Myriad topics broached at energy, manufacturing roundtable discussion hosted by Penn College
A roundtable discussion on energy, manufacturing, and rural opportunities brought insiders together at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport on Wednesday.
For over two hours, the group engaged in an informal discussion on topics including successful workforce development with career and technology education and apprenticeships, the business climate experienced under both the administrations of Gov. Josh Shapiro and President Donald J. Trump, energy sector job opportunities and job skills needed to extract natural gas and lithium, and work in plants using emerging technology such as compressed hydrogen gas storage container manufacturing for over-the-road trucks.
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“Government, education and the private sector need to be looked at as partners,” said U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Dallas Township, a commonly supported theme expressed by others on the roundtable.
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Bresnahan recently joined a Democrat member of Congress to introduce a bipartisan bill that aims to close the skilled trades gap by boosting enrollment in registered apprenticeship programs. The Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act is endorsed by the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT). It will be through greater investment in outreach to students looking to learn a trade and get to work, he said.
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