GROB has moved from making components for combustible engines to electric vehicles to looking at making components for batteries for those vehicles. Along the way, the skill sets of their workforce continue to be more advanced and so does the training needed for the apprentices that will be working at GROB.  Community colleges like Rhodes are ready to train students, whatever the need that manufacturers have.

Intel is expected to start recruiting this fall for the 3,000 workers that will be needed in the Licking County plant, some will be training at their Arizona plant for up to a year and a half before the Ohio plants are expected to open. Intel also will be working with colleges like Rhodes State College and even Ohio high schools to get more of the workers that they will need.

To help fill these positions free training is once again being offered at Rhodes State College. The Workforce Development and Innovation team at the college is gearing up for another entry-level course in Basic Machining and C-N-C Machine Operation. This round of training is open to any City of Lima resident who may be interested in entering this field.