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Goodwill to Host Apprenticeship Day

By April 28, 20172 Comments1 min read

Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake announced today it will host an APPRENTICESHIP DAY on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 9 am to 4 pm at Huber Memorial Church (5701 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212).

The event will feature presentations from various apprenticeship programs throughout Baltimore City, including: Building Trades (Pile Drivers, Carpenters, Steamfitters Local 486, IUPAT/FTI Painters and Allied Trades, Sprinkler Fitters Local 669, Millwrights, Plumbers, Iron Workers)  and IT (BCCC, Rowdy Orbit, TranZed and SW Design).  Registrants will be able to meet and learn about the various apprenticeship programs offered in the building trades throughout Baltimore City.

The “Apprenticeship Day” is a program developed by Goodwill’s EMERGE Initiative. The Emerge Initiative links participants with appropriate skills training opportunities in order to increase technical skills, employability and meet the demand of varying job opportunities.  Highly skilled workers who seek these training opportunities will be able to perform in growth industries that provide self-sustaining jobs with goods wages.

To learn more about Emerge contact Wallace Beal at wbeal@goodwillches.org, or by calling 410-837-1800 x228

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