Training Programs : West Side Career Technical Center
West Side Career Technical Center
75 Evans St.
Pringle, PA 18704
(570) 288-8493
http://www.wsavts.org/
The West Side Career Technical Center campus offers programs for high school students in the Logistics and Transportation relate fields.
The following programs are available to students:
- Auto Mechanics The skilled automotive technician can perform a wide variety of jobs on many different makes and models of vehicles. The qualified technician can do almost any type of adjustment or repair necessary. These duties include disassembling and overhauling engines, clutches, CV joints, and other parts of the car, as well as grinding valves, repairing brake systems, diagnosing and repairing electrical systems and performing wheel alignments. The technician’s chief skill is the ability to find the cause of the faulty operation. Using their technical know-how together with testing equipment, they first locate the defect and then repair or replace it. Since the automobile is a complex machine, there are a number of mechanics who specialize in the repair or service of specific parts. These specialists usually work in large shops with different departments or in small shops that concentrate on a particular type of repair work.
- Machine Shop The machinist sets up and operates machine tools. A good machinist is able to set up and operate a lathe, milling machine shaper, drill presses and grinder and to make parts according to specifications. Trainees use instruments commensurate with the parts specified in detailed instructions. Trainees place and fasten various pieces on plates or work tables with devices called V-blocks, vises and angle plates. A competent machinist will become involved with inspection, precise measuring, and the development of specifications and the selection of appropriate material.