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In its ongoing efforts to enhance the pool of skilled workers available to industry, the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) is joining forces with Cabell County Career Technology Center (CCCTC) to offer evening welding classes to the Tri-State Area.

Under a Memorandum of Understanding agreement between RCBI and CCCTC, RCBI will supply the instructor and enroll students while CCCTC will provide equipment and facilities for the evening classes.

“RCBI is pleased to have the opportunity to partner with Cabell County Career Technology Center so we can offer this sorely needed training,” said RCBI Director and CEO Charlotte Weber. “There is an identified shortage of welders—not just in West Virginia but nationwide—and we are continuing to work to prepare individuals with proper skills so they are positioned to earn state welding certification and join the work force.”

Director Brenda Tanner at CCCTC says that by extending the welding training into the evenings, more adults will be able to sign up for the training they need to enhance their career potentials.

Weber calls the evening training “a great opportunity for young people, displaced workers and anyone who wishes to expand his or her career opportunities.”

Employers continue to report difficulty finding properly skilled welders to hire, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition. Virtually all manufacturers and construction companies require welding, from the production of assemblies to maintenance and repair, so the field continues to thrive even in the current economic climate.

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