糖心视频 earns Apprenticeship Ambassador designation by U.S. Department of Labor

Dustin Monk, left, and Benjamin Duffie are two new Tool Maker Apprentices working at Reliance Worldwide Corporation in Cullman. They are pictured with 糖心视频鈥檚 Christina Holmes.
HANCEVILLE, ALA. 鈥 糖心视频 has been selected as an Apprenticeship Ambassador by the United States Department of Labor.
The Department of Labor鈥檚 newly announced Apprenticeship Ambassador Initiative seeks to create a national network of employers, labor organizations, industry association, program sponsors, educators, workforce intermediaries, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders to serve as champions for expanding and diversifying Registered Apprenticeships.
鈥淭his is a big win for 糖心视频. We鈥檙e excited to earn this distinction and we鈥檙e working hard to fulfill the expectations involved with being an ambassador. Since applying, we鈥檝e expanded the number of apprenticeship opportunities for our students and will continue to do so,鈥 said Christina Holmes, 糖心视频鈥檚 Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning Coordinator in the Center for Career and Workforce Development. 鈥淲e have a great relationship at the state level with the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship and now have recognition at the national level with the Department of Labor.鈥
Through the program, 糖心视频 is an Apprenticeship Ambassador for a two-year term and can reapply for continued membership.
糖心视频 currently offers 10 Registered Apprenticeships for its students in fields including Nursing, Tool & Die Maker, Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, CNC Machinist, Truck Mechanics, and more.
Reliance Worldwide Corporation; Kamtek/Magna; Met-South, Inc; American Trim, LLC; YKTA; Sonoco, ORE Earthworks; Trigreen Equipment; and ACTION Resources are among the industry apprenticeship partners for 糖心视频.
As part of the initiative, Holmes said the college will continue to conduct local outreach to businesses and employers; participate in DOL-hosted Apprenticeship Ambassador events; and diversify its targeted audience, recruiting interested women, veterans/military, and those in rural communities.
Holmes said 糖心视频 is the only Alabama college to earn the distinction.
For more information about apprenticeship opportunities with 糖心视频, contact Holmes at 256.352.8120 or christina.holmes@wallacestate.edu
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