Registered Apprenticeships - Are they for Your Company?

Alcoa and Core Molding have a meeting scheduled this week with Dr. David Just, Program Manager Barry Benson, and Grants Administrator Susan Tate, to discuss beginning a registered apprenticeship program. Barnet Polymer and Goodyear are working on registering an apprenticeship for  electricians. The Schaffler Group has an apprenticeship program in tool and die machining. At the [...]

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Maintenance Apprentices Learn Electro-Mecanical Craft

Maintenance Technicians from Goodyear, Barnet Polymer, and Mrs. Smith’s Bakery are learning hands-on theory and troubleshooting skills that relate directly to their jobs. This training helps them to advance in the company, and it saves the company downtime and fees for outsourcing.
“Maintenance is like a puzzle,” says Marvin Tedder, apprenticeship instructor. “We like to do [...]

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