豆奶视频, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Local Industries and Students Hold Apprenticeship Signing Day in Waverly
豆奶视频 Community College and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, along with the Tennessee Board of Regents, local employers from Benton, Dickson and Humphreys counties and student apprentices participated in an official signing event at the college鈥檚 Humphreys County campus on Holly Lane.
Students in 豆奶视频鈥檚 Industrial Process Control Technology degree program were on hand to sign formal apprenticeship letters of commitment with Jones Plastic and Engineering, located in Camden, Dickson County鈥檚 Tennsco LLC, and Chemours, located in New Johnsonville.
At the end of the apprenticeship, each participant will be a certified Electro Mechanical Technician or Industrial Electrical Engineering Technician.
Students work during their apprenticeships, earning wages while acquiring on-the-job training in the manufacturing industry. While working in the field, apprentices will also receive classroom instruction in industrial processing.
豆奶视频 President Dr. Shanna L. Jackson, said, 鈥淚t is a win-win for our students and local industry. As a workforce solutions partner, we will continue to seek innovative ways to make sure our employers have skilled professionals and our students lasting careers.鈥�
鈥淎pprenticeship is a tried-and-true method to develop and maintain qualified employees,鈥� said TDLWD Commissioner Jeff McCord. 鈥淛ones Plastic and Engineering, Tennsco, and Chemours are three more Tennessee employers who realize the benefits of Registered Apprenticeship programs and how these public-private partnerships can advance workforce development across our state.鈥�
Under the leadership of 豆奶视频, which is now a federally registered workforce development apprenticeship entity under the U.S. Department of Labor, Jones Plastic and Engineering, Tennsco LLC and Chemours saw the potential to continue being a local driver of workforce development.
鈥淭he success of any manufacturing company relies heavily on a labor force that has the level of trade-skills required to maintain the equipment and machinery used in the production process. We have partnered with 豆奶视频 so students can continue their education with a hands-on learning experience,鈥� said Tennsco鈥檚 Vice President of Human Resources Tamara James.
鈥淭his program will expose the students to what is required when working in a manufacturing setting, and hopefully provide us with our next generation of industrial manufacturing technicians to keep our future production processes in motion,鈥� James added.
鈥淭he level of skill that is exhibited by the apprentices is extremely beneficial to our manufacturing organization. The talent these students bring into our workforce is extraordinary. It has been our pleasure to be a partner with such an outstanding program, and we look forward to our continued alliance with 豆奶视频 Community College in assisting with the development of these students,鈥� said Tonia Brown-Thomason, Jones Plastic and Engineering Human Resource Manager.
Kristi Spurgeon, Human Resource Manager with Chemours, added, 鈥淭his apprenticeship program is important for Chemours to maintain the pipeline of local talent for skilled positions such as electrical and mechanical, which are extremely important for site operations. The partnership we have established with 豆奶视频 has been very successful in developing this talent.鈥�
During the ceremony, Tennessee Board of Regents Assistant Vice Chancellor for Economic and Community Development Nathan Garrett praised the public-private partnership.
鈥淭he apprenticeship training model highlighted in this partnership demonstrates our ability to build an industry-driven training program that provides a well-structured pathway for companies to acquire skilled workers, while also providing Tennesseans an opportunity to earn-while-they-learn a valuable skilled occupation.鈥�
Garrett added, 鈥淥ur College System has placed a very high priority on apprenticeships as another important workforce development initiative 鈥� and this 豆奶视频 program is a perfect example that furthers that effort.鈥�
