JANESVILLE - In a joint effort between Blackhawk Technical College and the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, a new mechatronics apprenticeship has been created as part of BTC's academic offerings starting in January.
Designed to train electrical, mechanical and electronics systems technicians, the new mechatronics apprenticeship requires a five-year commitment where students complete 24 college credit hours and 872 hours of related instruction as part of a 10,000-hour training regimen.
BTC will host a signing event from 8 to 10 a.m. Jan. 11 at the Advanced Manufacturing Training Center in Milton. Twelve students will officially sign on to the apprenticeship at the event with employers, BTC leadership and representatives from the SWWDB and the DWD/Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards in attendance.
For more information about the BTC mechatronics apprenticeship, contact Colleen Koerth at 608-743-4597. For more information about creating an apprenticeship, contact Dana Melahn, SWWDB, at d.melahn@swwdb.org or 608-314-3300, ext. 307.
Designed to train electrical, mechanical and electronics systems technicians, the new mechatronics apprenticeship requires a five-year commitment where students complete 24 college credit hours and 872 hours of related instruction as part of a 10,000-hour training regimen.
BTC will host a signing event from 8 to 10 a.m. Jan. 11 at the Advanced Manufacturing Training Center in Milton. Twelve students will officially sign on to the apprenticeship at the event with employers, BTC leadership and representatives from the SWWDB and the DWD/Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards in attendance.
For more information about the BTC mechatronics apprenticeship, contact Colleen Koerth at 608-743-4597. For more information about creating an apprenticeship, contact Dana Melahn, SWWDB, at d.melahn@swwdb.org or 608-314-3300, ext. 307.