Our View: MAC, Walsh collaboration a win for workers, state
Call it a perfect blend of education, academics and government.
Fifteen MAC Trailer employees recently were recognized for their participation in Walsh University’s Skilled Technical Workforce Program. Ohio’s TechCred Program paid for the training.
The curriculum gave the employees the expertise to upgrade and automate some of the manufacturing and inspection processes at MAC, according to a recent story. The accomplishment was feted by representatives from the university and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted.
For decades, businesses and schools have worked to find new ways to collaborate that will pay dividends to students and increase their value not just in the long term, but also immediately in the workforce.
The collaboration among MAC, Walsh and the state demonstrates one possible solution. Workers make specific upgrades to an employer’s infrastructure, using training paid for by the state. Workers gain the skills, the company sees improvements in both process and possibly retention, and Ohio keeps skilled workers contributing to the tax base.
It would be wonderful if that same template could be adapted to other business situations and partnerships to ensure what is learned in the classroom has both immediate and future applicability.
Alliance parks provide perfect autumn experiences
Mother Nature’s color sense is in full display this month, which made Saturday’s Fall Festival at Silver Park a perfect celebration of all things autumn.
Droves of youngsters participated, as captured in Review photographs of the day. The production was courtesy of the Alliance Parks and Recreation Department, which always does a fine job of organizing and running such events.
Seeing costumed kids and their parents parading around Kidwell Lake is a reminder of how fortunate Alliance is to have a parks system that is ably maintained and provides outdoor experiences for a wide diversity of residents.
Walkers, ball players, cyclists, joggers, and families all find different reasons to visit the city’s 220 acres of park land, which encompasses 24 parks of varying sizes. The city should be commended for its investment in the mental and physical health of the community.
Given how beautiful the trees are now, and how quickly that can change as autumn gives way to winter, this would be a good time to pay a visit to Alliance’s parks and drink in the splendor of the season.
This article originally appeared on The Alliance Review: Our View: MAC, Walsh collaboration a win for workers, state
