KNOX — Have you ever dreamt about seeking to start a new career, but did not know how to receive the necessary training to do so? Well, SCILL changes lives, one person at a time. Through SCILL and their partners, they provide Starke County with customized training for area industries to meet their specific needs, vocational high school programs in automotive and welding technology, an adult program in welding technology, computer software training, and literacy programs. SCILL’s mission is to offer learning opportunities that are close by, flexible, and promptly responsive to the needs of employers, employees, the underemployed, the discouraged and the unemployed for Starke County, the City of Knox, and the towns of Hamlet and North Judson.

If interested in enrolling in the SCILL Vocational Welding Technology Program or Vocational Automotive Technology Program, contact your high school counselor, contact SCILL directly, or use the online application found at www.scill.biz or www.ncavc.info . Students will be exposed to internship opportunities with local businesses, which will help to further solidity their career path and increase their experience for employment after graduation and possible employment with local and area businesses.