Check out Northland Workforce Training Center’s social media pages (Facebook/ Instagram) highlighting the many achievements and contributions of African American inventors in manufacturing and technology.

These leaders helped grow manufacturing and technology industries that remain important to our economy, both nationally and closer to home.

There are more than 20,000 advanced manufacturing jobs available in Western New York alone, and the Northland Workforce Training Center can help prepare you to build a career in one of them. Northland advances the economic well-being of Western New York by developing and maintaining a skilled and diverse workforce to meet the needs of the advanced manufacturing and energy sectors. They also provide opportunities to job seekers as well as pathways to gainful employment, career advancement, and economic sustainability.

Right now, they are recruiting for these programs, which start in the Fall:

  • Welding Technology (AOS)
  • Electrical Construction and Maintenance Technician Electrician (AOS)
  • CNC Manufacturing and Machining (AOS)
  • Mechatronics 
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)

To learn more about Northland Workforce Training Center, come to a pre-enrollment session. They are held weekly at 6 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. Wednesdays, and 4 p.m. Thursdays at 683 Northland Ave Buffalo, NY 14211. You also can visit northlandwtc.org/apply-now or call 716-436-3229 to learn more. 

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