There are thousands of valley residents looking for work.
The good news is, there are plenty of training programs out there to help.
13 Action News reporter Tricia Keen reports.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, THERE ARETRAINING PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TOARE WITHIN REACH FOR LOCALSLOOKING TO GET BACK ON THEPAYROLL.HONE IN ON SOME SKILLS YOUDIDN'T THINK YOU HAD.CRYSTAL NAEGLE IS SPEAKING FROMEXPERIENCE.SHE LEARNED ALL ABOUT HOW TO BEAN AIR CONDITIONING TECHNICIANAT THE COLLEGE OF SOUTHERNNEVADA.NOW SHE'S TEACHING AT CSN ANDWANTS OTHERS TO KNOW IT'S NEVERTOO LATE FOR A CAREER PIVOT.CRYSTAL NAEGLE: IT IS NOT HARDTO FIND A JOB.THESE ESSENTIAL JOBS ARE OUTTHERE AND THEY NEED HELP.THERE IS A NATIONWIDE SKILLSGAP.THE SCHOOL'S DEPARTMENT OFADVANCED AND APPLIEDTECHNOLOGIES COVERS A WIDERANGE OF JOBS:AUTO AND DIESEL MAINTENANCE.NURSING ASSISTANT AND MEDICALOFFICE PRACTICES.PLUS PLUMBING...AND A PROGRAM AVERAGING ONE OFTHE HIGHEST IN ENTRY-LEVEL PAY,ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN.WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENTPROGRAMS IN ELECTRONICS.BENCH TECHNICIANS ARE THE KINDOF FOLKS DEALING WITHMICROELECTRONICS, THERE'SCIRCUIT BUILDING,TROUBLESHOOTING.WE ALSO DO PROGRAMS INTELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND IN THEELECTRONICS PROGRAM WE HAVE THECOUNTRIES ONLY SLOT MACHINEREPAIR TECHNICIAN PROGRAM.MICHAEL SPANGLER IS DEAN OF THEDEPARTMENT AND SAYS ANOTHERPROGRAM OFFERING A GREATSTARTING SALARY IS WELDING.: OUR WELDING PROGRAMS HAVESHORT DURATIONSKILLED CERTIFICATES.THOSE ARE PROGRAMS THAT CAN BEFINISHED IN ONE SEMESTER ANDGET YOU IN THE DOOR AS ANENTRY-LEVEL WELDER.THERE'S ALSO EXCELLENT PAY INTHE A/C PROGRAMS.WE TRY TO FIT ALL THE DIFFERENTAREAS THAT NEEDAIR-CONDITIONING TECHNICIANS.IT'S NOT JUST FOR COOLINGBUILDINGS.IT'S ALSO THE CONTROL SYSTEMSAND BUILDING AUTOMATION FORLARGE STRUCTURES.THERE ARE ALSO SHORT-TERMPROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR ANYONEALREADY WORKING AND LOOKING TOSHARPEN THEIR SKILLS TO STAYCOMPETITIVE.IF YOUR CONCERNED ABOUT THECOST, THERE'S FINANCIAL AID TOHELP PAY TUITION.CRYSTAL SAYS YOU COULD ALSOEARN A PAYCHECK, WHILE STILLLEARNING.I HAVE EMPLOYERS ANDCONTRACTORS THAT SAY, ONE ORTWO CLASSES, GET SOME SKILLSAND COME WORK FOR ME.THEN THEY CAN WORK AND GO TOSCHOOL AND AT THE SAME TIME.THE BOTTOMLINE ACCORDING TOCRYSTAL IS, THERE'S NO EXCUSEFOR NOT TRYING.INVEST IN YOURSELF.TAKE ONE OR TWO CLASSES.TAKE THE LEAP.IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT THENYOU'LL KNOW.BUT IF YOU LIKE IT, YOUR LIFEWILL BE FOREVER CHANGED.WE HAVE INFORMATION ON COURSESAT CSN ON OUR WEBSITE.JUST GO TO KTNV DOT COM SLASHREBOUND.DURING THE PANDEMIC...SOME FAMILIES COULD BE FACING A
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