For Star subscribers: As employers struggle to find qualified workers, Pima Community College and high schools are investing in facilities and training programs.
David Wichner , Gabriela Rico As Tucson-area employers struggle to find qualified workers, Pima Community College and high schools are answering the call with major investments in facilities and programs.
People are also reading… At Pima’s Downtown Campus, the school is now more than midway through a $45 million project to expand and upgrade its Applied Technology Center of Excellence, which offers programs in automotive repair, construction and building trades and industrial technology. Greg Wilson, dean of Applied Technology, said though the Advanced Manufacturing Building is finished there is still a lot of work to do to install equipment.
While the University of Arizona’s top-rated James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences provides the industry with degreed engineers and Ph.D.s, Pima will help supply technicians for optics manufacturing, Wilson said. The facility houses programs in health care, including medical assistant and licensed nursing assistant, cyber security, virtual-reality game design and culinary arts.
“There is still a waiting list to get into the program, but the wait time is maybe six months now versus a year previously,” said Jason Bowersock, academic director for the aviation program. Adrian Hitz, director of operations at MHI RJ’s Tucson Service Center said that in 2024, the company will need to increase its workforce from 360 technicians to 675.In 2019, the Information Technology Center of Excellence at the schools East Campus on East Irvington Road became host to the nonprofit Arizona Cyber Warfare Range, which allows students as well as members of the public to practice their hacking and anti-hacking skills on a safe, closed network.
“It’s a highly competitive market for the type of work that we do, so employees have a lot of options,” Wilcox said. “The post-pandemic environment has changed the way people want to work and the expectations around that, and our situation is unique because in a lot of cases you need clearances.” The facility, located on property owned by Habitat Tucson in the Flowing Wells neighborhood will feature over 15,000 square feet of storage, classroom, and office space.
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