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Polaris MEP’s Infosession: IYRS School of Technology & Trades Opportunities

Home / Events / Polaris MEP’s Infosession: IYRS School of Technology & Trades Opportunities

Start Date

April 17, 2025 10:00 am

End Date

April 17, 2025 10:45 am

Venue

VIRTUAL

Organizer

Polaris MEP

Price

USD$ NO COST

Training, Internship, and Innovation Opportunities with The IYRS School of Technology & Trades

Polaris MEP’s partners from the Newport based training academy, IYRS, are available to share an in-depth look at their training capabilities, opportunities to connect with their all-star trainees and utilizing their team to help you innovate!

The IYRS School of Technology and Trades has developed curriculums that attract companies from across the country. Here is your opportunity to learn how you can tap into this talent pool and keep them in Rhode Island!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Manufacturers interested in hiring or upskilling from the IYRS
  • Incumbent workers interested in learning a new trade or adding to existing skillset

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Kern Maass

Kern Maass started working as the fifth president of the IYRS School of Technology and Trades last July. Maass brings 20 years of experience working in higher education to the IYRS campus. Most recently, he served as the dean of the College of Music and Media at Loyola University in New Orleans.

Prior to his chapter in higher education, Maass owned his own furniture company. He made the leap from furniture maker and designer to running a furniture design program. He eventually became head of the industrial design program and then associate dean of Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts in North Carolina. He notes that the craftsmanship skills needed for boatbuilding and furniture making are transferable, and he feels at ease in front of the many machines and tools on the IYRS campus.

Kern Maass // kmaass@iyrs.edu

 

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