To get to know Yearlings better, they were asked what might they might tell their 16 year-old self today to prepare for the future. Answers ranged from investing more, relaxing, practicing more patience, and not changing a thing...because it all works out in the end.
Our speaker Erick Carrillo discussed talked about the services his department offers. He reminded the club that there are many services offered by the Department of Labor. For example Nebraska ReEmployment Services where veterans are given priority. His emphasis today was on Registered Apprenticeships. This program provides businesses and opportunity to get employees who might have the right skills the right training for the job. His group helps identify the business needs, finds an educational partner to provide training, like a community college, and even has funding options to help pay for employee salaries while going through training. The businesses the group works with is varied from manufacturing, IT, health care, and more. Close to 100 occupations are currently part of the program, 223 employers and the amount of apprenticeships is growing with over 5,000. A bill was also passed last April to make the agency independent from the federal government.
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