Upcoming Events

VTC is now offering a Class “A” CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) program is currently accepting applications. The program will consist of 40 hrs of prep course work and 160 hours of driver’s training.

Please download the flyer for additional information on the program and registering.

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REGISTRATION FORM

Put your Business Ahead of the Competition!

March 21, 2012 – May 30, 2012
6 Wednesday sessions from 8-11AM
Cost: $250

Location: Klapec Auto Body Conference Room
180 Regina Drive
Cranberry, PA
Venango County (Turn between McDonalds and Bob Evans towards WalMart)

1. Wednesday, March 21, 2012: Oil and Gas Industry 101 (Knowing the Culture and the structure of the Oil and Gas Industry) -Speaker from PIOGA (Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association of Pennsylvania)
2. Wednesday, April 4, 2012: HR (Human Resource) Issues  – Speaker from PGE (Pennsylvania General Energy
3. Wednesday, April 18, 2012:  Compliance Requirement – Speaker from Gas Companies
4. Wednesday, May 2, 2012: Media/Public Relations - Speaker: Range Resources and Judy Etzel from the Derrick
5. Wednesday, May 16, 2012: MSA (Master Service Agreement)- Speaker: Richard Fontanesi Sourcing Manager, EQT Corporation
6. Wednesday, May 30, 2012: Accounting and Legalese - Speaker: Bud Shuffstall Esquire Senior Oil, Gas, and Mineral Officer of Northwest Savings Bank.

Must register to attend
To register, please call Lance Hummer at 814-677-4427 or
Deb Lutz at 814-677-3152 x 115

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Realizing that there are some people who would like to take advantage of these webinars, but do not have access to high-speed internet access, the NW PA Oil and Gas Hub has made arrangements to broadcast these webinars in four area counties.

• Clarion County – Structural Modulars, Inc (SMI), 102 Southern Ave., Strattanville, PA
  To register for Clarion County sessions, please call 814-226-0626, or 814-226-9045
• Crawford County – Meadville/Western Crawford County Chamber of Commerce office
  908 Diamond Park, Meadville PA. To register for Crawford County sessions, please call
  814-677-4427.
• Mercer County – Christ Lutheran Church, 396 Buhl Blvd, Sharon, PA 16146
  To register for Mercer County Sessions, please call 724-699-5035. 
• Venango County- Business Innovation Center, 679 Colbert Avenue Suite 101 Oil City, PA 16301  To register for Venango County Sessions, please call 814-677-3152 or 814-677-4427.

Each of the sessions will run from 9 AM – 10:15 AM

• Sept 13, “Local Business View: Experience in the Northeast”
• Sept. 26, “Industry View: What Does Industry Look For?”
• Oct. 11, “Local Business View: Experience in the Southwest”
• Oct. 24, “The Process: How Do You Sell Into Industry?”
• Nov. 8, “The Work Plan: Financial and Planning Suggestions”

From UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – “A series of Web-based seminars aimed at helping local businesses prosper from natural-gas drilling and development will be offered this fall by Penn State Extension’s Marcellus Educational Consortium.

“Your Business and Marcellus Shale: Moving Forward 2011″ is a five-part program intended to help local businesses understand and take advantage of the opportunities arising from development of the Marcellus Shale.

“Participants will expand their knowledge of the opportunities that exist in the market and learn how to make connections and plan for doing business in this growing industry,” said Jonathan Laughner, extension educator in Beaver County who is moderating the sessions, one of which will be held every other week. Each webinar will feature speakers who are experts in the field.

“Our webinar speakers will include natural-gas industry representatives, local business people successfully responding to opportunities, financial specialists and business-development representatives,” Laughner said. “Anyone interested in learning more about this aspect of the industry is welcome to attend.”

For those of you who have high-speed internet The website for the webinars is https://meeting.psu.edu/marcellusbiz. Webinar access requires a free Friends of Penn State account, which can be obtained at https://fps.psu.edu.

Sponsored by NW Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Hub Taskforce

The 2011 – 2012 Professional Skills Development Series in Clarion/Venango Counties( 2011-2012 Prof Dev Clarion venango trifold) and Mercer County(2011-2012 Prof Dev Mercer trifold) is a 24-hour certificate program that gives the participant the opportunity to develop or enhance the professional skills needed to succeed in the workplace. Clarion/Venango County sessions alternate between the two counties and are held once a month on the second Wednesday of the month for a full year (12 sessions). Mercer County sessions are all held in Mercer, Mercer County on the third Wednesday of the month for a full year (12 sessions). Attendance at seven sessions is required to receive the certificate. College Education Units (CEU)’s are available through Clarion University’s Division of Continuing Education at the rate of one CEU for every 10 hours of instruction time.

The 2011-2012 Clarion/Venango County Professional Skills Development Series will be held on the Second Wednesday of each month September 14, 2011– August 13, 2012,, 9:00 to 11:00 AM. Venango County sessions will be held in Frame Hall, Venango Campus of Clarion University. Clarion sessions will be held at SMI (Structural Modules, Inc.) at 101 Southern Ave., Strattanville, PA 16258

The 2011-2012 Mercer County Professional Skills Development Series is made up of 12, two-hour monthly sessions. Courses meet on the third Wednesday of the month,
9-11 a.m. from October 19, 2011– September 21, 2012. Sessions will be held at the Keystone Community Education Council’s office at 113 N. Diamond St., Mercer, PA 16137.

Cost:

For $500 – 2 people can attend each of the 12 sessions or 24 admissions to the sessions of your choice.  ($21/per person/session)

For $300 – 1 person can attend the entire series or 12 admissions to the sessions of your choice. ($25/per person/session)

For $30 – 1 person can attend the session of their choice.

Clarion/Venango: For additional info or to make special arrangements, please call 814-226-0626

Mercer: For additional info or to make special arrangements, please call 724-699-5035

Location

*Venango County sessions will be held in Frame Hall, Venango Campus of Clarion University.
*Clarion sessions will be held at SMI (Structural Modules, Inc.) at 101 Southern Ave., Strattanville, PA 16258
*In Mercer County: Keystone Community Education Council’s office at 113 N. Diamond St., Mercer, PA 16137.

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Looking to grow your business by finding opportunities in the natural gas industry?

Gain information and insights that will help you to understand, explore and take advantage of business opportunities arising from the Marcellus shale and the growth of the natural gas industry.

Please join us for a day of presentations and panel discussions on opportunities in providing direct and indirect services to the natural gas and oil industry

June 28, 2011

9 AM-4PM

Venango Technology Center
1 Vo-Tech Drive, Oil City, PA

Cost: $25
(Includes lunch and breaks)

Registration Required

To register, please call/email – Deb Lutz at 814-677-3152 / Dlutz@oilregion.org or
Lance Hummer at 814-677-4427 / lhummer@csonline.net

18th Annual “Focus On Our Future” Community Forum

Forum Theme: Doing the Best We Can With the Resources We Have

Location: The Commons at Franklin

Date: Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Registration: 8:00 to 8:30 – Forum 8:30 to 4:00

Cost: No cost to attend, Must register

Keynote Speaker – Kristen Hagopian

Also Presenting – Karen Vadino

Kristen Hagopian is a Motivational Speaker and Author of “Brilliant Frugal Living”, conducting humorous lectures on personal finance and wealth-building to civic, corporate and private groups.   In today’s economy, your hard-earned money has to stretch further than ever to make ends meet.  Put Karen’s experience to work for YOU!

Karen Vadino, MSW, LPCC, OCPC, is a Motivational Speaker, Humorist, Trainer, and Consultant. She is a nationally recognized speaker known for her unique and humorous approach to life. Karen has been in the human services field for over 20 years and has been a trainer and educator for 15 years.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR REGISTRATION OR QUESTIONS:

Keystone Community Education Council, 255 Elm Street, Oil City, Pa 16301

Voice:  814-678-5069 or 814-677-4427, Fax:  814-676-2897

lhummer@csonline.net

NO COST TO ATTEND

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

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