Saturday, March 3, 2012

New work force needs training

Allison Ranck dreams of managing or owning a restaurant. Her high-school studies help her work toward that goal.

Ranck, 18, is a student in the culinary-arts program at the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center. The high-school senior spends five days a week at the center's Mount Joy campus learning skills such as cutting meat and catering.

Ranck feels that teaming these skills in high school will make her more attractive to employers.

"I think that, with this program, I can go (to an employer) and say that I can do things," she said.

Business, education and community leaders gathered in Lancaster County Nov. 5 to discuss how to extend the same …

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