Two new episodes of PBS North Carolina’s ncIMPACT include Wayne Community College voices.
Wayne County efforts are central to this Friday’s episode of the show, which is about “Working For a Living Wage” in North Carolina.
According to the producers, this segment of the show explores how some communities are working to solve the labor shortage by offering a living wage. It discusses the Wayne WORKS initiative and apprenticeships, and features Wayne Community College Student/Smithfield Foods Apprentice Dwayne Jones, Wayne Business and Industry Center Executive Director Craig Foucht, and former Wayne County Chamber of Commerce President Kate Daniels.
ncIMPACT will be aired Friday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS NC. A preview is available.
The full episode will be available for streaming beginning April 22.
WCC Career Development Director Elvira Johnson was a member of a panel in an ncIMPACT episode titled “Veterans Closing the Skills Gap.” It originally aired last week and can be viewed now.
ncIMPACT examines issues around our state including education, jobs, healthcare, and more. Host Anita Brown-Graham and her team from the UNC School of Government listen, learn, and lead in generating conversations, and going into the communities that are tackling these problems head on. Talking to the people on the ground, Brown-Graham identifies ways in which they are positively affecting others and making changes, while exploring ways these innovative solutions can be applied in other communities across the state.
UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina partners with the UNC School of Government, with sponsorship by Civic Federal Credit Union, for this series.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 10,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 165 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.