Wyden, Merkley: Baker Technical Institute Earns Federal Health Care Training Grant for Students in Eastern Oregon
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Baker Technical Institute has secured a $147,203 federal grant to increase access to health care training for rural students in remote and frontier areas of eastern Oregon.
Continue ReadingUSDA Invests Nearly $150,000 to Increase Access to Health Care Training in Eastern Oregon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is investing nearly $150,000 to increase access to health care training for rural residents in remote and frontier areas of eastern Oregon, announced State Director John Huffman today.
Continue ReadingBaker Technical Institute Garners Training Contract In Idaho
Doug Dalton hopes the Baker Technical Institute’s latest, and largest, contract for job training is just the start.
The Idaho Transportation Department hired Baker Technical Institute (BTI) to train 20 people to operate heavy equipment used in highway construction and repair work.
Continue ReadingIdaho 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.
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