“[Northwest Technical Institute] is being built on partnerships – partnerships with our state and partnerships with local businesses.  The Office of Skills Development is one of our greatest partners.  Just recently, OSD awarded a grant to equip the new Byrd Welding Center on the NWTI campus, and as a result, hundreds of NWTI students will be prepared annually to enter the workforce.  In partnership with OSD, NWTI will be contributing significantly to close the workforce development gap in Arkansas.”