As the fallout continues from recent closure announcements by Holiday Resort and Tyson Foods, Flint Hills Technical College is taking several steps to help those affected get the retraining they may need.
KVOE’s December Tech Talk on Tuesday was dedicated to the assistance effort. President Caron Daugherty says her team has been aggressive in meeting the area’s needs.
Executive Vice President for Student Services and Academic Affairs Lisa Kirmer says the first step was to gauge faculty needs.
Dean of Academic Affairs Kim Dhority says the translation work comes with administrators expecting widespread demand for programs.
Vice President for Business and Industry Corey Spikes expects a lot of short-term training needs.
Kirmer also says there are several scholarship opportunities, including the Kansas Board of Regents’ Kansas Promise program, as well as funding through KansasWorks.
Locally, processes continue towards at least one and possibly several resource fairs through the end of January, although a date or dates have not been announced. An information website for affected workers at Tyson and Holiday Resort is in development.
