UP, DACC Launching Workforce Training Academy (Updated)
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
“Union Pacific and @DACCNMSU celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new Union Pacific Industrial Careers Academy at Doña Ana Community College in Sunland Park, NM,” UP wrote in an Oct. 20 Twitter post.
Union Pacific (UP) and Doña Ana Community College (DACC) on Oct. 19 will officially open a workforce-training academy in Sunland Park, N.Mex.
The Union Pacific Industrial Careers Academy will focus on the needs of Santa Teresa and Sunland Park employers and area residents with training for careers in logistics, warehousing, transportation, advanced manufacturing, automation and digital skills, according to UP and DACC. The program is made possible by a $350,000 UP grant, which also includes scholarship funding.
The academy will offer these courses: Certified Logistics Technician, CDL Training, Certified Technician Supply Chain Automation, Certified Production Technician 4.0, Digital Foundations/IC3 Certification, Welding Fast-Track Certificate, OSHA 10 Training, and OSHA Forklift Training. Basic math and literacy skills and/or English-language skills will be taught concurrently. Additionally, the academy provides opportunities for job-shadowing, workplace observations, company tours and internships.
In related developments, UP earlier this year partnered with Southwest Texas Junior College to expand the Diesel Technology Program in Eagle Pass.
