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Take a glimpse at the CEO program
The Career Education Opportunity program allows senior high school students who have good attendance to work at a local company during the school day to learn more about a career of their
Read MoreCEO student engineers worktable for local company
At 14, Troy Weaks thought his future job could be inventing things. At 18, he has already engineered a product that will make someone else’s job much easier. “In eighth grade we learned about
Read MoreArea teens get glimpse at skilled trades
Eighth-grade students from 13 area school districts recently were able to learn about skilled trade courses offered at Vantage Career Center in Van Wert. More than 887 students participated in
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Read MoreCentral welcomes Lincolnview students
Students from Lincolnview High School visited Central as part of their culminating celebration for completing the InVEST program. The InVEST program is designed to teach high school students basic
Read MoreVantage Career Center adds CDL program
VAN WERT INDEPENDENT With truck drivers in more and more demand, Vantage Career Center’s Ohio Technical Center (OTC) has high hopes for its new Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) program, which
Read MoreNorthwest State, Vantage working to fill skilled workforce needs
Throughout Van Wert County, the state of Ohio, and the upper Midwest, employers are facing an inevitability: some of their most skilled workers will soon be retiring. This “silver
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