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A group of students participate in the BOT Camp at Campbellsville University. (CU Photo by Joshua Williams)
“Once the students can understand programming on a basic level, then they can expand upon it to the ways it is used in the industry,” Dr. Vincent Scovetta, associate professor of computer science at Campbellsville University, said.
Scovetta was one of the professors helping with Campbellsville University’s Inaugural Summer Honors Academic Robotic Event or “Bot Camp,” during which 30 top achieving high school juniors explored the fields of computer science and robotics.
The week-long experiential learning event was established to offer students the opportunity to dive into the world of robotics while also placing the study of computer science at Campbellsville University as an option in their future.
Read the full story on the Campbellsville University website.
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All Kentucky Career Center - Cumberlands service offices will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2019, in celebration of Independence Day.
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"This is not your grandfather's apprenticeship program," said Diana Jarboe, Registered Apprenticeship Program Coordinator with the Kentucky Workforce & Development Cabinet. In Jarboe's remarks to the Cumberland Workforce Development Board at their June meeting, she said that many people still think of apprenticeships as a training program for just a few skilled building trades.
"More than 1,000 occupations are part of the modern Registered Apprenticeship program," she said. "Programs are tailored to industrial and organizational needs." Structured on-the-job training can range from one to four years and apprentices can be new or existing employees.
Jarboe listed a number of reasons for employers to register for the Kentucky Apprenticeship program:
- Recruit, train, and retain a workforce
- $1.53 return on every $1.00 invested
- Tuition reimbursement for apprentices
- Other incentive funding
"Ninety-one percent of workers trained through an apprenticeship program were still with their original employer after five years," Jarboe said, quoting the latest U.S. Department of Labor statistics from 2018. "Apprenticeship is an ideal combination of real work experience and related technical instruction."
Learn more about modern apprenticeships for your organization. Stephen Tressler is the registered apprenticeship program coordinator for the 13-county Cumberlands Workforce Area. He may be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by calling (502) 382-8386.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Thousands more people in Kentucky with criminal histories can wipe their records clean with a new law taking effect Thursday (June 27, 2019).
Senate Bill 57 makes almost all Class D, low level, felony offenses eligible for expungement with certain conditions if the conviction is at least five years old. The new law is a companion to House Bill 40, which took effect in Kentucky three years ago.
The bill does not apply to sexual offenses, crimes involving children or official misconduct.
"You can now expunge, for the first time, certain minor trafficking and drug cases," said former Jefferson County District Court Judge Benham Sims. "Certain cases where a person had an addiction problem — we can now get those records expunged, and we couldn't before."
Read the full story on the WDRB website.
To learn more about expungement and how to apply:
https://dpa.ky.gov/clientandcommunityresources/expungement/Pages/default.aspx
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ResourceMFG will hold a job fair at the Kentucky Career Center, 410 E. Mt. Vernon Street in Somerset on Friday, June 7th, 2019 from 9am to 3pm Eastern time.
Toyotetsu (Pulaski County) and Bruss North America (Russell County) are looking to fill the following positions:
- Machine Operation
- Forklift
- Welding
- General Production
No appointment is necessary. Please call for directions. 606 392-4882 or contact Caleb Adams at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Kentucky has launched a program that gives military veterans a fast track to earn certification in aviation mechanics.
Veterans who have experience working on military aircraft can now get credit for their skills that can be used toward certification from the Federal Aviation Administration. The new program called VALLO, which stands for Veterans Accelerated Learning for Licensed Occupations, is available at Somerset Community College and Jefferson Community and Technical College.
Read the full story on WKYU's website.
To learn more about the Aviation Maintenance Technology program, degrees, and certificates, visit the SCC website.
