Vivian Lewis did not know where to turn. In 1999, her marriage was on the rocks, and the homemaker without a full-time job wondered how she would make it on her own. But through Florida’s Displaced Homemakers Program run through the Sarasota Women’s Resource Center, Lewis gained the skills to make it on her own….
Traci Adams, along with her parents and her husband Shannon have been through an ordeal in the past week. Traci, a Manatee Technical Institute student in the Medical Assisting program, started having stomach pains that she ignored at first, but when they became more serious she decided to go to the hospital to get checked…
MTI’s students left for Kansas City on Sunday to compete in the National SkillsUSA Championships. SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. During the week-long event, nearly 6,000 career and technical education students…
Gary Fee is President and Chairman of Outside Sales Support Network (OSSN), an industry trade association that provides education and training programs for travel industry professionals including Travel Agents, Home Based Travel Agencies, Contractor Sellers of Travel, and Outside Sales Travel Agents. Mr. Fee paid a personal visit to Ms. Owens’ Hospitality and Tourism class…
Start A New Career In Optometric Assisting In Just 11 Months At Manatee Technical Institute! What will you do? Tour the classroom and see our technology in use Learn about class details Meet instructors and program counselors Meet with local Optometrists and Ophthalmologists to discuss the demand for Optometric Assistants in this economy Meet current…
Students in Marina Proskurina’s Digital Design class were recently given an interesting challenge: design a logo that graphically depicts the objective of an environmental sustainability program funded through a grant from State Farm, called of the “Feed the Need” MTI and Braden River High School are jointly participating in the program, with MTI students building…
Twenty-five students were inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society at Manatee Technical Institute last night. The Manatee adult education program serves over 1,200 students. The ones chosen for this honor were in the top two percent of their class. The stories of the new members in this prestigious organization were many. Luisa Cole’s…
Published Friday, May 17, 2013 12:04 am by Staff Report BRADENTON — Jay Romine took over this week as the new director of Manatee Technical Institute’s Law Enforcement Academy. The recommendation to appoint him to the position was approved at Monday’s Manatee School Board meeting. The recently-retired Chief of Police for the City of Holmes…
In Manatee County, a unique program designed to help teens get an early start in a career as a firefighter and EMT is in jeopardy. Manatee Technical Institute in Lakewood Ranch offers a fire science Program for seniors in high school. “It is taught the same way as the adult fire science program,” said Donna…
Manatee Technical Institute student Marcos Aviles received an honorable mention in the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. Aviles is a high school student in the digital design program at MTI. According to Aviles, a junior, “I wasn’t going to enter the contest until my father reminded me that I would never win if I didn’t compete. Now…
MANATEE — Manatee Technical Institute’s Law Enforcement Academy has appointed former Holmes Beach Police Chief Jay Romine as director, according to a news release. Romine’s first day on the job was Tuesday after his appointment was confirmed at Monday night’s school board meeting. “I am so pleased to have a graduate of our academy become…
Today is Jay Romine’s first day on the job as the new director of Manatee Technical Institute’s Law Enforcement Academy. The recommendation to appoint him to the position was approved at last night’s School Board meeting. The recently retired Chief of Police for the City of Holmes Beach brings a wealth of knowledge and experience…
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