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Show The Uintah Basin Standard HONORING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION UBATC offers programs with employment in mind By Mary Wertz In cate of completion which really benefits job seekers. The certificate shows all the skills completed and passed. Located between the Utah State g earth graceful, colored building landscaped with rocks end native plants, a wide variety Uintah Basin branch of skilled trades are being taught The University Union High, the UBATC and campus Basin Uintah Applied Technology partnerships to bring classes and Center in Roosevelt with a satellite services to students from these facility in Vernal, is one of four vocainstitutions. in with Utah tional training institutions UBATC classes are offered to all the mission of readying Utah's high school students free of charge workforce for employment during their high school years and Expansion Plans through fall term following graduaThe vocational center has been in tion. High school students can take Roosevelt since 1967, it started off in business, anatomy or building trades a small hexagon-shape- d building on classes at UBATC. Often times these the Union High campus. In 1977 they combined classes can help a student moved into their present 95.000 earn a skilled trade certificate sooner square foot facility. The Vernal center than otherwise possible. is currently housed in trailers adjacent The Tech Center also offers Allied Uintah High, but plans are in the Health courses such as phlebotomy, works for construction of a new and nurses aide, medical nursing facility to house the UBATC in Vernal assisting. EMT courses. Medical The new Vernal campus is and Drug Dosages and terminology estimated to be around 50.000 square calculations. feet; slightly less than half the size of UBATCs has many computer labs the Roosevelt campus said Richard within the facilities that teach simple Jones, UBATC Superintendent The to multimedia UBATC is in the middle of acquiring software, to netcomputer making property in Vernal. When the acquisientire systems. working computer tion is complete, UBATC officials win Once this networking skill is achieved, and Facilities of Division approach the students can become certified by Capital Management committee with Novel as network administrators, a the expansion plan. A priority ranking g position much in demand win be assigned the project and if it is employers. by ranked higtt construction could begin UBATC coordinates carefully with the following year. community resources. They have an Otherwise we will build in 2002, employment counselor come in said Jones. "If we are building by the regularly to help with job placements. Olympics we'H be lucky." They survey businesses to find out The Vernal center wiH offer about what kind of skills are needed in the ten programs compared to the 18 local workforce, and then provide that offered in Roosevelt UBATC hopes to kind of instruction. expand course offerings as well as Courses for Everyone the facility. Tentative new programs A UBATC program directed by planned include dental assisting; and Sen. Beverly Evans sports medicine; and pharmacy encourto the funded legislature by technician. Programs offered in age business development is called Roosevelt that will also be in Vernal "Custom Fit This program provides are diesel technician; building trades; free training for businesses that need Emergency Medical Technician; nursing and phlebotomy. Get Into the Job Market Quickly intensive High quality, short-tertraining programs are categorized into three main fields: allied health, industrial trades and business. Programs vary from one day workshops to full year courses. Many of allowthe programs are open-ende-d ing students to begin their course of study atvarious times during the year. The open exitentry policy so enables students to gradually improve skills through the center. "If they decide they don't want to complete the entire program, they can get a certificate thet shows the skills they have completed. explained Laurie Burden, public relations specialist. "Those who finish the entire program will receive a "certifi low-lyin- word-processi- high-payin- Apni is. employees trained in specific areas. The state pays the cost of training, not the business. Courses are offered to inmates et the Duchesne County jail through the UBATCs Marions Variety three full- time instructors who teach courses business, computer aided drafting, and building to inmates. The building trades program has been quite visible in the community. Last year a house was built on Lagoon street in cooperation with Utah Housing, which provided loan assistance. Inmates are currently building residents, housing for and the building trades class at the center is completing construction of two mobile log cabins that sell for $25,000 and are available for pur- 9 1999 E. Roosevel- t- 29 N 200 in Mama state-of-the-a- full-tim- full-tim- 2-44QQ McDonalds Restaurant - 722-582- 2 Morning Star Transportation - Role Una Road. Roosevelt 722-510- 1 Mountain Dairy Compost - Bridgeland 646-346-1 Mountain States Motor - W Hwy 40. Roosevelt 722-073- 7 Muddys Salon rt recording studio where telecommunications classes are recorded for Utah State University students. The students can then watch their lectures on television, and turn in work. A few scholarships are available, and the Ute Tribe, Vocational Rehabilitation and department of Workforce Services can offer advise and information on financial aid as well as educational funding. Senior citizens get a discount for classes. Tuition is established by the State Board of e tuition rate is .85 Education, cents per contact hour and less than e tuition plus fees can be as much as $1.30 per contact hour; so it is to a student's advantage to be fulltime. However by offering weekend and evening classes, the center strives to meet the educational needs of workingpeople. Basic remedial education classes are also offered as well GED training and classes to assist people to earn a high school diploma who for one reason or another were unable to do so through the school system. The Duchesne School District contracts with UBATC to offer this service. The training center estimates that h of the population it serves of the region. Last year they enrolled 4.400 students and estimate that 1,100 of those were secondary students. -72- 621 E 200 N. Roosevelt chase. has a Uas Pizza 750 E 200 N. Roosevelt low-inco- UBATC 722-214- 3 SOS 200 E. Roosevel- t- 722-071- 1 Murray Motors 157 S 200 E. Roosevelt -7- 1C7 22-5 NJ Trucking - PoU Line Road. Rooseve 722-150- 0 Northeastern Office Supply 92 S 200 E. Rooseve 32 W Maw. Vernal 722-428- -76- 4 9-9072 Organized World 1 - 6463274 9000 S. Bndgeland 1490 Palmers American Car Care - 722 5024 395 S 200 E. Roosevelt Pinks 919 E 200 N. Roosevelt -72- 2-2623 Pizza Hut E US Hwy 40. Roosevelt -72- 2-4566 Prime Cut 1QSOE20Q N. Roosevelt -72- 2-9903 R & R Propane E - 722 2963 Hey 40. Roosevelt Reinhardt Refrigeration one-tent- Heating tri-cou- MSN 500 E. Duchesne - 736-235- 0 Republic Mortgage 566 E 200 N. Roosevelt -- 722 5794 Richman Oil Company m WHwy 40. RooseveH -72- 2-3391 Robins Body & Paint N Od Arpon Road, RooseveH Rods 290 E 200 ST - 722-376- Mini Lube RooseveH -- 7727739 Roland Uresk Attorney At Law 47 N 200 E. Roosevelt Roosevelt Bowl & -7- 22-4668 Fun Center 200 E 100 N. RooseveH - 722-269- 6 Roosevelt Fitness 40Q E 100 S. RooseveH - 722-271- |