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Apprenticeships: Not Just a Job...a Career Choice
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Date: Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Time: 10:30 — 12 Noon

What better way to make residents more self-sufficient than helping to develop a 21st Century workforce capable of performing the skills required for employment. By hosting an apprenticeship program, Neighborhood Networks centers can help residents become skilled in specified fields and trades. Participants learn about apprenticeship training models, resources for getting residents involved, and tips for how to identify successful apprenticeship opportunities.

Materials:
Year Up Presentation
Department of Labor Presentation

Moderator:
Encarnacion “Connie” Loukatos
Hub Director
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Philadelphia, PA

Presenters:

Tynesia Boyea Robinson
Executive Director
YearUp

Joseph Hersh
Regional Director, Acting Director
Boston and New York, U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration/Office of Apprenticeships

Joe Hersh is the regional director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Apprenticeships in the Philadelphia region and acting director for the Boston-New York region. Hersh began his career with the DOL 30 years ago as a field training representative and was later appointed to the position of Pennsylvania state director. Previously, Hersh was a training and education representative for the Veterans Administration, and a member of the U.S. Army. Hersh earned a bachelor’s degree from Wabash College and a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in governmental administration.

Bob Laudeman
State Director
U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration/Office of Apprenticeships

 
 
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