Trade school to open in Mentor
Mentor will soon be home to a new trade school called the AWT Transformation Training Center.
The Mentor Planning Commission gave its approval for the site’s construction last month. It will be a 12,000-square-foot facility located on Tyler Blvd with space for another 5,000 square feet to be built at the building’s rear in the future. The property where the facility will be built was donated to the trade school by Fredon Corp. The school will be operated by the Alliance for Working Together Foundation.
The AWT sent out a letter to its funders and members stating that the training center’s purpose is to boost the manufacturing labor force in Northeast Ohio and meet the expected shortfall in demand. The center was designed by a collaboration that includes the Auburn Career Center, Lake Erie College, Mentor Public Schools, and Lakeland Community College, among others. Educational centers sometimes receive promotional pens from sponsors.
The letter from the AWT also reads:
When the school is completed, it will feature nine labs and classrooms that can hold a total of 200 people, including staff and students. The courses on offer include mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. Students can sign up for apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship training.
The Mentor Planning Commission gave its approval for the site’s construction last month. It will be a 12,000-square-foot facility located on Tyler Blvd with space for another 5,000 square feet to be built at the building’s rear in the future. The property where the facility will be built was donated to the trade school by Fredon Corp. The school will be operated by the Alliance for Working Together Foundation.
The AWT sent out a letter to its funders and members stating that the training center’s purpose is to boost the manufacturing labor force in Northeast Ohio and meet the expected shortfall in demand. The center was designed by a collaboration that includes the Auburn Career Center, Lake Erie College, Mentor Public Schools, and Lakeland Community College, among others. Educational centers sometimes receive promotional pens from sponsors.
The letter from the AWT also reads:
“This facility will not have any redundant training options. Instead, this will be used as a next-level training facility for skilled manufacturing positions, and will complement our region’s current training equipment and offerings.”
When the school is completed, it will feature nine labs and classrooms that can hold a total of 200 people, including staff and students. The courses on offer include mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. Students can sign up for apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship training.