Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (CVCC) is seeking candidates for its Distinguished Alumni Award for exemplary accomplishment in and contribution to industry, community, and education. Candidates should have completed a one or two year CVCC high school program or an adult education workforce development program in 2013 or earlier. This award recognizes the outstanding career achievements in a profession that is closely related to the training received at CVCC.

Nominations will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 10. Click here for nomination form. For questions, please contact Principal Michael Hall at 440-746-8281 or Email Mr. Hall. Completed forms can be emailed to Mr. Hall or mailed to:

Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

Attn: Michael Hall, Principal

8001 Brecksville Road

Brecksville, OH 44141

CVCC will host a Holiday Craft Show on Saturday, November 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Craft Show will feature more than 75 vendors offering unique gifts and crafted items. The event features a snack bar, customer appreciation drawing and more! Sponsored by the SkillsUSA Local Chapter, interested crafters can reserve space at the event. One space is $50, two spaces are $85, and three spaces are $105. Spaces are assigned on a first come first serve basis. Checks can be made payable to CVCC/SkillsUSA. No applications or payments will be accepted after October 26. To reserve a space and for more information, please contact Mrs. Julie Jakubczak at 440-746-8240 or [email protected].

With such a demand for workers in the machining industry, the job market has restricted a company's ability to upskill their staff, let alone try to have new employees shadow more experienced workers, as they are too busy making product, unable to slow down to "training speed." While most companies can't accommodate training for multiple people at once at their own facility, several companies might be willing to upskill one or two employees at a time, by outsourcing said training to Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (CVCC). This format will ultimately not interfere with current production or the workload of more experienced staff. CVCC has latched onto this layout with the introduction of the Certified Production Technician (CPT) 4.0 Program and the Machining Technology Program. The CPT program is 180-hours and has employers eager to hire, as this short term training gets you certified and career-ready. The Machining Technology program is 650-hours, which involves skills for multi-level employment in the machining industry, including: machining fundamentals and tool introduction, computer numerical control (CNC) milling and turning, CAD/CAM systems, and advancing machining.