TTC Summer Camps on the Downtown Palmer Campus

TTC Summer Camps for kids and teens start next week!  Here is what we are offering on this campus for next week:

Classic Diner Blue Plate Specials (Ages 7-11)
Digital Photography: Focus on Your World (Ages 12-17)
Pastry Boot Camp (Ages 7-11)
Classic Diner Blue Plate Specials (Ages 12-17)
The Cookie Week (Ages 7-11)
The Very Merry Players Theater Camp (Ages 7-11)

TTC Lean Manufacturing Certificate Counts as One Year of Manufacturing Experience at 40 Local Companies

So, do you want to work at Mercedes or Volvo or one of the other manufacturing companies in our area but have no experience? To get trained for a job in manufacturing, you can start by pursuing our Lean Manufacturing Certificate. The certificate will count as one year of manufacturing experience when you apply to any of these companies. We will be offering this program on the downtown Palmer Campus, as well as other locations.   If you are interested in finding out more, call 843.574.6152. Click here for a printable registration form. Company Name

American Tactical

ARGOS

Atlantic Packaging

Belting Industries

Benchmark Machining, Inc.

BID Group

Briteline Extrusions

Coastal Corrugated

Coastal Logistics Group, Inc.

Coastal Millwork & Supply, LLC

DC Machine

Dover Hydraulics, Inc.

ECMD

Freeman Boatworks

Geocycle

Giant Cement by Elementla

ICL

Innovative Machine Technology

James Hardie

Kapstone Lumber

Key Logistics Solutions, LLC

Key West Boats

KION Group

Knights Companies

Mercedes Benz Vans

Metalworx, Inc.

Quality Marble

Robert Bosch Corporation

Scout Boats

SEFA

Showa Denko

Sportsman Boats

Stark Truss

Strand-Tech Manufacturing

Summit Rubber Company, Inc.

Thrace LINQ

TVS Sundaram-Clayton USA, LLC

UNIFRAX

Volvo Cars, USA

WABCO

ZODIAC

New Culinary Certificate Available on the Downtown Palmer Campus

Trident Technical College Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development is pleased to offer a Culinary Arts Certificate in conjunction with The Culinary Institute of Charleston (CIC). Train with celebrated Culinary Institute of Charleston chefs in a convenient, noncredit program with successful completion leading to career opportunities, educational advancement and personal growth. Sharpen your skills with professional culinary and baking training. Whether you’re already working in the industry and want to move up or you’re an aspiring private chef, this convenient evening program is designed to get you where you want to
go…now!

TTC-Downtown Offers Summer Camp Fun for All Ages!

Taste of the Lowcountry Food Tour Comes to TTC Downtown Palmer Campus

The Taste of the Lowcountry food tour takes you on an exclusive look inside the Culinary Institute of Charleston, the brains behind the ever-evolving restaurant scene in Charleston. Using locally-sourced products, the chef will create a culinary masterpiece filled with seasonal flavors to fulfill your palate.  This tour is a must for any foodie living in, or visiting, Charleston, SC.

About the tour:

• $65 Per Person
• Fridays only 9:30am – 12pm
• Tour Begins at Mercantile and Mash, 701 East Bay Street
• Your guide will give you a brief history of the city’s traditions and food culture, all while enjoying coffee, artisan pastries, and stone-ground grits
• After a short walk to the Culinary Institute of Charleston, you will tour the state-of-the-art facility which includes 22,000 square feet of enormous ovens, over-sized mixers, and one-of-a-kind industrialized kitchens
• Enjoy a cooking demo and tasting of local ingredients, many that are grown fresh from his garden.
• Chef Huff only uses seasonal ingredients so the menu will change accordingly.
• For tickets, go to Bulldog Tours. 

What is Lowcountry Cuisine:

Lowcountry cooking has a vibrant African cuisine influence with strong parallels to New Orleans and Cajun cuisine.  Origins found along the South Carolina and Georgia coasts as this area provides an abundance of shrimp, fish, crabs, and oysters that were not available to non-coastal regions prior to refrigeration. The marshlands of South Carolina are also conducive to growing rice, which became a major part of the everyday diet.

Popular Lowcountry Dishes:
She-Crab soup
Shrimp and Grits
Charleston Red Rice
Fried Cabbage

Summer Camp Early Registration Raffle on April 1st

Sign Your Kids Up for Summer Camp at Trident Tech Now!

Continuing Education is offering hundreds of summer camps for children, teens and adults this summer. Camps begin the week of June 11 and run through the week of Aug. 3. Registration opened Feb. 15. TTC employees receive a 10 percent discount on all camps. Enter the code EMPLOYEE in the shopping cart when registering to receive the discount. Check out the camp catalog here, or you can pick up a printed copy in Building 910.

How to Get Hired at Mercedes-Benz Vans if You have No Manufacturing Experience

Want to be one of the 1300 new hires in manufacturing at Mercedes-Benz Vans but have no manufacturing experience? Trident Tech can help you. We are the light blue pathway in the graphic, the path you take if you have a high school credential and no manufacturing experience (if you need a high school credential or already have a high school credential and manufacturing experience, pick another pathway).  

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (“MBV”) is a plant in Ladson, South Carolina that assembles Sprinter vans for the U.S. market under the brands Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner. The midsize Metris van was added to the assembly line in 2015. Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC announced in March 2015 that it will invest $500 million in construction of a new Sprinter production plant, in addition to an expansion of existing operations. In July 2016, MBV officially broke ground on the site of its new plant, located next to existing operations in the North Charleston area. The MBV facility will provide up to 1,300 jobs by the end of the decade. More than 112,000 Sprinters have been assembled in North Charleston and delivered to destinations in the U.S. since 2006. The U.S. is now the second largest market for Sprinter vans, after Germany.

To get trained for a job in manufacturing at Mercedes-Benz Vans, you start by pursuing our Lean Manufacturing Certificate. We will be offering this program (free if you qualify) on the downtown Palmer Campus, as well as other locations. 

To speak with a registration specialist in the continuing education call center: 843.574.6152.

Hours of operation:

Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Click here for a printable registration form.

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Thought about Taking Just-for-Fun Food-Oriented Class Here at the Downtown Palmer Campus?

Have you thought about taking some just-for-fun food-oriented night or weekend classes here at TTC downtown? Consider these from TTC Continuing Education and Economic Development:

The World of Cheese

Wednesday October 18 (6:30-8:30 pm)
In this demonstration class, master the art of creating a balanced cheese board, learn cheese terminology, sample rare cheeses from around the world, and watch Chef Michelle Diminich prepare several recipes based on these cheeses. Recommended wine pairings are available to sample throughout the evening. You will also take home a sampling of cheesy treats. Price: $45, senior discount available.

Artisan Bread Making: Fermentation and Cultures

Saturday, October 21 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Chef David Vagasky teaches you tricks and techniques of artisan bread making, moving to deeper flavors through fermentation and cultures. Make French bread, light and marble rye breads, sourdough and seeded sourdough. Price: $149, senior discount available.

Artisan Bread Making: French Baguettes, Bagels and Bialys

Saturday, November 18 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
In this hands-on class, Chef David Vagasky will show you how to make a variety of fresh, chewy bagels, bialys and classic French baguettes. Price: $149, senior discount available.

To register or for more information, call 843-574-6152 or visit our website.

Get a Massage for $20 at the Continuing Education's Eclipse Spa on Main Campus

Continuing Education’s Eclipse Spa is now taking appointments!

The price for an hour-long massage is $20 for Trident Tech employees and $25 for the public. Appointments are available Fridays on the hour and half hour between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. The spa is located on the second floor of the Continuing Education Building (910) on Main Campus.

Call extension 6765 to schedule an appointment.