Employees hired for the new Boeing assembly line in North Charleston will be required to go through a training program, which utilizes local technical schools.

Trident Technical College in North Charleston has a readySC program that will train new Boeing employees and get them ready for work. Trident Tech Dean of Aeronautics Studies Program Barry Franco says what readySC is designed to do: “To offer start-up training at no charge to bring companies and businesses into the state,” says Franco.

And one of those companies being Boeing, is adding many new jobs to South Carolina’s workforce. readySC is part of the South Carolina Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and is a six-week program to help train the Boeing employees already hired. [Read more...]

With the announcement of Boeing’s coming to North Charleston, local colleges are gearing up for the work force. Trident Technical College in North Charleston has two aeronautic programs that are getting students ready to work when Boeing comes in to town. Dean of the Aeronautical Studies Program Barry Franco says the school’s aeronautics division offers two different tracks of programs.

“One is in aircraft maintenance, which certifies the individuals to become mechanics, the people who go out and maintain the aircraft once they are put into operation. The other track is in aircraft assembly or aircraft manufacturing program. That certificate program is designed to prepare individuals who seek employment in the aircraft manufacturing industry,” says Franco. [Read more...]