By Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, Workday Minnesota In Minnesota, the IMT program is two years old. BERMO is the first company to house the program and graduate a class. Longtime employees and new certificate holder Steve Anderson explains that "you can still teach an old dog new tricks.” Anderson embodies the intention of the program. According to the program
This report from the Center On Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) provides the story of the innovation in apprenticeship that is the IMT Apprenticeship. As the paper illustrates, IMT is remaking apprenticeship for the new and rapidly evolving industrial sector. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT
Milwaukee Area Technical College and WRTP | BIG STEP launched the Milwaukee Skilled Trades Consortium Thursday, April 6, at MATC’s Education Center at Walker’s Square, 816 West National Ave. MATC President Dr. Vicki J. Martin and WRTP | BIG STEP President and CEO Mark Kessenich explained how the partnership will benefit area residents and employers.
As part of the Industrial Manufacturing Technician (IMT) Apprenticeship's first graduating class, Cassandra Patterson shares her experience with the program and how it is helping her advance in her career. The IMT Registered Apprenticeship focuses on increasing the pipeline of highly qualified and diverse individuals prepared to enter middle- and high-skilled occupations within the growing
WRTP | BIG STEP opens its Madison office.
Through the economic ups and downs of the last few years, it has become clear that cities and states simply must have competitive workforce development policies to compete in a changing economy. Coherent and sophisticated training programs accomplish two key goals for policymakers: they help attract knowledge-driven companies that ultimately can help move states
WRTP and BIG STEP formally merge their Boards of Directors as they cement themselves as a single organization.
For American workers, having a high school or general equivalency diploma (GED)—which once represented a means of entrance to the middle class—is no longer adequate for finding steady employment. In fact, three quarters of low-wage workers have these qualifications but lack the relevant occupational skills and connections to employers needed to launch a career.
WRTP | BIG STEP moves into the historic building at 3841 W Wisconsin Avenue, known as the Center of Excellence.
Through the economic ups and downs of the last few years, it has become clear that cities and states simply must have competitive workforce development policies to compete in a changing economy. Coherent and sophisticated training programs accomplish two key goals for policymakers: they help attract knowledge-driven companies that ultimately can help move states
