GE Aerospace workforce training focuses on Dayton workers
Daily News talks to grad who got his start at GE through UC co-op
The Dayton Daily News highlighted GE Aerospace's plans to invest in employee training at its Cincinnati and Dayton facilities.
The Daily news talked to University of Cincinnati graduate Brian Rapien, site leader of GE Aerospace's Beavercreek site. Rapien got his start at GE Aerospace in 2006 through UC's nationally ranked co-op program.
“We’re constantly recruiting and looking for that talent,” Rapien told the Daily News.
The GE Aerospace Foundation plans to invest $30 million into workforce training across the company.
Based in Cincinnati, GE has 9,000 employees in southwest Ohio, including 500 employees at the Beavercreek plant.
UC and GE have multiple close ties, from medical and engineering research to co-op opportunities for UC students. UC also partners with the GE Aerospace Foundation's Next Engineers Program, which provides scholarships and introduces students to careers in engineering.
Featured image at top: UC Associate Dean Whitney Gaskins delivers remarks at GE Aviation. Photo/GE
Cincinnati-area students take a field trip as part of the GE Aerospace Foundation's Next Engineers Program. GE and UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science introduce students to careers in engineering. Photo/GE Aerospace
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