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Trump Administration Pushes Apprenticeships

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19 June 2017
Created: 19 June 2017
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On June 15, President Trump signed an Executive Order meant to expand apprenticeships. Click here to read the text of the executive order.

Inside Higher Ed, which covers news of relevance to institutions of higher education, covered the Trump administration's apprenticeship push in a June 14 article titled "New Money and New Players on Apprenticeship". The article does a good job of covering the key points of the initiative. Read the full article here.

A June 18 article in Forbes covered the topic, noting "This New Trump Plan Could Be the Answer to Millennial Job Woes." Read the article here.

The Hill, a popular news source within the D.C. beltway, ran an article by Robert Lerman, founder of the American Institute for Innovative Apprenticeship, that concludes "The president's effors are a good start toward the long-run goals of shifting workforce policy toward successful apprenticeships and away from costlier and less effective programs." Read the full article here.

 

Michigan's New "Going Pro" Campaign

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19 June 2017
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The State of Michigan's new Going Pro campaign is getting the word out that there are great in demand jobs in advanced manufacturing, IT, construction, health care and more that don't require a four year degree. Check out the video below and then visit the Going Pro website for more videos and resources.

Toyota KY Tackles Tool-and-Die Shortage with Apprenticeship

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31 May 2017
Created: 31 May 2017
Last Updated: 08 July 2017
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An Industry Week article spotlights Toyota's Georgetown, KY, plant's efforts to fill the facilities projected need for tool and die makers. Here's an excerpt:

In 2013, Wally Palen realized he had a “people problem.” Tool and die makers at Toyota’s Georgetown, Kentucky, plant, where he is assistant general manager, were disproportionately reaching retirement age, and replacements were hard to come by.

Looking ahead, the workload was only getting heavier. With a cascade of new vehicle models at Toyota—from the recently introduced to the forthcoming—the need for new dies is currently the highest in 25 years, and projected to grow even more. Yet 36% percent of the Toyota Kentucky’s 200 tool and die makers are already at or near retirement age. The percentage goes up to 43% by 2021.

So the affable Ohio State University graduate—who oversees Toyota’s die manufacturing operation and 19 stamping lines—set about coming up with a contingency plan. He estimates he’ll need 52 more toolmakers by 2021, but will only be able to find 15 through traditional HR.

The rest? He’s angling for 32 of them to come through a new apprentice program he got going with “brute force” (his words), and five from retraining promising production team members.

Read the rest of the story here!

2017 MEATA Conference Docs Posted!

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01 June 2017
Created: 01 June 2017
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2017 Spring Conference Title

PRESENTATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!

We've posted downloadable copies of the presentations and related documents from MEATA's 2017 Spring Apprenticeship Conference in our Documents area. Please note that there are two pages of document listings, so be sure to click to the second page to see all of the presentations.

We also have create a Photobucket album slideshow containing pictures from the event.

Thanks to all the presenters and attendees!

Detroit Free Press: New Detroit partnership aims kids at skilled trades

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01 March 2017
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Markees Drain, 22, realized that baby boomers will eventually help land him a good-paying job.

To make that happen, Drain is counting on a new effort through the Youth Career Center — a new jobs initiative aimed at Detroit youths ages 16-24 who aren’t in school or working.

The initiative, announced Thursday by Mayor Mike Duggan during a news conference at the Youth Career Center in southwest Detroit, hopes to reach 25,000 youths. The Youth Career Center has combined forces with the Detroit Employment Solutions Corp. and SER Metro Detroit for Detroit Works.

“I’ve been in the program for about two weeks,’’ said Drain. “The program is supposed to set me up to be ready to be an apprentice. I was a college student. So far, it brought my attention to learning more about trades. I really didn’t know much about painting and electrical work and carpentry.

Read the full article here!

More Articles ...

  1. NSC Releases Toolkits to Help States Create Policies to Bridge the Skills Gap
  2. Automation Alley: How to develop a strong next-generation manufacturing workforce
  3. Forbes: Why We Need to Bring Back Vocational Training in Schools
  4. Michigan Receives ApprenticeshipUSA Accelerator Grant
  5. What if the "skills gap" is actually a "values gap"?
  6. USNews: Obama's Budget to Boost Funding for Workforce Programs
  7. U.S. and Switzerland to partner on apprenticeship program
  8. Yahoo Finance: 'The other 4-year degree’: Why everyone’s talking about apprenticeships
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