National Apprenticeship Week highlights how apprenticeships help businesses fill key roles, create talent pipelines, advance equity, and support communities.

National Apprenticeship Week is a nationwide celebration where employers, industry associations, labor organizations, community-based organizations, workforce partners, education providers, and government leaders host events to showcase the successes and value of Registered Apprenticeship. Apprenticeships are instrumental in re-building our economy, advancing racial and gender equity, building a pipeline to good quality jobs, and supporting underserved communities.

Apprenticeship programs allow businesses to fill key positions, create a pipeline of talent, and offer training and growth opportunities to new hires. It also creates a system by which experienced tradespeople mentor new employees so that companies can retain institutional knowledge and prepare for retirements.

Join CEG and our partners for Coffee Connection and learn more about Registered Apprenticeship and how it could benefit your company. Full agenda available soon!

Speakers:

• Meredith O’Connell, Workforce Development Manager, Center for Economic Growth
• Kim Thurn, Apprenticeship Business Developer, SUNY System
• Matt Gratton, Director of Community and Workforce Development Plug Power

Panelists:

• Sarah Wilson Sparrow, Vice President Community Education and Workforce Development SUNY Schenectady
• Patrisia Sheremeta, Human Resources Manager Greno Industries Inc.
• Gabriel Grimm-Hernandez, current CNC apprentice Greno Industries Inc.
• Capri O’Hara, Educational Outreach and Workforce Development Manager NY CREATES