Jessica Benson is not necessarily someone you would think of as a person who would find her love of working in the trades. Before going through BIG STEP, 26-year-old Jessica had earned her degree in Chemistry. Even though many of her family members are in the trades, she had never thought about it… Continue Reading WRTP | BIG STEP Success Series: Jessica Benson
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… Continue Reading Program Teaches ‘Old Dog New Tricks’
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
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… Continue Reading WRTP | BIG STEP Success Series: Cassandra Patterson
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.… Continue Reading Tuning Into Local Labor Markets
