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Welcome to the digital transformation of education! We are excited to announce the launch of OcuWeld™! OcuWeld utilizes Virtual Reality (VR) to enhance our welding training programs using the Oculus Quest2 device. Designed by welders for welders, OcuWeld provides welding students the opportunity to practice their hands-on training in a virtual environment where concerns about safety, access and cost are no longer relevant. OcuWeld immerses students in a virtual environment that mimics real life training experiences and provides the opportunity to practice skills independently. OcuWeld is integrated into our Tulsa Welding School and RSI welding curriculum to ensure that students have future proof skills that employers are seeking. View press release here:
First of Its Kind Virtual Reality Training Aims to Help Growing Demand in Skilled Trade Jobs Amid New Infrastructure Bill
TWS Parent Company StrataTech Education Group’s 2019 study on how high schools don’t do enough to promote skilled trades as a post-high school path, was cited in a Forbes article about the shortage of tradespeople to complete renovations in homes and the shortage of materials needed to make those renovations.
Home Improvement, Interrupted: Labor And Material Shortages Stall Home Renovations In Pandemic Era
StrataTech Education Group’s The Refrigeration School Inc. (RSI) and Tulsa Welding School Jacksonville and Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston (TWS) have been named as 2021 Military Friendly® School’s for the 9th consecutive year. The schools are being recognized for their impactful programs supporting veteran and military students and dependents.
The Refrigeration School Inc. and Tulsa Welding School Recognized as 2021 Military Friendly® Schools - StrataTech
PHOENIX, August 20 2020 – Tulsa Welding School (TWS) has partnered with Hire Heroes USA, a national veteran employment nonprofit, to help military members entering the civilian workforce find opportunities for training programs in the skilled trades. The partnership will provide Hire Heroes’ clients who no longer receive military funding with a $2,500 scholarship to TWS. “We are honored to work with Hire Heroes USA,” said Mary Kelly, president and CEO of StrataTech Education Group. “We are incredibly passionate about supporting veterans, as well as active military, to achieve their career goals. We understand that the transition from military to civilian life can be challenging, so with this new partnership we hope to make that transition a little easier.” Click the link to read the full story.
Tulsa Welding School and Hire Heroes USA Partner for Veteran Scholarship Program - StrataTech
Cali Edwards wanted a job that wasn’t in customer service or the DHS. She was always an artist, and when she saw big welded statues, a lightbulb went off in her head, and she enrolled in Tulsa Welding School. It didn’t hurt that her husband is also a TWS graduate. A mother of four boys, balancing motherhood and school was challenging, but her own determination and the support of her friends and family helped her persevere. After graduating, Cali now works for Petroleum Containment, but her ultimate goal is to one day have her own welding company. Cali’s advice for anyone considering enrolling in TWS: “Be open to learning. Communicate with your teachers and other students. Don’t close yourself off or be afraid. Everybody has their own challenges that they’re dealing with, either life challenges outside of school, or challenges in class with their welding, so be open. Communicate. Stay encouraged and ask for help if you need it.”
Graduate Connections - Meet Cali Edwards - Tulsa Welding School
Enjoying some coffee and snacks with veterans in honor of Veterans Day at the Tulsa campus.
Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center (Houston) hosted a grand opening event on Wednesday, September 18, to celebrate the launch of its Refrigeration Technologies Program. With proven curriculum from the nationally recognized educational institution The Refrigeration School, Inc., the program expansion will address the need for highly-skilled workers in the Houston market, while also providing career opportunities for high school graduates and new technology training opportunities for current industry professionals. The event featured remarks by campus president, Dale Turner and President and CEO of StrataTech Education Group, Mary Kelly. Guest attendees included representation from Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, HVAC YouTube personality AK HVAC. The short, seven-month program equips graduating students with an HVAC/R certification.