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BMH/CCV Graduate 5th Class of Medical Assistants

March 18, 2021 by Katie Keszey

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH) and Community College of Vermont – Brattleboro (CCV) recently held a virtual graduation ceremony for the students enrolled in the college’s accelerated College to Career medical assisting program. The nine students included: Jennifer Winte, Olivia Rhodes, Susan Jones, Morgan Gero, Allison Fiske, Hannah Buffum, Stephen Cannon, Emily Harvey, and Mariah Nichols. […]

Filed Under: Press Releases Tagged: workforce development

‘Making Forward Progress’: Upskilling with Flex

March 15, 2021 by Katie Keszey

The two Flex classes Steve DeSimone took led to a nationally recognized manufacturing credential and a promotion.

Steve DeSimone started a new job as a packaging operator at Perrigo Nutritionals in Georgia, Vermont last March. Within a year, two CCV Flex classes helped him earn a promotion.

Filed Under: Academics, Featured, News Tagged: academics, workforce development

Roundtable with Congressman Peter Welch Illuminates Success of Prison-to-Career Pathway

March 1, 2021 by Katie Keszey

Congressman Peter Welch, center, joined CCV students and leaders from CCV and the VSCS, Department of Corrections, the McClure Foundation, and the Vermont Community Foundation for a roundtable discussion on CCV's efforts to provide college classes to incarcerated Vermonters.

“During incarceration, I became more free than I had ever been in my entire life, and a great deal of that was education.” Scott Barber was incarcerated at Newport’s Northern State Correctional Facility when he took CCV classes through the College’s ReSET VT program.

Filed Under: Academics, Featured, News Tagged: academics, workforce development

Taking a Leap: Free Classes, New Career

February 16, 2021 by Katie Keszey

Caitlin Moroney is on a promising new career track thanks to the free classes she took last fall.

When the pandemic hit last March, Caitlin Moroney was furloughed. By the time she went back to her job in June, things were very different.

Filed Under: Academics, Featured, News, Profiles, Student Tagged: academics, workforce development

CCV Announces New Pathway to Manufacturing Jobs

July 14, 2020 by Katie Keszey

Vermonters have a new pathway to career opportunities in manufacturing in Lamoille County: Community College of Vermont (CCV) is partnering with Manufacturing Solutions Inc. (MSI) and ETS Staffing Agency to offer a new Certified Production Technician (CPT) program this fall.

Filed Under: Press Releases Tagged: workforce development

CCV-Bennington to Offer Start-Up 802 Entrepreneurship Program

August 15, 2019 by Katie Keszey

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Community College of Vermont (CCV)-Bennington will once again offer its entrepreneurship program in fall 2019. Start-Up 802 is a two-course curriculum designed to help students develop entrepreneurial skills and launch business ideas. The program was launched last year as the result of a collaborative effort to stimulate economic development and cultivate local […]

Filed Under: Press Releases Tagged: bennington, workforce development

CCV/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Partnership to Provide Hospital Jobs

August 6, 2019 by Katie Keszey

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A new partnership between the Community College of Vermont (CCV) and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) builds on the success of CCV’s Healthcare Support Services program to create a training and employment pathway for Vermont and New Hampshire residents looking for a career at DHMC. Successful participants will be offered employment upon completion […]

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New Partnership Will Grow Healthcare Workforce

August 2, 2019 by Katie Keszey

On Thursday, 18 LNAs at Central Vermont Medical Center celebrated the kick-off of their journey to becoming LPNs through a new partnership between CVMC, CCV, and Vermont Tech.

Thursday morning at Central Vermont Medical Center marked the start of a new journey for 18 of Vermont’s healthcare workers. CCV student Emily Davidson was there, dressed in purple scrubs. She’s been working in pediatrics as a licensed nursing assistant.

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged: allied health, workforce development

CCV’s Prior Learning Assessment Program Increases Degree Attainment

July 9, 2019 by Katie Keszey

45 Vermonters who have taken employer-sponsored Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) classes, in partnership with the Community College of Vermont (CCV), have earned a combined total of more than 1,100 college credits.

Filed Under: Press Releases Tagged: assessment of prior learning, workforce development

CCV Announces Three Registered Apprenticeships

July 1, 2019 by Katie Keszey

Community College of Vermont (CCV) is pleased to announce that it has been approved by the State Apprenticeship Council as a new apprenticeship sponsor. The College will offer registered apprenticeships in Medical Assisting, Pharmacy Technician, and Manufacturing Production Technician beginning in fall 2019.

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