The Northern Marianas Technical Institute will reopen on Aug. 18 and looks to undergo many improvements before and after reopening, according to NMTI interim chief executive officer Jodina Attao. <\/p>\n
Speaking at yesterday\u2019s meeting of the Rotary Club of Saipan at the Hyatt Regency Saipan Ballroom, where she shared details of NMTI\u2019s \u201cfacelift project,\u201d she described it as an effort to make long-term improvements to NMTI\u2019s current structure and program offerings.<\/p>\n
Part of that is that NMTI will no longer accept rolling applications throughout the year and will instead adopt the Public School System\u2019s academic calendar. Attao explained that this is being done to enforce hard deadlines and to ensure that \u201cpeople take their enrollment in the institute with more seriousness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the long-term goals for the \u201cfacelift project\u201d is relocating classrooms in NMTI\u2019s campus in Lower Base to be closer to workshops, increasing the institution\u2019s reach to its target audience, continuing to build on its current offerings, and working toward shifting social and cultural attitudes toward the trade professions.<\/p>\n
Currently, Attao said, she is in talks with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Department of Corrections to launch an apprenticeship program that focuses on the CNMI\u2019s underserved population, helping those involved with both OVR and DOC to increase their skillsets and to smoothly transition into becoming contributing members of society.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do is build the infrastructure so that we have a pipeline that\u2019s developed for all [who] might be interested in contributing to our community and building the workforce,\u201d said Attao.<\/p>\n
Currently, NMTI\u2019s programs include courses dedicated to building skills for trade professions in construction and automotive, electrical, and culinary lines of work. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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