June 2019 Update

Milestones in NCC's 20-year history

In 2014, New Century Careers was surprised to receive a call from the White House. They heard about NCC's work and requested program materials. After a series of calls with the Offices of the President and Vice President, an advance team followed up on Paul Anselmo's leads for a possible venue to visit and announce a $100 million competition for American Apprenticeship grants. NCC's Training Innovation Center was not large enough, so CCAC West Hills hosted the visit. The college pulled out all the stops to make their facility ideal for the rare visit by both the President and Vice President together. NCC was honored to manage the invitation list and fill the site with staff, students, friends and supporters. "I can still remember the cheers that filled the room when President Obama complimented the work of New Century Careers." - Paul Anselmo, NCC President and CEO.

MANUFACTURING 2000 (M2K)

New Century Careers is accepting applications for the tuition-free MANUFACTURING 2000 (M2K) Machinist Training Program and M2K Quick Train classes. Classes are FREE to qualified students and will be offered in three locations: Eastern Westmoreland CTC Machinist Training - Evening Classes McKeesport Machinist Quick Train - Daylight Classes Pittsburgh (South Side) Machinist Training - Daylight Classes For additional information on classes or to begin the application process, call Samara Rosenberg or Matt Zema at 1-800-822-9337 or contact NCC online.

New Century Careers 20th Anniversary Events

Thanks to ALL who attended NCC's 20th anniversary open house events in McKeesport and Pittsburgh. NCC was pleased to have Senator Jim Brewster, State Representative Austin Davis, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the M2K Quick Train site in the Tube City Center for Business and Innovation. Click here to read the 90.5 WESA article highlighting NCC's expansion to McKeesport and grand opening of the training center.

M2K Spotlight

Before joining the MANUFACTURING 2000 (M2K) program, David provided hardware computer and desktop support for 7 years. He also was involved in theater scenery construction and carpentry work. David was looking for a new opportunity and thought NCC’s machinist training program would be a great fit.   “New Century Careers has given me the knowledge and ability to work on machines and the confidence to make parts. I enjoyed having the flexibility to work through projects after being shown how to use the machines,” David said. “Everyone was very helpful and accommodating. All of the teachers were extremely knowledgeable and willing to assist with questions. I recommend this program to anyone looking for a new start or a career.”   David accepted a position at a local company in March. He hopes to join an apprenticeship program in the future.

BotsIQ

It's been a great year for BotsIQ! More than 900 students from 60 schools across the region competed in the preliminaries and finals. Thank you to the industry advisors and teachers who shared their time and knowledge with BotsIQ students. Thank you to the 2018-19 BotsIQ supporters and sponsors. And a special thanks to the dedicated volunteers who helped throughout the year.

NTMA Apprenticeship Graduation Banquet

Congratulations to this year's graduates! Bill Flanagan, Chief Corporate Relations Officer for the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, delivered the keynote address at the banquet hosted by the Pittsburgh Chapter NTMA. This year, 31 apprentices graduated! Enrollment for the NTMA apprenticeship classes for the 2019-2020 program will begin in July. For more details, please contact Matt Zema at 412-258-6624 or by email.

Funder Spotlight

A grateful thank you to the Allegheny County Airport Authority Charitable Foundation for supporting the New Century Job Shop Pilot. The grant funding helps M2K trainees further their machining skills.

New Century Job Shop Update

New Century Job Shop quoted 1,487 parts in June, delivering 162 completed parts to local customers! To learn more about the New Century Job Shop's capabilities or to discuss a project, contact Job Shop Manager Rich Payo at 412-745-1013 or payo@ncsquared.com .

New Partner Companies

NCC welcomes  Versatech Inc. , Hanco and Value Added Processing, Inc . as its newest partner companies. Thank you! NCC is dedicated to helping with industry's workforce needs and uncovering sources of support for manufacturers. As a partner company, NCC provides a source of skilled workers to your team who can help your company grow and adhere to high standards of product quality and customer service.

Ways to Support New Century Careers!

Do you have a vehicle you no longer need or use? Consider donating it to New Century Careers through the Vehicles for Charity program! Every donation helps NCC continue providing tuition-free programming. Click here to make a vehicle donation. Questions? Contact Tanika Harris at harris@ncsquared.com.

Shop on  AmazonSmile   and support NCC's efforts to continue providing tuition-free machinist training! Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible AmazonSmile purchases to registered charities. Please choose New Century Careers here .

NCC is a designee for the United Way Contributor's Choice campaign. NCC's designee code is  1461264.

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