New Online Training Programs Enhance Delivery Options
March 15, 2021 | Real Time with...IPCEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

Jahr Turchan, Blackfox's Director of Veteran Services & Advanced Manufacturing Programs, discusses how technical training programs pivoted in 2020 and how customers responded to their training needs throughout the year.
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