Workforce Development at Cleveland State

Seven amazing trustees from County Sheriff's Department, taught by CLSCC's Welding instructor, Chad Laxton, graduated with their American Welding Society certification on the 2F specification!!! We thank Adult Education, Norfolk Southern, and the McMinn County Sheriff's Office, and deeply appreciate our partnership with them!

May 2025 Newsletter! Check it out!

Workforce Watch May 2025 Plumbing Bootcamp June 16 - June 27 8:00am - 12:00pm Location: Cleveland, TN. If you'd like to learn more about this course, contact (423) 614-8742, [email protected], City Fields, or your local American Job Center Electrical Wiring Bootcamp June 23 - June 27 8:00am - 4:30pm Location...

Check out our April Newsletter!

Workforce Watch April 2025 End-of-Life Doula May 20 - June 24 Wednesdays - 6:00pm - 8:00pm (Virtual Lectures) Location: Online. If you'd like to learn more about this course, contact (423) 614-8793 or [email protected] Register at http://mycs.cc/EOLDoula MIG Welding  June 6 - May 13 8:00am - 4:00pm Location: ...

A behind the scenes look at setting up Welding and HVAC Labs at McMinn County Jail...can't wait to train our first students!

Congrats to our recent Plumbing Bootcamp graduates! We are so proud!

We couldn't do this work without great partners like City Fields 💙

Phlebotomy Course in May!

Registration Available!

New Program Alert! Registration is LIVE!

End of Life Doula - Summer 2025

3 plumbing scholarships available for this 2-week boot camp starting this month!

3 plumbing scholarships are available for this 2-week boot camp starting this month on March 24th.

Do you want to get a good paying job but feel stuck in a cycle of low paying jobs or unemployment? This program will prepare you for a career in plumbing and give you the resources to create a stable life. A career in plumbing will lead to good wages and can help you achieve long term financial stability. DM us with your questions or apply below: ⬇️

Application Form: https://wkf.ms/43cAlsv

We are so proud of our eleven, hard-working, Workforce Development Mig Welding graduates, and we look forward to learning where their new skills will take them! In partnership with: City Fields Norfolk Southern Tennessee Adult Education American Job Center - Southeast Tennessee American Welding Society

We would like to welcome our third apprentice from Mueller Company to the Mechatronics Technician Registered Apprenticeship Program! Ryan Caldwell earned an Associate of Applied Science in Electromechanical Technology in August 2024 and began the apprenticeship program in November.

The Mechatronics Technician apprenticeship program requires a minimum of 6000 hours of on-the-job learning and 11 related instruction classes over the three-year program. Caldwell joins two other Mueller apprentices, Jake Kyker and Charles Stringer. Cleveland State's Workforce Development Department serves as the official program sponsor.

A 2018 Bradley Central High School graduate, Caldwell started working at Mueller in 2021. A year later, he decided to pursue his degree at Cleveland State. Working second shift as a maintenance technician, Caldwell could take the morning classes at the college and work at night. Through grants and scholarships such as Tennessee Reconnect, Caldwell was able to attend Cleveland State tuition-free.

“I chose Cleveland State because it was closer to home,” said Caldwell. “That was important to me because I had two sons under the age of four and a full-time job. It was a lot back then to keep all that flowing without any hiccups. Mueller saw my drive to get my degree, so they gave me this apprenticeship opportunity. I couldn’t pass that up.”

Between his work experience at Mueller and his associate degree at Cleveland State, Caldwell received credit for almost 3000 hours of on-the-job learning and nine of the 11 related instruction classes. Upon graduation, he earned an associate degree, electrical and mechanical certificates, as well as the EPA universal certification for HVAC. After completing the apprenticeship program, he will earn an industry-recognized journeyman’s license.

For more information about registered apprenticeship programs, contact Cleveland State Director of Workforce Development, Heather Brown, [email protected] or (423) 614-8793.

Check out our January Newsletter!

Workforce Watch January 2025 Plumbing Bootcamp March 24 - April 4 5:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Cleveland, TN. If you'd like to learn more about this course, contact (423) 614-8742, [email protected], City Fields, or your local American Job Center. HVAC Bootcamp April 7 - May 7 5:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Cleveland, TN ...

Spring 2025 HVAC Bootcamp!