WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Officials with the nursing program at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will offer a six-week phlebotomy technician training program beginning Oct. 15. The non-credit course will provide the training and clinical experience needed to fill open positions in this field, officials said. Lecture, lab and clinical instruction will take place on … [Read more...] about Phlebotomy technician training program begins Oct. 15
All nine graduates of the first class of the Terry L. “Bo” Pace Advanced Welding and Fabrication Program are employed, according to Sheila Barton, director of workforce development at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP). “We are very proud of our first cohort and the skills they have learned,” Barton said. “Each of our students excelled and are currently employed … [Read more...] about All graduates of first welding class are employed
Area residents interested in developing skills to meet the demands of today’s manufacturing industries are invited to attend one of four informational sessions that will be hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) in coming weeks. The sessions will take place at locations throughout southern Missouri, organizers said. They will provide those attending the … [Read more...] about All invited to informational sessions for technology programs
Officials with the Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) workforce development office were recently awarded a “Women in Welding” workforce grant by the Missouri Scholarship & Loan Foundation (MSLF). This workforce grant will provide for a week-long intensive welding training class for up to 20 women interested in learning how to weld. Participants in the program … [Read more...] about MSU-WP receives workforce grant for ‘Women in Welding’ program
Thirty-four area high school students participated in the first ever welding contest hosted Friday, April 8, by Missouri State University-West Plains’ (MSU-WP) workforce development office. The juniors and seniors represented Koshkonong, Houston, Licking, Summersville, Thayer and Willow Springs school districts, with several attending Piney River Technical Center and South … [Read more...] about MSU-WP hosts first ever welding contest