Paragould Local Electrical Apprenticeship Donates Equipment to BRTC

Mark Graftenreed, PLEA Board Member and BRTC Electricity Instructor

POCAHONTAS, AR Feb. 14– The Paragould Local Electrical Apprenticeship (PLEA) Board recently donated six Westward 90 Digital Multimeters to the Career and Technical Center (CTC) at BRTC Paragould for the Industrial Electricity/Electronics Program.

These digital multimeters are used in the field for troubleshooting electrical problems in residential, commercial, and industrial equipment. They were presented to Josh Earley, BRTC Paragould Electricity-Electronics Instructor. Instructor Earley explained that the donated devices will put hands-on learning tools in the hands of his students.

The PLEA Board stated that it understands the importance of the CTC program for the electrical trade and was happy to see these digital multimeters become a resource for the students and program.