Open House for Industrial Tech Program
February 9, 2016Hot Springs, Arkansas – The National Park College (NPC) Industrial Technology Program will host an open house February 16 at 2 p.m. in the new Industrial Technology lab located in the Ish Stivers building at National Park College. The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Ambassador’s Club will be in attendance for a ribbon cutting at 3 p.m. NPC is located in a growing manufacturing hub, producing a diversity of products from rubber bands and bottle caps to industrial cables and lumber equipment. The College strives to meet the needs of local business and industry through workforce development and academic programs that prepare a workforce with the skills to be competitive in today’s workplace. Using a federal Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grant, the College created the Industrial Technology program which is specifically tailored to help close the skills gaps of local manufacturing employers. NPC collaborated with Berry Plastics, industry champion and grant partner, to create a scheduling and sequencing to accommodate employees’ work schedules and provide targeted services to ensure success.
