CENTER, ZACH YEAH, JESS. EVAN THAT’S RIGHT. THIS NEW TRAINING FACILITY HERE IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY CONSISTS OF FOUR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED CENTERS. EACH ONE FOCUSED ON A DIFFERENT CAREER PATH. THE NEW METRO TECH CENTER ON SOUTH BRYANT, NEAR SOUTHEAST 44TH IN OKC, WILL HOUSE AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER COMPLETE WITH SHOP BAYS AND CLASSROOMS WHERE STUDENTS CAN GET HANDS ON EXPERIENCE TO BECOME SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND COLLISION REPAIR SPECIALISTS. THERE’S ALSO THE INDUSTRIAL TECH CENTER FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN THE TRADES LIKE CONSTRUCTION, WELDING AND ELECTRICAL WORK. THIS FACILITY WILL ALSO HOUSE A HIGH SCHOOL AEROSPACE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER WILL OFFER FIREARM TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THERE’S THE PUBLIC SAFETY ACADEMY CENTER, WHERE STUDENTS WILL GET FIRSTRILLIONESPONDER TRAINING. THAT STUFF IS HUGE. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TRAINING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARING PEOPLE FOR SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS. OKLAHOMA COUNTY SHERIFF TOMMY JOHNSON WAS AT THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. HE SAYS THIS NEW CENTER WILL HELP WITH ALL FIELDS, BUT ESPECIALLY IN RECRUITING AND TRAINING THE NEXT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO SAY, HEY, YOU CAN STEP UP, YOU CAN DO THIS JOB AND YOU CAN BENEFIT YOUR COMMUNITY. AND ALSO HOUSING THE PUBLIC SAFETY ACADEMY, THE NEW 911 DISPATCH CENTER FOR THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE OR THE 911 DISPATCH CENTER IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT AREA BECAUSE THEY TAKE IN ALL THE CALLS AND THEN DISTRIBUTE THOSE TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT GO AND ANSWER THEM. AND WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS NEW METRO TECH CENTER AND HOW YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR CLASSES POSTED RIGHT NOW ALONG WITH THE STORY O
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New Metro Tech facility allows Oklahomans to pursue careers without college degrees
The new Metro Tech Center on South Bryant consists of four training centers, each focused on a different field.
Updated: 7:55 AM CDT Nov 3, 2023
A brand-new training facility in Oklahoma City looks to give more people an opportunity to pursue different career fields.The new Metro Tech Center on South Bryant consists of four training centers, each focused on a different field. Community leaders said, thanks to the new center, high school seniors and adults will be prepared for high-paying careers without a college degree. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppIt is located near Southeast 44th Street, and it will house an automotive technology center, complete with shop bays and classrooms, where students can get hands-on experience to become service technicians and collision repair specialists. There is also the industrial technology center for people to learn trades like construction, welding and electric work. This facility will house a high school aerospace maintenance program. The law enforcement training center will offer firearm training and continuing education or local law enforcement agencies. There is also a public safety academy, where students will get first responder training. “That stuff is huge when you talk about training, workforce development and preparing people for success in the future. That is exactly what our community needs,” said Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.A new 911 dispatch center for the sheriff’s office will also be housed in the public safety academy. “The 911 center is probably the most important area because they take in all the calls and then distribute those to our first responders that go and answer them,” said Johnson. More information, including how to sign up for classes, can be found here.Top Headlines Popular Oklahoma City restaurant closed Friday after overnight fire Person dies after multivehicle crash involving wrecker on I-35 in Edmond, OHP says VIDEO: Dog alerts family to teen having stroke Teachers continue to leave Oklahoma classrooms despite record investments. These programs aim to help Oklahoma law regarding electric vehicle charging stations is praised as model for other states
A brand-new training facility in Oklahoma City looks to give more people an opportunity to pursue different career fields.
The new Metro Tech Center on South Bryant consists of four training centers, each focused on a different field. Community leaders said, thanks to the new center, high school seniors and adults will be prepared for high-paying careers without a college degree.
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It is located near Southeast 44th Street, and it will house an automotive technology center, complete with shop bays and classrooms, where students can get hands-on experience to become service technicians and collision repair specialists.
There is also the industrial technology center for people to learn trades like construction, welding and electric work. This facility will house a high school aerospace maintenance program.
The law enforcement training center will offer firearm training and continuing education or local law enforcement agencies. There is also a public safety academy, where students will get first responder training.
“That stuff is huge when you talk about training, workforce development and preparing people for success in the future. That is exactly what our community needs,” said Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
A new 911 dispatch center for the sheriff’s office will also be housed in the public safety academy.
“The 911 center is probably the most important area because they take in all the calls and then distribute those to our first responders that go and answer them,” said Johnson.
More information, including how to sign up for classes, can be found here.
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