SIUE's National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) and Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) will open their doors today to regional employers, elected officials and community members to showcase the Centers’ expanded training programs and capabilities during an Employer Showcase.
Through a $10 million U.S. Department of Labor grant awarded to SIUE in 2014, the ERTC and NCERC have partnered with Lewis and Clark Community College to deliver hands-on training and education in the fields of water management and bioprocessing at the Centers’ pilot-scale training plants.
Local employers and community members are invited to join program staff and faculty for presentations, discussion and tours at the Centers during the following times:
NCERC Employer Showcase
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Today
NCERC at SIUE, 400 University Park Drive
ERTC Employer Showcase
2-3:30 p.m.
Today
ERTC at SIUE, 5618 New Poag Rd
The Building Illinois Bioeconomy consortium is 100 percent funded through a $10 million Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grant.