The Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School will be receiving a state grant to help train students to be ready for jobs that are in demand.
According to State Representative Aaron Bernstine, the PA Department of Education has awarded the Vo-Tech $6,500 to purchase new equipment.
The money will be used to buy an engine lathe and tooling set to be used in support of the school’s machine technology program. This funding will be equally matched at the local level.
“The future of our local, state and national economies depend on having highly qualified, job-ready workers,” Bernstine said. “This grant will help many Butler County students learn the latest trade skills needed to be successful in our region’s evolving labor force.”
Butler County AVTS is one of 38 career and technical centers and area vocational technical schools in the Commonwealth to receive funding through the competitive grant program.
The General Assembly has made technical education a priority this session, adopting two new laws aimed at improving these options for students. Act 39 of 2018 provided an additional $30 million in funding for career and technical education, as well as updated vocational instructional certification requirements to help attract more qualified career and technical educators. Act 158 of 2018 offers alternative pathways to graduation when the state implements Keystone Exams as a graduation requirement. The law would allow for alternative ways for students to demonstrate their graduation readiness.
Butler County AVTS provides 15 programs of study to students in grades 10-12 from the seven Butler County school districts.
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