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FVTC Awarded Workforce Training Grants
Fox Valley Technical College is pleased to be the recipient of multiple Workforce Advancement Training (WAT) grants from the Wisconsin Technical College System. These grants, totaling nearly $950,000, are part of the state’s $5 million annual investment in workforce development and will support customized training programs designed to upskill employees and enhance business performance across
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Bright Ideas Take the Prize at Fox Trap Pitch Event
FVTC students and aspiring entrepreneurs took center stage at the 8th annual Fox Trap Pitch Event on Thursday, April 10, turning bright ideas into real prize money during the competition held at Fox Valley Technical College. Organized by the FVTC Business division with support from American National Bank and the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation,
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Romanian Leaders Study Entrepreneurship at FVTC
The FVTC Venture Center welcomes five Romanian professors this week to explore Wisconsin’s diverse world of entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurship faculty at Babes-Bolyai University located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, are visiting as part of the Congressional Office of International Leadership’s Open World Program, an agency of the U.S. Congress. The delegation is spending the week learning about Wisconsin’s entrepreneurship
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Bridging a Communications Gap
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
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Launch Time Nears for Career EXCELerate
FVTC, Goodwill and Rawhide to deliver unique workforce training program We’re just a few months away from Career EXCELerate starting at Fox Valley Technical College. This first-of-its-kind training program was announced in the summer after the state of Wisconsin awarded FVTC, Goodwill and Rawhide Youth Services a $6.5 million training grant. Career EXCELerate will help
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Celebrating our Graduates: Hunter Peterson
Career Program: Human ResourcesOriginally From: Green BayCurrent Residence: OshkoshAge: 22Attended FVTC: Spring 2020 – Spring 2022 Hunter Peterson will provide the student address at the FVTC Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 15. While obtaining a GED high school credential at Fox Valley Technical College, Hunter Peterson fell in love with the college and quickly recognized they wanted to
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Focus on Workplace Training: Industry’s Best
Fall 2016 Steve Sakai (left) and Dean Murzello A worldwide leader in plastics converting equipment turned to FVTC to grow in the global marketplace. Headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, CMD Corporation wanted to help its employees better meet the needs of worldwide clientele. “There is complexity managing our business for a variety of international markets due to differing
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Focus on Workplace Training: Dura-Fibre
Luke Benrud (left) and Dean Murzello Fall 2012 All on the Same Page A local packaging firm finds results in employee development thanks to a customized workplace training plan from Fox Valley Technical College. Employee input has been a central ingredient of growth for Menasha-based industrial packaging solutions company, Dura-Fibre. “Our plant employees are working with
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Focus on Workplace Training: Milk Products
Fall 2013 Milk Products, one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of high-quality animal milk replacers and supplemental products, has used Fox Valley Technical College’s resources for quite some time. “We often visited their facilities for meetings coordinated with the Wisconsin Manufacturers Extension Partnership,” says company president David Kuehnel. “When the college invited us to a
