WNCC construction trades program aims to bolster small, aging workforce with new generation
28 Aug 2023
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Western Nebraska Community College has set its sights on developing the Panhandle’s construction trades workforce with programming designed to accelerate motivated students directly onto the job site.
The construction trades program launched at the beginning of August with its first entry level plumber training. It arose to address the need for more skilled workers that was identified both by data and by the communities that WNCC serves.
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