Fred ProbisNortheast Tech Superintendent

Two students in the Electrical Program at Northeast Tech’s Kansas Campus are gaining on-the-job experience through a unique new internship opportunity with Faith Technologies – one of the nation’s largest electrical contractors with approximately 2,500 employees, 22 offices nationwide and two offices in Oklahoma.

“This internship is different than the On-Job-Training that Northeast Tech has had in place for many years,” said Northeast Tech Electrical Instructor Wade Friesen, a key player in facilitating the discussions that led to this internship. “Faith is offering paid employment to my students six days a week with a schedule that works around their class time. They do not have to miss any class time and their employment is contingent upon enrollment in our program.”

A former Northeast Tech Teacher of the Year, Friesen operates a successful program on the Kansas Campus, and he’s quick to attribute much of that success to relationships with industry partners. Rarely a week passes without his students benefitting from an industry visit, and thanks to those visits, industry

Internship program creates pipeline for employment

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experts have discovered the talent pool sitting in his classroom.

“Faith has been recruiting our electrical students for about two years now,” said Friesen. “This year, Ray Roberson, the field talent acquisition manager for Faith, visited our class in August and began his presentation by saying that Faith is offering to hire every electrical student that graduates from Northeast Tech.”

And in order to create a stable pipeline for employment, Faith is also offering a paid internship opportunity to two of Friesen’s students: Milee Sams and Brock Austin.

“The internship will give my students the opportunity to see first-hand, the types of projects Faith is working on and the tasks that are being performed,” said Friesen. “It will also allow them to learn basic processes and best practices, and to acclimate to a real electrical job site so they can be more successful when employed full-time.”

Faith is the electrical contractor operating an electrical project located in the Mid-America Industrial Park in Pryor. It is on this job site where Sams and Austin will be working as interns.

The official newsletter of Northeast Tech Volume 5, Issue 3 | October 2017

Greetings All,

Our Oct.9, 2017 board meeting resulted in three personnel changes. Steve Lane, from the Eucha area, was appointed to fill our vacant zone 5 board seat, Greg Cimino was hired to work with our marketing department, and Anthony Trimble will fill a maintenance vacancy at our Kansas campus. Please, congratulate and welcome these gentlemen when you have the opportunity.

Campus personnel have been busy preparing and hosting Sophomore Showcase days for students from our partner sending schools. Even though we haven’t finished the first semester of this school year…many of our staff are diligently working on recruiting and enrolling students for next school year.

A ribbon-cutting/grand opening was held for our Rescue Training Facility at the Pryor campus on Oct. 10. This training facility is already being booked by business and industry clients that need safety/rescue training for their workforce. Check out this new facility on our Facebook page or our YouTube channel. “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” - Albert Einstein

Also known as “TechKnow,” an annual community event hosted by our Afton staff is intended to help patrons of all ages get to know their local tech center. Attendees at TechKnow saw projects that students are currently involved in, and they were also able to meet instructors. Participants enjoyed refreshments, spoke with instructors and toured the facilities, including the three program areas which have been remodeled in recent years: cosmetology, culinary arts and diesel. Door prizes were also part of the evening’s activities.

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Safety, Service & Suggestions Helpful tips and tricks from district maintenance experts

In preparation for cold and flu season, our Pryor PN students are currently making the rounds at local elementary schools to conduct lessons on proper handwashing techniques. In addition to their rigorous studies, our students also complete a number of community service projects that enable them to share what they’ve learned. From verterans’ homes and hospitals to daycares and elementary schools, our students will be seen all around their communities by the time they graduate.

Halloween fell on a Tuesday this year, and both our students and staff got in on the fun. Two of our campuses - Kansas and Pryor - were overrun with cute little “munckins” as hundreds of students from local elementaries stopped by to trick-or-treat. Nearly 2,000 elementary students visited our campuses, and our students collected and distributed hundreds of pounds of candy. There were lots of creative costumes, but one of the best was found at Claremore... presenting the Northeast Tech synchronized swim team!

Northeast Tech’s Business & Industry Services recently partnered with RSUTV and MidAmerica Industrial Park on a commercial video shoot. The RSUTV crew visited the BIS Training Center to interview staff and customers and get footage of classes going on at the time. They recorded video of leadership classes, confined space classes and fire extinguisher training. The video shoot was part of a series of commercials about all of the different offerings and opportunities that can be found in MidAmerica Industrial Park.

Did you know that slips, trips and falls - the most common type of office injury - sidelines more than 25,000 workers in a single year? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics there are a number of simple steps you can take to reduce your risk of injury, as well as the risks for those working around you. A few suggestions for improving workplace safety include: 1.) Stay clutter-free: boxes, files and various items piled in walkways can create a tripping hazard. 2.) Step don’t spin: standing on rolling office chairs is a significant fall hazard. Use a stepladder and never climb higher than the step indicated as the highest safe standing level. 3.) Shut the drawer: file cabinets with fully extended drawers could tip over if not secured, and they can pose a danger to shins, elbows, etc. if not closed when not in use.

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