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New Mobile Welding Lab to Provide Training Access in Northwest Wisconsin

Northwood Tech’s new mobile welding lab has arrived at the Rice Lake campus. The 53-foot mobile welding lab has eight individual welding booths, where students can practice hands-on skills and employers can have employees trained to upskill their abilities. The lab is part of the College’s expanding options for Industry 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing training. Since the lab is mobile, power will either be supplied by a generator or a shore power at the training site.

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Volume 20

The fall 2023 issue of Northwood Tech Impact features Northwood Tech's new mobile labs that bring training directly to employers to upskill workforce.

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2021-2022 Graduate Survey Results

The Graduate Follow-Up Study surveys 2021-2022 graduate employment information.