Graduates of the CSC Workforce & Education Program’s accelerated welding and fabrication training class received their certification November 5th after completing the course. The certificates were handed out by Sue McGuire-Thompson, Operations Manager of the CSC Albany Office, and Dagmar Johnson, Linn Benton Community College, a partner in facilitating the class. Family members attended the graduation party where coffee and cake were served.
Community Services Consortium used stimulus money to pay for the class offered to displaced workers. The 20-week course is usually taught over an 18 month period. The graduates learned to weld and read blueprints in the focused course and they learned the process of fabrication.
“We wanted to develop a full training program that would help people get jobs in our local area. We talked to local businesses to help us determine the curriculum,“ said Sue McGuire-Thompson. “Now we will assist our graduates in developing their resumes and help them find jobs.”
