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\"\"<\/a>When Sarath Men of Methuen arrives at his Northern Essex Community College graduation on Saturday, May 18, it will only be the third time he has been on campus.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because Men, who will earn a Test B Technician\u2019s Certificate<\/a> with high honors, took all his courses at his worksite, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in Andover.<\/p>\n

Available only to Raytheon employees, the 29-credit certificate program was created by Northern Essex to help prepare entry-level Raytheon employees for promotions.<\/p>\n

That was in 2008, and, since then, 125 Raytheon employees, including Men, have gained the skills to move up in their field.\u00a0 The company also has expanded the program to include a noncredit option for Test B technicians that want to prepare for higher-level Test A technician jobs, and 70 have completed that program.<\/p>\n

Courses are offered onsite at Raytheon and the company has built classrooms for lectures, problem solving, software simulations, and an electronics lab.\u00a0 Raytheon also pays for books, tuition, software, and calculators, and allows employees in the program to adjust their shifts so they can attend the classes, which run two afternoons a week for four hours for 16 weeks.<\/p>\n

Men started at Raytheon as an assembler in 2012, and he enrolled in the program because he was looking to advance in his career.<\/p>\n

Married with two young daughters, and, he adds, a puppy, Men admits that the program is challenging.\u00a0 \u201cWe all work full-time and most of us have kids.\u00a0 It\u2019s non-stop,\u201d he says.\u00a0 \u201cBut we\u2019ve made this commitment to go to work and better ourselves.<\/p>\n

When in school, Men works his shift from 5:30 am to 2 pm and then starts his four hours of classes at 2:30 pm.\u00a0 The evening is spent with his family and then, once his kids are in bed, he hits the books.<\/p>\n

In January, Men was promoted to a new position, based on his enrollment in the program and an interview with company engineers.<\/p>\n

Thirteen Raytheon employees will be awarded their certificates at the May 18 Commencement, and Men will be there with his proud family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very appreciative of the opportunity Raytheon has given us,\u201d says Men.\u00a0 \u201cThey make it convenient to go to school.\u201d<\/p>\n

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