Greensboro College Launches Its Innovation and Workforce Development Program
In an effort to meet the growing demand for skilled workers, Greensboro College recently launched its Innovation and Workforce Development Program (WFD), adding several training programs in in-demand markets across North Carolina.
Designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need in fields like healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, or aerospace, Greensboro’s WFD program will help prepare students, alumni, and professional workers to succeed in their careers.
More than 30 programs are available, in areas such as:
- Healthcare: EKG Technician, Phlebotomy Technician, Surgical Technologist, and more.
- Information Technology: 17 different CompTIA programs, Software Developer, Cybersecurity, and Data Analytics.
- Advanced Manufacturing: Advanced Manufacturing Production Technician, Mechatronics and Industrial Automation Technician, and more.
- Aerospace: Aerospace Quality Technician, Aerospace Structures Technician, and more.
Jobs are expected to grow significantly in all of these areas in the coming years. For example, Cybersecurity and Data Analyst jobs are expected to grow 35 percent by 2031; medical record specialists and medical technicians (as a category) are expected to grow 7%.
Aerospace and advanced manufacturing jobs are expected to grow about as far as the national average (6 percent), although the numbers in North Carolina will likely be higher. Boom Supersonic’s new Overture Factory in Greensboro has said it plans to add at least 1,750 jobs to the area.
View the entire list of WFD programs here.
Greensboro College, located in Greensboro, N.C., is a private institution founded in 1838 that provides undergraduates with a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church. For more information, visit: https://innovationandworkforcedevelopment.greensboro.edu/
