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| DOC partners with Madison college for industrial training |
| By hngnews.com |
| Published: 07/06/2016 |
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Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Jon Litscher joined leaders from the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Madison College, and the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin (WDBSCW) to celebrate the first graduates from an innovative pilot program to provide in-demand skills training in industrial maintenance for minimum-security inmates with work release privileges. Graduating on June 30th were 15 inmates with work release privileges from Thompson Correctional Center and Oregon Correctional Center. The program provides an accelerated industrial maintenance curriculum, with inmates earning 11 credits in 12 weeks, which can be applied towards an Industrial Mechanic one-year technical diploma or an Industrial Maintenance Technician two-year technical diploma. Participants learn to interpret engineering drawings, job-specific math skills, workplace communication, and other job-specific skills. Read More. |
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