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A-B Tech has launched a new instructional division, the Emergency Services Academy. Skye Myrick, former Occupational and Public Service Training executive director, has been named to head the Academy.
The Academy creates an organizational structure that will administer and deliver curriculum programs and continuing education in-service training for our community's fire, law, and rescue professionals. The Academy combines four existing departments within the Allied Health and Public Services Division: Emergency Medical Science, Fire Protection Technology, Basic Law Enforcement Training, and Criminal Justice Technology. Within these departments, curriculum instructors and continuing education coordinators are now joined, both physically and organizationally. "It is the College's response to more expediently handling the emergency services needs of our community and parts of Western North Carolina," Myrick said. "We are streamlining operations and working more closely with city, county, and local municipalities to meet the needs of emergency service professionals. It's a move that allows us to focus on the improvement of future return on investment for our degree and in-service training. " Myrick will become the associate dean of the Emergency Services Academy under Ned Fowler, dean of Allied Health and Public Service. She will oversee Emergency Medical Services, Fire Services, Criminal Justice and Basic Law Enforcement Training. The Academy was created to establish a single point of contact for students, college personnel, and the community. For example, a phone call from someone who wants information on fire training will go to one office, where the caller can get curriculum or in-service training information from one person. The Academy will also maximize the use of college resources. Facilities and equipment will be shared, and curriculum faculty will have more opportunities to teach non-credit courses. "I am enthusiastic about the direction the college has chosen to go with regard to the academy concept," Myrick said. "But more importantly, I feel that I am working with the best team of department chairs, coordinators and instructors that this college has to offer." Shelly White, former Human Resources Development coordinator, will fill Myrick's previous position. As a comprehensive community college, A-B Tech is committed to providing accessible, quality educational opportunities for lifelong learning to meet the diverse and changing needs of the community. For more information about programs at A-B Tech, call 254-1921, or visit the college�s website at www.abtech.edu. (Images provided by AB Tech.)
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