(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA • July 18, 2016)—Delaware County Community College, partnering with the Delaware County Workforce Development Board, has received a four-year grant totaling $494,114 to create a series of micro-credentials that align to the College’s advanced manufacturing program. The goal of the project is to develop stackable micro-credentials that demonstrate measurable skill …
Delaware County College Receives $765,224 Grant from National Science Foundation to offer industry apprenticeships
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA • August 16, 2016)—Delaware County Community College has been awarded a $765,224 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. Titled “Strengthening the Teaching and Learning of Electro-Mechanical Technology,” the ATE project is designed to address a critical demand for highly skilled advanced manufacturing technicians in southeastern …
New! Resource Guide for Manufacturers
Hello Manufacturers: Please check out the Alliance’s new Resource Guide. We are looking for your comments and suggestions. Please let us know about any additional resources that you find helpful, and which may benefit your peers. Please use the following link: https://ccdcsource.org/ Please e-mail any comments to Craig Fitz, co-program manager at MACCDC…..cfitz@dccc.edu
Advanced Manufacturing Training Available Now!
Hello Manufacturers: Through the generosity of JP Morgan Chase, Delaware County Community College is sponsoring a program that will help enhance the skills of your incumbent workers and develop a pipeline of qualified entry level employees to help with the regional shortage of skilled workers in the advanced manufacturing industry. There is very limited space, so please act …
Tuition-Free Classes in Manufacturing Being Offered by Delaware County Community College in Partnership with the Manufacturing Alliance of Chester and Delaware Counties
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA)—In response to area businesses, the College has partnered with the Manufacturing Alliance of Chester and Delaware Counties (the Alliance) to offer tuition-free courses for employees of Alliance member organizations, beginning in January 2016. Active member companies of the industry-led Alliance can enroll their employees in one of over 100 manufacturing-related …
Platform to Employment®
Live in Chester County? Are you unemployed? Have you exhausted your unemployment insurance? Platform to Employment (P2E) helps eligible long-term unemployed (27 weeks or longer) persons return to work while helping area companies address the need to find skilled workers. P2E will be offered in Chester County in early September 2015. Five (5) week classroom-based …