Maryland: Howard Community College Skilled Trades Training Center Opens Nov. 16, First Public Skilled Trades Hub in the County
Howard Community College's newly built Kathy and Danny Bell Workforce Development and Skilled Trades Center in Maryland will officially open on Monday, November 16. College President Daria J. Willis appeared on WJZ and Fox Baltimore morning programs on the 14th to discuss what the new facility means for students and regional employers. The unveiling ceremony will be attended by Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and State Comptroller Brooke Lierman, and after the ribbon cutting the public may take self-guided tours starting at 1 p.m. The 51,000-square-foot center is Howard County's first public skilled trades training hub, with credit courses in welding, automotive technology, mechatronics, and manufacturing technology, as well as registered apprenticeship programs in plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. Willis said the center aims to fill the region's skilled labor gap, open career pathways for students, and respond to local employers' urgent demand for skilled trades workers. Howard Community College has continued to expand its skilled trades training in recent years, and the opening of the new center is seen as an important step in the college's service to the Columbia and Howard County community. The college said that after the center opens, it will deepen cooperation with local businesses and advance apprenticeships and job placement.
Source: Howard Community College
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