HCC, STCC Offer Manufacturing Production Technician Training Program
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College, in collaboration with Springfield Technical Community College, is offering a free manufacturing production technician training program beginning Monday, March 16.
The 10-week, accelerated manufacturing training program is being offered through Training and Workforce Options (TWO), a joint effort between HCC and STCC, with support from Massachusetts Community Colleges and the Workforce Development Transformation Agenda, which is funded through a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.
The program runs Monday through Thursday, 3:30 to 8:30 p.m., through May 28. All classes will be held at Dean Vocational High School, 1045 Main St., Holyoke. Students must arrange their own transportation.
To find out more and to see if you qualify, attend one of the following information sessions:
• Monday, Feb. 23, 2 p.m., CareerPoint, Paper City Room, 850 High St., Holyoke; or
• Tuesday, Feb. 24, 9:30 a.m., noon, or 3 p.m., Kittredge Center, Room 226, HCC, 303 Homestead Ave., Holyoke.
To register, contact Ana Sanchez at (413) 755-4789 or [email protected]. If selected, students must attend a mandatory orientation day on Thursday, March 12. Students will spend 150 hours in the classroom learning subjects such as machining, workplace math, measuring, instrumentation, communication, and production. Those who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate as a manufacturing production technician.
