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What Job Training Is Available at the NOCCC Skills Center (Vinita)

Want to know what your loved one might be learning at the NOCCC Skills Center in Vinita? Start with the programs CareerTech runs there and why having a dedicated training space makes a difference.

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Oklahoma CareerTech opened a Skills Centers facility at the Northeast Oklahoma Community Corrections Center (NOCCC) in Vinita in 2022. For families, this is meaningful: it means structured job training is available here, not just informal work assignments.

CareerTech runs Skills Centers in correctional settings to deliver career and technical education inside facilities. Think of it as a school-style training setup focused on practical, job-related skills that help someone find work after release.

Programs List

  • ✓ Career readiness (moved into the dedicated Skills Centers facility)
  • ✓ Welding/fabrication (moved into the dedicated Skills Centers facility)
  • ✓ Transportation, distribution and logistics (moved into the dedicated Skills Centers facility)

Before the dedicated Skills Centers facility opened, vocational classes at NOCCC were held in maintenance and warehouse areas. That context helps explain why the newer, purpose-built space is considered a real upgrade.

CareerTech has said the new Vinita facility will allow them to prepare more NOCCC students for employment after release. The practical takeaway for families: a dedicated space supports training at a scale and consistency that is hard to achieve when classes are squeezed into multipurpose work areas.

Three programs moved into the dedicated facility: career readiness, welding/fabrication, and transportation, distribution and logistics. If your loved one mentions any of these, they are talking about training held in the Skills Centers building, not the older maintenance or warehouse spaces.

CareerTech programs typically use competency-based curriculum materials. Students work toward specific, measurable skills rather than just logging hours. CareerTech's instructional materials arm (CIMC) produces and distributes these materials, helping programs teach to clear skill targets that translate to workplace expectations.

CareerTech programs commonly use advisory committees made up of employers and community members to keep training relevant. The idea is simple: programs regularly check in with people who know the work, so training stays aligned with what employers actually need. This reflects general CareerTech guidance and best practices, not a specific committee operating at NOCCC.

Why this matters to families: Training shaped by industry and community input stays closer to real job expectations. The skills taught are more likely to match what someone will actually be asked to do after release.

  1. Start with the program name: Ask your loved one which of the three areas they are in (career readiness, welding/fabrication, or transportation, distribution and logistics). Having the program name makes it much easier to get a clear answer.
  2. Contact CareerTech for program-level questions: If you need clarification on what a program covers, how competency is tracked, or what “completion” means, reach out to CareerTech through its main public contact channels and ask for Skills Centers or corrections education.
  3. Use CareerTech’s grievance or complaint process for concerns: If you are trying to raise an issue about access, fairness, or how a program is being delivered, follow CareerTech’s established grievance/complaint guidance so your concern goes to the right place and can be tracked.
  4. Verify the best local point of contact: Facility procedures and points of contact can change. Ask CareerTech or NOCCC staff who the current local coordinator is for Skills Centers questions.
  • ✓ Which specific certifications (if any) are awarded in each program
  • ✓ Enrollment rules and eligibility (who can sign up, waitlists, and any restrictions)
  • ✓ Job placement rates or employment outcomes after release
  • ✓ Class schedules, length of each course, and how often new cohorts start
  • ✓ The correct local contact name, phone number, or email for the NOCCC Skills Center

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