Getting back to manufacturing apprenticeships and proper workforce investment
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What efforts are being made to reinvigorate apprenticeship opportunities in the manufacturing industry and the United States? One major manufacturer, Bühler Group, has been making strides to grow its welding apprenticeship program in North Carolina and Minnesota. Program director Michael Taylor joined The Fabricator Podcast to discuss what Bühler is doing make apprenticeships more appealing to start a career path in the trades, how they are taking the best practices from the Swiss company's European model, and its partnership with NCTAP (North Carolina Technology Apprenticeship Program). Jump to 14:00 for our conversation about manufacturing apprenticeships. At the top, the guys debate about barbeque and grilling. Email us at [email protected] with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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