Wisconsin
DWD arranges 14 new apprenticeship options for Wisconsin students
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Wisconsin excessive schoolers can have 14 extra occupational choices for youth apprenticeships by way of the Wisconsin Division of Workforce Growth (DWD) beginning this fall, Governor Tony Evers introduced.
Juniors and senior college students throughout Wisconsin excessive faculties can now discover 14 totally different academic pathways in topic areas from agriculture and pure assets to transportation.
The pathways got here in an initiative from DWD to modernize and diversify youth apprentice choices for Wisconsin scholar. DWD officers stated the company reached out to employers with youth apprenticeships, trade associations and different stakeholders to assemble suggestions for the coaching and schooling wants.
| Class | New Pathways |
|---|---|
| Agriculture, meals, pure assets | Arborist, dairy grazier |
| Structure, building | Fuel distribution technician, heavy gear operator/ working engineer, utilities electrical technician |
| Well being sciences | Phlebotomist, resident aide |
| Info Know-how | IT broadband technician |
| Manufacturing | Electro-mechanical/ mechatronics |
| Transportation, distribution and logistics | Airport operations and administration, aviation upkeep fundamentals, aviation airframe and powerplant technician, aviation avionics technician |
“We’ve got to verify our youngsters have apprenticeship alternatives and totally different pathways to get the roles and abilities coaching they should be a part of our state’s workforce,” Gov. Evers stated.
Evers added that apprenticeship choices would profit your entire group. “These newest youth apprenticeship pathways will assist strengthen the connections amongst employers, educators, college students, and communities, present new alternatives for our younger individuals to construct their futures, and foster our personal home-grown expertise in important industries that help native economies throughout our state,” he stated.
In response to DWD Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek, Wisconsin’s apprenticeship program has been connecting college students and employers for over three a long time.
“For the previous three years, we’ve been working carefully with trade leaders to evaluation and replace the YA coaching framework to make sure college students proceed to study the talents employers are on the lookout for now and sooner or later,” Pechacek stated.
DWD has set the framework for a complete of 75 youth apprenticeship alternatives for college kids by working alongside faculty consortiums, employers, the Wisconsin Technical School System and different companions. Out of 421 public faculty districts in Wisconsin, 321, or 76.2% take part within the youth apprenticeship program supplied by the state.
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