Change in focus at NRTC

Submitted photo Tom Taylor, Lions president, left, and Nevada Regional Technical Center Director Dr. Phillip Witt, right who was the guest speaker at the Nevada Lions Club meeting Tuesday. Witt's speech focused on the evolution of NRTC beyond just a vocational school to the school's efforts to prepare students for future careers. New class offerings have and are being added, as well as initiatives focused around Project Lead the Way, aimed at preparing students for the global economy through a focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics; and the National Career Readiness Certificate, geared at demonstrating students' achievement and level of workplace employability skills.