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When new Beaufort County Community College students begin the new Certified Production Technician Program, a veteran of industry will be on hand to help guide their success.

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    When new Beaufort County Community College students begin the new Certified Production Technician Program, a veteran of industry will be on hand to help guide their success.

    Sandra R. Barfield, a long-time employee of the pulp and paper and banking industries, has accepted the post of N.C. Back-to-Work Success Coach for the Certified Production Technician Program at BCCC.

    In that post, Barfield will counsel program participants, follow their coursework, help them complete the program and work with local industries to help students find jobs.

    "Beaufort County Community College is pleased to have an individual with Sandra's experience in business and industry help students in this new program," said Chet Jarman, vice president of Continuing Education at BCCC. "Her insights into the type of work program completers will be performing will be invaluable in helping them prepare for and find jobs."

    Classes are scheduled to begin Jan. 27. The Certified Production Technician coursework involves training recognized by the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council in four critical production areas - Safety, Quality and Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Processes and Production and Maintenance Awareness.

    BCCC will offer the Certified Production Technician coursework for an initial group of 100 individuals throughout the service area. Scholarships are available to unemployed and underemployed workers who qualify.

    A native of South Carolina, Barfield graduated from Latta High School in Latta, S.C. and earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Francis Marion College, now University, in Florence, S.C.

    Before joining the staff at BCCC, she worked as a paralegal at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., in Florence, S.C. and as a part-time staffing specialist for TESI in Washington. She worked approximately 16 years in the pulp and paper industry and taught at a technical college in that state.

    From her work teaching college, Barfield discovered a love for "working with different people at a lot of different phases in their journey," she said.

    Barfield and her husband, Marty, live in the Cypress Landing community in Chocowinity with their 15 year old son, Tripp. She is active in the First Baptist Church in Washington where she sings in the choir and is a member of the hand-bell choir. During her spare time, she is a volunteer at the local schools.

    For more information about the Certified Production Technician Program, contact Barfield by telephone at 940-6468 or by email at sandrab@beaufortccc.edu. Interested persons may also contact Lou Stout, director of Occupational Extension at 940-6307 or by email at lous@beaufortccc.edu.
Sandra Barfield, pictured above learning the ropes of her new job, is the N.C. Back-to-Work Success Coach at BCCC and will help guide students through their studies in the new Certified Production Technician Program.



    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.
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