Eighteen year old Jessica McNaughton is training for a cutting edge career. “I would love to be a quality control inspector once I leave here,” said McNaughton. McNaughton is a senior at Butler County Career Academy. She’s been learning the art of welding for three years. “Right now I’m working on 70-18’s and hoping I can move up to the next…
The Butler County Career Academy is a major player in the county’s economic development. The Academy trains existing workers and the next wave of the workforce in numerous subjects like welding, nursing, soft skills, culinary courses, and electric work. The Academy has always offered classes to the community, but now through several partnerships and grants, anyone at any age or education…
The Butler County Career Academy began offering another new and innovative way to help students excel in the workforce: job shadowing. The Butler County Career Academy began offering another new and innovative way to help students excel in the workforce: job shadowing. The job shadowing program opened up in January and helps Butler County students gain real-life work experience while…
