FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Central Technology Center, Drumright, will train 20 new employees for ICES Corp., Cleveland, under the Oklahoma CareerTech system's Training for Industry Program (TIP), school officials announced today.
Phil Waul, Central Tech superintendent, said the firm manufactures parts for aerospace firms such as Nordam, Delta, United Airlines and Boeing. Central Tech staff will provide training and training-related services.
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.

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