The inaugural Women in Welding class celebrated the completion of their training at the Lacombe Campus on June 9th. The group met 4 nights a week for 12 weeks, completing the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Core Curriculum in Welding. Three years ago, Dean Owen Smith (then Director of Career Services) envisioned the program after seeing the transformational experience provided to a woman who completed NTCC's Welding Program. The woman was experiencing underemployment, living paycheck to paycheck. After completing the program, the woman was able to secure permanent, full-time employment with Exxon. That's what #BuildingFutures is all about!