Apprenticeships: Bridging the Gap

Join MassEdco on Tuesday, November 10, 9am-10:30am during National Apprenticeship Week. This panel is for school counselors, TRIO and GEAR UP advisors, state, local and community agencies whose work includes advising high school students and adults on postsecondary education options.
 

We'll focus on four industries offering apprenticeship programs in Massachusetts:

Construction
Health Care
Manufacturing
Technology

Our panelists include:

• Patrick Mitchell, Director, Apprenticeship Expansion & Work-Based Learning, MA Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
• Liz Skidmore, Business Representative/Organizer, North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters; Co-Convenor, The Policy Group on Tradeswomen’s Issues (Construction)
• Jason Pacheco, Manager of Workforce Planning, Baystate Health (Health Care)
• John Kennedy, Manager, Valve Technology Center, Neles USA Inc. (Manufacturing)
• Kristen Lemire, Director, Digital Delivery, Customer Outreach & Marketing, National Grid (Technology)

Our moderator is Mark Bilotta, CEO of MassEdCO.

This webinar is supported in part by MEFA and in partnership with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education, Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.