Adult Students Wanted For Free Training

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Bucks County Community College continues to stay current with our everchanging environment and has moved all of our FREE* Industrial Skills Training Programs to a hybrid format. Students are now attending class online as well as going into the classroom for in-person instruction. Students have welcomed this change as it has given them the hands-on training needed to enter into lucrative manufacturing career paths upon graduation while managing their lives during these unprecedented times.

Students have taken advantage of learning a new craft, being introduced to new employers and are discovering the different career pathways available upon graduating from the Metalwork and Industrial Maintenance Pre-Apprenticeship Training Programs. Bucks residents have been fortunate that Manufacturing is considered an essential business and manufacturers are busier than ever! Additionally, the County of Bucks has afforded students the opportunity to attend these courses free of charge.

Upon graduating, students have had access to multiple positions within the manufacturing field. Bucks’ last cohort of Metalwork Pre-Apprenticeship students had a 100% placement rate, an average hourly salary over $17.00 per hour and access to a full suite of benefits. Students were fortunate to have access to more job openings than there were students. Bucks’ Industrial Maintenance Pre-Apprenticeship students will graduate in January.

The Metalwork Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program includes theory as well as hands-on skills training, and introduces participants to the fundamental concepts and skills required to be a machinist in the field of advanced manufacturing. The hybrid, 12-week program runs quarterly and boasts over a 90% placement rate. Topics, taught by industry experts, include measurement tools and systems, blueprint reading, safety, hand tools, manual machines, CNC machining, welding, and shop math. Students earn OSHA10 & Forklift Safety certifications, and sit for the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) exam for Measurement, Materials, and Safety Certification. Please visit our website www.bucks.edu/wfd for information on our next class starting January, 2021; Information Sessions will take place December, 2020.

The Industrial Maintenance Training Pre-Apprenticeship Program includes theory and hands-on skills assessment and introduces participants to the fundamental concepts and skills required by electro-mechanical technicians in manufacturing and a variety of industries. The hybrid 12-week program runs quarterly and boasts over a 90% placement rate. Coursework includes Safety, Shop Math, Measurement, Blueprint Reading, Basic Electricity (AC/DC Circuits), Electrical Fabrication, Mechanical Fabrication, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Basics and Troubleshooting, Electric Relay Control concepts and applied practice, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). Students earn OSHA10 & Forklift Safety certifications. Please visit our website for information on our next class starting in February, 2021; Information Sessions will take place January, 2021.

To register, see if you are eligible for *free training or learn more about Bucks’ programs, please visit www.bucks.edu/wfd.

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