The Northern Marianas Trades Institute graduated its largest class in history last week.<\/p>\n
NMTI graduated a total 147 students, issued a total of 195 trade certificates, and awarded 21 vocational technical high school diplomas to adults during last week\u2019s graduation.<\/p>\n
Certificates of completion were awarded to the Automotive Technology, Culinary Arts, Construction Trades, and Hotel and Restaurant Operations Programs, and, according to NMTI chief executive officer Agnes McPhetres, the 2018 NMTI graduation is the largest group in its history.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a direct correlation to our need for skilled individuals. Regardless of the CW extension given by U.S. Public Law 115-218, it is imperative that we continue to bridge the workforce gap or we\u2019ll be no closer to it at the end of the 10-year allowance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Noting that some students received multiple certificates, NMTI director of student curriculum Ross Manglona attributed the \u201cexponential\u201d growth of NMTI to public and private partnerships established with the institution.<\/p>\n
Labor Secretary Vicky I. Benavente was this year\u2019s keynote speaker. She spoke of the importance of growing the CNMI workforce through training, noting that the 2018 graduating class is representative of the resident workforce responding to the community.<\/p>\n
Adult Technical Vocational High School speaker Karleen R. Lizama said NMTI was her means to improve herself even more. <\/p>\n
Partnering with the Public School System and the Northern Marianas College, a statement from NMTI notes that the continuous growth of the institute is reflective of their goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year 91 students were certified under NMTI\u2019s various programs. This graduation is approximately 37 percent larger than last year,\u201d said Jeannette Villagomez, NMTI director of Student Development. \u201cNMTI is an excellent option for our people who prefer a hands-on trades education versus a standard academic education.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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