It’s called The Great Resignation – people quitting their jobs in droves wanting something different, something better.
The Bidwell Training Center has been providing job training for 50 years. Horticulture students grow herbs in a greenhouse, which will then be used by culinary students learning to professionally prepare food.
They’re among the 3,000 students learning job skills at Bidwell Training Center every semester at no cost to them.
Bidwell joined Manchester Craftsman’s Guild on the North Side in 1972, and Bill Strickland, who was CEO for about 50 years, said it has evolved.
“We transitioned from building trades to technology-based on what industry was telling us,” Strickland said.
The new CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, Kevin Jenkins, said Bidwell has advisory committees of professionals telling them what industries need now and how Bidwell can help.
Bidwell currently offers programs for culinary arts, horticulture, chemical laboratory technician, pharmacy technician, medical assistant and medical coder. The programs range from seven to 13 months long.
They’re working with local hospitals to help alleviate their employee shortages and are exploring new fields for the future.
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