WCC president, student participate in panel discussion
Brendan Prebo - February 07, 2018
Washtenaw Community College played a key role in the inaugural Future Automotive Career Exposition (FACE) held January 20-21 at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).
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