July 2013
In This Issue
Apprenticeship Bulletin
NYC Mayor's Advice
The Youth Unemployment Crisis
The Hunt for Skilled Carpenters
Obtaining an Apprenticeship
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Apprenticeship Bulletin   
Apprenticeship Bulletin
2013-2014

Register
August 2, 2013
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fall apprenticeship
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Do you enjoy working with your hands, seeing the fruits of your labor first hand, or just have an interest in apprenticeship and the trades? Whether starting a new career or seeking to advance in a current one, we have classes to assist you. Apprenticeship classes can help qualify trainees to sit for licensing exams.

 

This edition of ACE On Point features several articles about apprenticeships as viable and much-needed career paths.

 

The Apprenticeship Bulletin will be available online and in print later this month. The fall schedule for all trades and apprenticeship will be available for registration beginning Friday, August 2, 2013. 

 

Your friends at ACE. 

spotlightMike Bloomberg: Skip College, Become a Plumber

by Aimee Picchi

 

New York City's billionaire mayor tells students that most of them should avoid a costly degree and instead learn a well-paying trade.

 

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According to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, choosing skilled trades may be a better decision than College. While Registered Apprenticeship promotes hands-on learning combined with classroom-instruction that can lead to a degree, Mayor Bloomberg and the supporting stats MSN Money provides, make a great case for why the skilled trades offer a bright career future.

 

 
spring The Youth Unemployment Crisis: A Fix that Works and Pays for Itself 
by Paul Solman  

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Economist Bob Lerman proposes a solution to the youth unemployment crisis in the United States, arguing the quickest way to getting unemployed kids off the streets and onto the payroll is through work apprenticeships.

  
U.S. builders complain they can't find skilled carpenters
by Lucia Mutikani 

Where have all the carpenters gone? Home builders across the United States are scratching their heads for an answer as they struggle to assemble crews to keep up with growing demand.

Read the full article here. The article details the struggles home builders face in finding framers, roofers, masons, sheet rockers, electricians and air conditioning technicians. The article also offers reasons for the difficulty in finding the skilled labor needed to keep up with demand.
Obtaining an Apprenticeship
  

Apprenticeship LogoOur Apprenticeship Program is the traditional employers' training program where the employer selects an unskilled person to be their apprentice and shows them what to do on-the-job by learning the trade while they work. This progresses the apprentice to a skilled mechanic/technician who can work alone and/or supervise others. The modern twist to the ancient practice of apprenticeship is the required classroom study which Adult & Community Education (ACE) provides. Our classes here at ACE compliment the on-the-job training with classroom work covering the theory of the trade (math, physics, safety, codes, etc.). The employer teaches what to do; we teach why.

 

For more on how to obtain an apprenticeship, visit our website

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