Apprenticeship News 1/12/2024
Carroll Community College, in partnership with Heidelberg Materials North America, will provide a path to a skilled-based job for employees in the Millwright Apprenticeship Program, college officials announced Thursday.
Millwrights are a group of specialized craftspeople who perform maintenance on the full complement of industrial machines at Heidelberg Materials.
The program is four years long, with 780 hours of classroom instruction and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training. Students learn various skills, including welding, plumbing, pipefitting, conveyor belt functions and sheet metal work…
During this legislative session, our primary focus has been on passing impactful legislation to ensure that our local businesses thrive by having access to necessary talent. In collaboration with Sen. Dan Feyen, we proudly introduced Assembly Bill 779 and Senate Bill 747 during National Apprenticeship Week. These bills aim to enhance our state's youth and registered apprenticeship programs, which are recognized as among the best in the country. They provide a unique opportunity for students and workers to combine classroom learning with hands-on field experience, all while earning a wage…
Pre-apprenticeship program eyes jobs for Missoula women (missoulian.com)
Workers in the trades are often referred to as "tradesmen" because, well, they usually are men. A new workforce program under development aims to change that by helping more women enter trade jobs alongside their male counterparts.
With trillions of dollars flowing into infrastructure projects around the country that also bolster energy efficiency and renewable energy use, communities like Missoula find themselves needing more workers to actually carry out the projects they have funding for. In Missoula, a forthcoming pre-apprenticeship program seeks to help build that workforce by offering young and low-income women a pathway to trade jobs in which women have historically been underrepresented…
First adult construction pre-apprenticeship program graduates in Rochester (rochesterfirst.com)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Training Rochester Adults in Construction apprenticeship program celebrated their very first group of graduates on Wednesday.
The first class of this program graduated on Wednesday, January 10 at the Laborers Local 435. The TRACS program is a collaborative effort between Rochester Careers in Construction, Inc., The Urban League of Rochester, the Rochester Building and Construction Trades Council, and the North American Building Trades Union…
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Interplay Learning, the leading provider of immersive skilled trades training, confirmed its position as the preferred provider for comprehensive, forward-thinking training in 2023 with a series of notable new offerings and achievements, including the launch of the industry's first AI-powered mentor for learning and skill development…