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Open to the community: welding classes at Adair County HS Help is available to pay for tuition and equipment needed. Partnership with Somerset Community College offers unique opportunity for lucrative career By Wes Feese Media Relations, Adair County Schools Anyone looking to start a new career in a high-paying, in-demand field is encouraged to register for Advanced Manufacturing Production Mig Welding class at Adair County High School. Running from October 10 through December 11, 2016, the evening class offers industry certification and five college credit hours for students that pass the course. "This is the Adair County School System reaching out to help adults in the community get trained for jobs," says Adair County Supt. Alan Reed. "We've taken one of the leads on career readiness in the area and this is an extension of that." The course, which will be taught by instructors from Somerset Community College, costs $900 to register, and students are required to furnish their own helmet, gloves, welding jacket, work boots, and safety glasses. The cost should not be considered an impediment, however. "The Lake Cumberland Area Development District has money to help with equipment and tuition," Reed says. "If you want to pull it off, there is money, and you don't have to quit your current job." While the school district receives no direct profit or benefit from the program, Reed says the opportunity to provide a needed community service is too good to pass up. "It's just the right thing to do," he says. "Because if we don't do it, then who will? It's in everybody's interest that we have employed workers here." Reed says that the course is one of the best and easiest ways to obtain a great job in a short amount of time, especially considering the close ties the instructors have to local businesses. "SCC is sending the best instructors they have--people that are connected to every major industry in this whole part of the state," Reed says. "The jobs are here; they can't even fill all of them. You get certified and you could probably get hired the same day." The paperwork has also been simplified. Interested parties do not even have to apply directly to Somerset Community College, but can instead fill out a simple one-page application to get started. Twelve to 14 open spots are available, but interest so far has been sparse. "It's frustrating that the numbers are so low," Reed says. "If someone really wants a job, they can get one." Classes run Monday through Thursday from 5pm-8pm for nine weeks, starting October 10, 2016, for 120 total instruction hours. To register and/or pay for the course, contact Valerie Hogan, Phone 606-451-6797 or email: valerie.hogan@kctcs.edu This story was posted on 2016-08-22 11:18:01
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