Idaho Transportation Department Selects BTI to Provide Heavy Equipment Operator Training
Baker Technical Institute (BTI) is pleased to announce that the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has selected BTI to provide heavy highway construction training in Boise, Idaho. The training is part of a Federal Highway Administration pilot program to increase the pipeline of skilled workers for highway construction projects.
Continue ReadingCamp Florence learns ‘heavy metal’
The young men spending time at the Camp Florence Youth Transitional Facility, located on South Jetty Road, are in the area as part of a comprehensive program designed to improve their life skills and return them to the world and workforce better prepared to succeed.
Continue ReadingEPA selects nine projects in Oregon and Washington for $4.75 million in Brownfields Funding
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that nine Northwest tribes and communities will receive a total of $4.75 million to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency’s Brownfields Program.
Continue ReadingOregon Department of Human Services Awards Training Contract to BTI
Baker Technical Institute (BTI) is pleased to announce that the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) has awarded a contract to BTI to provide workforce development training and support services to individuals who are recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Continue ReadingHeavy Equipment Operator Instructor Has Construction In Her DNA
When Dawson Vanderwiele walks into a heavy equipment operator training class in Baker Technical Institute in Baker City, Ore., not many students suspect that she’s the instructor.
Continue ReadingWallowa Memorial Hospital Partners with Baker Technical Institute for Nursing Assistant Training
Baker Technical Institute (BTI) is pleased to announce a partnership with Wallowa Memorial Hospital to provide local training in their area to increase the number of Certified Nursing Assistants in the region.
Continue ReadingOTEC Employees Train in Wilderness First Aid
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative member-owners know it is a gift to live in Eastern Oregon. Our way of life is intricately shaped by the beauty Mother Nature has provided in rural Oregon.
Continue ReadingBaker Technical Institute designs and produces face shields for Baker County healthcare providers to battle COVID-19
Baker Technical Institute (BTI) is working to make face shields using 3D printers in their engineering lab to help Baker County healthcare providers and emergency first responders meet the rising need for personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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