Industry, gov't, academia team up on apprenticeship. (Presstime Notes).Everyone talks about the manpower shortage manpower shortage A dearth of persons with a particular skill which, in a free market economy driven by 'supply-and-demand', may result in ↑ salaries and difficulty in obtaining their services. Cf Physician 'glut.'. in the machine trades, but Hudson Tool & Die Co. has done something about it. The Ormond Beach Ormond Beach, resort and residential city (1990 pop. 29,721), Volusia co., NE Fla., on Halifax River (a lagoon) and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1880. It was founded (1873) as a health resort and was the winter home of several famous people, including John D. , FL-based manufacturer of deep drawn enclosures, high-speed precision stampings and assemblies, has partnered with the U.S. Department of Labor, Daytona Beach Community College Daytona Beach College is a two year college located in Daytona Beach, Florida in the United States. Known for its photography and nursing programs, the school now offers two four year bachelor degrees in nursing and Management Information Services. (DBCC DBCC Daytona Beach Community College (Florida) DBCC District Business Conduct Committee (NASD) DBCC Desert Breeze Community Church (Glendale, AZ, USA) ) and two other companies to create the East Central Florida
Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. Machine Trades Apprenticeship Program. The program provides training for journeyman licensing in trades such as tool and die making, mold making, precision machining and machine building and repair. Faced with the industry-wide labor crunch, Hudson Tool & Die took a proactive step and launched the program with DBCC in 1998. Hudson staffers developed workbooks for each skill and the curriculum is taught by DBCC. Currently, the program has 41 apprentices placed in 20 participating companies. It will be a proud day indeed for Hudson and its partners when the program's first class graduates in June 2002. For more information, contact Hudson Tool & Die Co. at 904.672.0388 or on-line at www.hudsontool.com. |
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