WEIRTON — West Virginia Northern Community College is keeping an eye on the future, working with local industries, educators, and other organizations to design a curriculum to aid students in earning a job in an ever-changing market.

Supported by a $1.5 million Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grant awarded in January by the U.S. Department of Labor, WVNCC has welcomed representatives of Ohio State University, as well as several local manufacturing and energy industries to the college’s Weirton campus Tuesday and today for a Developing A Curriculum (DACUM) workshop.

It’s part of the college’s M.A.P.S. 2.0 – Manufacturing and Production Skills Pathway – initiative, a skills pathway designed to support new manufacturing and production industries in the Northern Panhandle.

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