Central Technology Center, Drumright, will train 10
new employees for John Christner Trucking, Inc. of Sapulpa, under the
Oklahoma CareerTech system's Training for Industry Program (TIP), school
officials announced today.
Phil Waul, Central Tech superintendent, said the company is expanding
by adding 100 new trucks this year. Central Tech staff will provide
training and training-related services, he said.
The training will be funded from the TIP budget through the Oklahoma
Department of Career and Technology Education (ODCTE).
The TIP program, established in 1968, has helped attract hundreds of
businesses and industries to Oklahoma and has played a key role in helping
businesses become more productive and profitable after they arrive.
Bruce DeMuth, associate state CareerTech director, said the industry
training program continues to work with targeted companies to help expand
their work force and to improve the Oklahoma economy.
During Fiscal Year 02, CareerTech's TIP program served 116 firms in
Oklahoma through more than 35,000 worker enrollments.
"The work force trained from these expanding companies represents
growth in the Oklahoma economy. TIP continues to play a crucial role
in Oklahoma's economic growth, stability and prosperity," DeMuth
said.
CareerTech programs and services are in place to help Oklahoma's businesses,
large and small, achieve their goals. "Our mission is to prepare
Oklahomans for success in the workplace," DeMuth said. "Because
of our commitment to help business and industry succeed, CareerTech
is often considered to be the economic development branch of Oklahoma's
educational system." The system's 29 technology center districts
located on 54 campuses across Oklahoma provide training and re-training
for companies currently operating in Oklahoma, small businesses wishing
to grow, and entrepreneurs just getting started, DeMuth said.
