The North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center is opening its doors from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, to community members, students, their families and others who’d like to see what’s happening inside the Lincoln Center Campus at 905 W. Ninth St., Port Angeles.

Participants will have the chance to meet one-on-one with teachers, staff and students to learn more about Skills Center programs and opportunities for local students.

Join Skills Center staff and students for refreshments by culinary arts students, an art exhibit by commercial art students and view other programs’ exhibits and demonstrations.

The Skills Center offers technical training for area high school students from Cape Flattery, Crescent, Port Angeles, Quillayute Valley and Sequim school districts in a variety of areas including automotive technology, broadcast media, green building trades, collision repair, commercial art, composites technology, cosmetology, Studio 121, culinary arts, criminal justice, fire science, information technology, marine carpentry, medical careers, natural resources, photography/graphic design, sports medicine and welding.

The Skills Center also serves students from Peninsula College and provides an opportunity for students between the ages of 16-21 to receive career training as part of their public education with no cost to the student.

The Skills Center prepares students with the academic and work skills to successfully enter the job market or advanced education and training.

Call 565-1533 or visit www.nopsc.org for more information.