National Apprenticeship Week
is just over a week away, and we want to help you make a big splash! All week long we'll be promoting events at participating companies, colleges, and partners. We'll also be announcing the winner of the 2019 GACC Apprenticeship Award.
If you don't yet follow us on social media yet, now is a great time to start! As we work together to raise the profile of apprenticeships and all the possibilities they offer, be sure to like and share our posts.
We hope to see you online soon!
Kind regards,
Director, Skills Initiative & Apprenticeship Programs
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National Apprenticeship Week
(November 11-17) is almost here, which means companies across the country will be opening their doors to showcase their programs to prospective apprentices, parents, and school groups. All week long, the ICATT and MAT² Apprenticeship Program teams will be promoting their Network Companies' events.
Use the excitement of NAW to host, schedule, or promote an open house at your facility! Contact
Lee Wickham
to get on our social media schedule or for assistance in planning open house events.
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Companies who are eager to develop their next generation of skilled workers should act now! The next cohort of
ICATT apprentices
is set to begin in January of 2020 at selected colleges in northern Illinois.
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Earlier this month,
the
ICATT Apprenticeship Program
distributed apprentice reservation forms, allowing
network companies
to forecast the number of apprentices they intend to hire. With these forms, ICATT will better serve companies with more targeted recruiting efforts and enable an earlier start to the hiring process.
Submit your
reservation form
for Fall 2020 apprentices to
Lee Wickham
by November 29, 2019 in order to ensure timely recruiting activities.
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GACC South will host a delegation from Nuremberg, Germany, the first week of November in Coweta County, Georgia. On November 5, representatives from
E.G.O.
will visit the
CEC College Career Academy
at West Georgia Technical College to explore transatlantic educational exchange.
On November 6, the delegation will meet with House Representative Angelika Kausche of the City of John’s Creek to discuss how German-style apprenticeships can be adopted into the American education system.
If you want to learn more about this event, contact
Kevin Lister
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Bühler Inc.
is located in Plymouth, MN, and is our first
ICATT Network
C
ompany in the Twin Cities area set to start in 2020. Bühler provides process technologies for food, feed, and advanced materials and are offering apprenticeships for Mechatronics Technicians.
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Vestergaard Company Inc.
is located in McHenry, IL, and is the first Danish-owned company in the ICATT Network. Vestergaard manufactures support service vehicles for the airline industry and is offering apprenticeships for Advanced Manufacturing Technicians.
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Danville Area Community College
(DACC) will be hosting an ICATT Apprenticeship Program info session on Wednesday, November 13 at 10 am. Manufacturing companies in the Danville, IL region are encouraged to attend to hear how the ICATT Apprenticeship Program can help them with gaps in their workforce.
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Mark Zumdohme, President of ICATT N
etwork Company
Graepel North America Inc.
, will be speaking on a workforce development panel at
the
Nebraska Chamber
Economic Development Summit in Lincoln, NE, on November 7.
Nebraska manufacturers are encouraged to attend and to connect with ICATT team member
Joshua Seeberg
at the summit.
Full details and registration
here
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Virginia Rounds will moderate a discussion between ICATT Network Companies, apprentices, and graduates. I
n addition to insights on the latest news on trades & tariffs, t
he
Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Paul K. Kearns, Director of the US Department of Energy's
Argonne National Laboratory.
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GACC South held a Train the Trainer workshop the week of October 14 at its Atlanta office. Twelve mentors participated in the training and subsequent ADA certification exam. Duracell and VW were among the prominent companies represented at the workshop, alongside leaders from local companies.
For more information about the workshop,
visit
GACC South.
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12 participants from industry, education, and policy joined our study trip to Germany to learn how Industry 4.0 and workforce training interact. Hearing perspectives from German apprentices was a particular highlight.
GACC Midwest
will be organizing two more programs in 2020 – stay tuned for more details.
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To collaborate with the ICATT Apprenticeship Program during the current recruiting season, please contact
Ian Duncan.
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October 4 marked the eighth annual Manufacturing Day, where companies and educational institutions across the country held events to showcase this dynamic and fast-growing industry. The ICATT Apprenticeship Program's recruiting team attended one of the day’s largest events at
Southwestern Illinois Community College’s
Granite City campus, where over 1,600 local high school students gathered to learn about opportunities in the St. Louis area.
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ICATT Network Company
Krones, Inc
.
held its first KRONES Customer Forum at its new Technology and Training Center in Franklin, WI, from October 15
- 16.
ICATT
presented three breakout sessions on "Strategies for Effective Training," showcasing concepts from our internationally accredited "Train the Trainer" seminar to Krones customers from North and South America.
For more information on Train the Trainer seminars, please contact
Geneva Scurek
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Spotlights: The People Behind the Apprenticeships
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Justin lives in Tucker, Georgia, and studied business and marketing at Georgia College & State University. He previously oversaw the development and implementation of work-based learning programs at the Georgia Department of Economic Development. “I believe in the benefits of apprenticeships, so it’s great to help expand these type of training programs in Georgia,” Justin said.
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Contact us for more information
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Virginia Rounds
GACC Midwest
321 N Clark St, Suite 1425
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 494-2163
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Kevin Lister
GACC South
1170 Howell Mill Rd, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 586-6839
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Matthew Allen
GACC New York
80 Pine St, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(212) 974-8856
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