Workplace Training

Exciting changes are coming to Fox Valley Technical College’s Venture Center, all aimed at helping more entrepreneurs bring their visions to life. With a renewed focus on entrepreneurial development, the college has announced Doug Schacht, department chair of Entrepreneurship Studies & Venture Center, will serve as the center’s new leader, replacing director Amy Pietsch who

Customized training helps Spanish-speaking employees earn necessary qualifications Mike Farrell and Maria Carone It was a unique request for the instructors. But they were up to the challenge. “This had never been done before,” says Mike Farrell, department chair for Transportation Contract Training. “I’ve never taught a translated class before.” It was also uncharted territory

The FVTC Truck Driving program was highlighted recently in an article featuring Sargento Foods employee Amanda Lytle, the first female truck driving apprentice in Wisconsin. A longtime employee at Sargento, Amanda was interested in transitioning to a truck driving career so she decided to take advantage of a new training opportunity offered by her employer. It’s a

Jen DeBraal and Jay Chang FVTC eLearning & Technology Solutions is helping Zebra Technologies train global workforce When Jen DeBraal’s senior operations manager at Zebra Technologies Corp. asked her if she could do one thing to improve processes, she didn’t hesitate to answer. “I said, ‘I want to develop a training program,” the operations manager

Innovative partnership benefits students, employers & community, meeting regional needs Two miles down the road from their high school, nine Clintonville juniors and seniors attend classes at the FVTC Clintonville Regional Center. They’re learning valuable hands-on skills in industrial maintenance, and earning college credit at the same time.  “These classes are giving me skills that

Project will help reverse economic and mental health hardships created by pandemic Governor Tony Evers was in New London today to announce that Fox Valley Technical College and partners Rawhide Youth Services and Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin have been selected to receive a $6.5 million Workforce Innovation Grant. The award will be used

FVTC helps AriensCo grow its own employees through ongoing education.  It’s Wednesday afternoon at AriensCo and production at the outdoor power equipment maker is in high gear. But nearby, more than a dozen employees are equally as busy in the classroom, where they’re enrolled in a new certificate program facilitated by Fox Valley Technical College. “Ariens asked

Spring 2021 FVTC Learning Innovations team building app to help drug-endangered children.  A 13-year-old girl starts each day exhausted. She stayed up late taking care of her younger siblings. Her mom is addicted to meth. Her dad isn’t around anymore.  She didn’t have time to do her homework so she goes to school without it.

Fall 2020 ATW ARFF Training Center prepares firefighters to take on airport emergencies.   If you live in the Fox Cities, you’ve probably seen occasional black smoke coming from the direction of the Appleton International Airport (ATW).  That’s nothing to be alarmed about; it’s a sign of the live training scenarios taking place at the