by Kate Cinnamo | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog
On June 15, 2017, President Trump issued E.O. 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America, which directed the Secretary of Labor to establish a Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion to identify strategies and proposals to promote apprenticeships. Apprenticeship...
by Kate Cinnamo | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
This trade is more critical than ever. Skilled electricians always have been in high demand, but the trade is becoming more critical than ever because of the abundance of electronic systems being installed in homes and commercial buildings nowadays. So-called...
by Kate Cinnamo | Sep 10, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Is it really training or just cheap labor? In choosing an apprenticeship program, you have some basic decisions to make. Do you wish to pursue union employment or nonunion? Are you more intrigued by construction or service work? Most union-run apprenticeship...
by Kate Cinnamo | Aug 4, 2014 | Blog
It combines classroom instruction with hands-on work. Apprenticeship dates back to the Middle Ages in Europe as a way for master craftsmen to pass on their knowledge and techniques to younger generations. The craftsman would employ one or more young people at...
by Kate Cinnamo | Jul 24, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Working for free is unheard of in the trades. You may have thought that the Emancipation Proclamation did away with slave labor in this country, but it persists in many office buildings around the country. That’s where thousands of college students spend their...
