What This Story Is About
- The Logan County Career and Technical Center is the first school in the state of Kentucky to offer a program for students pursuing a career in the metals industry.
Why It Matters
- It’s the first school in the state to offer students this unique opportunity.
What Happens Next
- The Logan County Career and Technical Center is currently working to hire a MI2 Metals Pathway Instructor for the program.
For Context
- Kentucky has a $34 billion metals industry ecosystem. The commonwealth’s metals economy is one of the more robust in the nation, producing aluminum, steel, copper and advanced alloys.
LOGAN COUNTY, Ky. (WBKO) – The Logan County Career and Technical Center is the first school in the state of Kentucky to offer a program for students pursuing a career in the metals industry.
The school has announced plans for the MI2 program in the fall of 2027 and are seeking to hire a qualified MI2 Metals Pathway Instructor.
The MI2 program is co-designed by Kentucky’s leading manufacturers and local educators. It is a year long pathway program for high school juniors and seniors. It combines classroom learning with real hands-on industry experience. Students in the program are trained on safety and practical skills needed to enter the industry post-graduation. There is a high demand for operator and maintenance roles and this program helps educate students and fill those needs in the work force.
MI2’s website says, “Kentucky isn’t just where MI2 is located — it’s why it exists.”
Kentucky has a $34 billion metals industry ecosystem. The commonwealth’s metals economy is one of the more robust in the nation, producing aluminum, steel, copper and advanced alloys.
You can find more information on the MI2 program here and you can watch the Logan County Career and Technical Center’s launch video here.
If you are interested in applying for the MI2 Metals Pathway Instructor position, click the link here.
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