Registration open: Western Nevada College offers summer tech, manufacturing training
With the announcement earlier this month that Western Nevada College has partnered with Panasonic Energy of North America’s gigafactory, accelerated training classes will begin June 20 in Carson City and continue through the summer.
With seven weeks of fast track training at WNC this summer, students can gain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment by Panasonic Energy and a number of Northern Nevada manufacturers. It's happening in real time and in a big way through August at the Carson City campus.
Panasonic Energy of North America’s gigafactory is looking at Western Nevada College to provide training needed to fulfill upcoming job opportunities, said WNC Electronics and Industrial Technology Professor Emily Howarth.
Manufacturing training classes begin June 20 at WNC and will finish by end of summer in time for fall hiring starts at companies throughout the region. Students are encouraged to enroll in Fundamentals of Applied Industrial Technology (AIT 101) and Applied Industrial Technology Hands-on Lab (AIT 155).
These online and lab-driven classes will provide with the know-how in areas such as AC/DC electrical, pneumatics, relay controls and hydraulics. Students will have the opportunity to practice on Web-based simulators and train on equipment during lab sessions.
“Get trained and get a job,” said Howarth. “These are very targeted job openings that are coming up in manufacturing in the fall. These classes are aligned with the job descriptions of the positions that will be opening.”
Several large companies are interested in WNC students, Howarth said.
“Employers like Tesla, Panasonic and ClickBond are hiring WNC students,” Howarth said.
She added that the Tuesday and Thursday lab sessions will be instructor-led. Students can polish their skills with additional lab time on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, as well as all day on Wednesdays. Students will have access to computers to complete their online course requirements.
In addition becoming employment-ready in manufacturing, passing these classes applies to WNC’s Associate of Applied Science degrees in Technology-General Industrial, and Technology-Automated Systems.
Students need to reserve a spot in these classes as soon as possible since WNC’s summer semester opens Monday, June 13 and classes can reach capacity quickly.
For more information, contact Howarth at Emily.howarth@wnc.edu.
These accelerated classes run through Thursday, Aug. 4. Classes amount to seven weeks of training, with plenty of opportunities for onsite learning that puts students and their skill sets to work on what has rapidly become a high tech industry region, with Northern Nevada being the hub that puts engineers and technology based manufacturers in the forefront of job creation.
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