FCTS Offers tuition-Free course for Veterans

State Representative Christopher J. Donelan recently visited the tuition-free computer-aided design course offered to veterans at the Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls. This course has been offered by Guy Lapollo who is a blueprint and CAD instructor at the school.

The goal of this course has been to introduce participants to basic skills and to explore career opportunities in computer-aided drafting, design and layout.


Michael Truckey, Director of the Franklin Hampshire Career Center in Greenfield, discussed the possibility of expanding this course to include additional adult instruction as well as employment enhancement opportunities for individuals already employed in the local machining trades.


Ron Matuszko, local veteran’s employment representative, stated that the invitation for Mr. Lapollo’s course was sent out in September to area veterans and was pleased at the terrific turnout for this course.


Photo, left to right: Phil Bennington from Athol, Representative Donelan, Kevin Leszczynski from Greenfield.

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