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Page 2:Online resourcesPages 3-7:Graduatesapprenticeship W O R K SIssue No. 24 Summer 2018State’s first youth development practitioner apprenticeship launchesTCI Solutions in Bloomington recently launchedMinnesota’s first youth development practitionerapprenticeship program.The company offers services in the areas of workforcedevelopment, corporate diversity and communityengagement, teacher and staff professional developmentand student development.Apprentices will develop skills to work with andenhance youth learning. Apprentices will enhanceand develop communications, relationship building,facilitation and workforce skills. In addition, TCISolutions’ focus on diversity is providing opportunitiesfor people of color to have a pathway into teaching.Staff from Apprenticeship Minnesota met with representatives from TCISolutions in Bloomington to celebrate the creation of the state’s firstyouth development practitioner apprenticeship.Apprenticeship-growth initiative on-track to reach goalsThe Minnesota Apprenticeship Initiative (MAI) is getting closer to reaching its goal to register 1,000 newapprentices by September 2020.MAI is a partnership with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development(DEED) that helps employers build customized apprenticeship programs. Employers that recently createdapprenticeships through MAI include Metro Transit, MRG Tool and Die, Custom Mold and Design,cmERDC and Traverse Care Center. The initiative offers grants to offset costs associated with building anapprenticeship program.Midway through the initiative, nearly 250 apprentices are already actively training in 35 newapprenticeship programs in the high-growth targeted industries of advanced manufacturing, agriculture,health care, information technology or transportation. In addition, participating employers and registeredsponsors have articulated plans to on-board more apprentices to meet the 1,000 goal by the end of 2020.Interested in using MAI to create an apprenticeship program?Contact Apprenticeship Minnesota at 651-284-5090 or 1-800-342-5354 or visit us at www.dli.mn.gov.www.apprenticeshipmn.com 443 Lafayette Road N. St. Paul, MN 55155 (651) 284-5090 dli.apprenticeship@state.mn.us
Health fair connects employers, jobseekers, Apprenticeship MinnesotaThis spring, Takoda hosted a Healthcare Career Fair which broughttogether students, jobseekers, employers, training providers andApprenticeship Minnesota for a day of networking and learning.Takoda is a division of the American Indian OIC dedicated tohelping people in poverty, the unemployed or those seekingadvancement obtain a job and educational foundation.At the Healthcare Career Fair on April 18, jobseekers gatheredto learn about careers in healthcare, while healthcare employerslearned about creative recruitment strategies includingapprenticeship programs through Apprenticeship Minnesota.Darcus Mitchell and Leslie Philmon, ApprenticeshipMinnesota, answered questions about apprenticeship atthe Takoda Healthcare Career Fair.Takoda officials said four students in the group’s patient servicesspecialist training program were offered internships, and threeadditional attendees accepted internships from the connections they made at the event.The Healthcare Career Fair was funded through a U.S. Department of Labor Accelerator Grant.Minnesota’s Building andConstruction Trades Councilsreceive national awardThe Mark H. Ayers CommunityAchievement Award was presented to theMinnesota Building and ConstructionTrades Councils by the North AmericaBuilding Trades Union in Washington, D.C.on April 18.This distinguished award is a recognition ofthe councils’ ongoing efforts to introduceyouth, women, veterans, and communitiesof color to great career opportunities inconstruction through several innovativeprograms like Construct Tomorrow,Minnesota Trades Academy and BuildingMinnesota Apprenticeship. Page 2 Visit www.apprenticeshipmn.com to find resources for prospective apprentices, information for businesses considering apprenticeship, details about apprenticeship for parents, teachers andcounselors to share.Social mediaApprenticeship Minnesota recognizes thelongstanding contributions and efforts oforganized labor in the construction tradesand their signatory employers that jointlyprovide more than 10,000 apprenticeshipopportunities each year.Apprenticeship WorksResources available onlineFollow us on social media at: www.facebook.com/ApprenticeMN/ www.instagram.com/apprenticeshipmn/ www.linkedin.com/company/apprenticeshipmn/ www.twitter.com/apprenticemnSummer 2018 www.apprenticeshipmn.com dli.apprenticeship@state.mn.us
ApprenticeshipgraduationsCongratulations to all apprenticegraduates and pre-apprenticeshipcompleters!BY THE NUMBERSApril2018May2018June2018Sponsor informationActive sponsors189191191New sponsors34103New occupations371Apprentice inorities2,2642,3002,314Veterans756761751New 03APEX pre-apprenticeshipAPEX pre-apprenticeship graduates from the Carpenters andJointers Training Center and Rick Martagon, ApprenticeshipMinnesota (at right).Services to sponsors and apprenticesInformation calls142173238Communityoutreach visits374317Sprinkler Fitters Local 417 graduatesTechnicalassistance visits1412Left to right: Training Coordinator Brad Hopping, DavidMotschenbacher, Chris Jeffrey, Ray Blossom, Filipe Torres, DerekMurray, Nick Voit, Martin Nelson, Chris Stone, Brent Oppegard,Kurt Westrup and Business Manager Trinidad Uribe III.Apprenticeship Works14 Page 3 Summer 2018 www.apprenticeshipmn.com dli.apprenticeship@state.mn.us
Local No. 6 Plumbers and Pipefitters graduation classGraduates and staff from LocalNo. 6 Plumbers and Pipefitters inRochester. Pictured, left to right,are Jeremy Thompson, ChrisMarkham, Nick Liffrig, AndrewHearrold, Bob Carroll, AaronGrobe, Sam Furtak, Kenny Jones,Nick Pettitt, Nathan Vogen, GregGreenwaldt and Alex Russell.Graduate completes specializedVeterans in Piping programJosh Nordsving (at left, center), Plumbers and Pipefitters,recently completed the United Association’s Veterans in Piping(VIP) program.VIP offers high-quality skills training and jobs in the pipe tradesto active duty military personnel preparing to leave the service.It consists of 18 weeks of highly specialized, intensive trainingin marketable skills such as welding, heating, ventilating andmore.Students graduate from pilot programA class of 16 graduates of a pilot apprenticeship-readinesstraining program are beginning a new career path.The pilot program was sponsored by six Minnesota tribal nationsand the Minneapolis Building Construction Trades Council.Throughout the 12-week program, students attended classesand received a hands-on introduction to the work of 11 differentbuilding trades.“Each week we did something different,” said Isaiah RedDay,a member of the Leech Lake tribe. “I liked them all (but) I’mleaning more towards iron work or carpentry.”Graduates of an apprenticeship readiness training pilotprogram at the Mermaid Event Center on June 15, 2018.Several of the graduates of the program have already been offeredapprenticeships at participating craft unions. Participating tribes included: the White Earth, Leech Lake, Bois Forte,Fond du Lac, and Mille Lacs Annishinabe reservations and the Upper Sioux Dakota community.Apprenticeship Works Page 4 Summer 2018 www.apprenticeshipmn.com dli.apprenticeship@state.mn.us
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers apprentice graduatesBricklayer graduates.Pointer, cleaner caulker graduates.Tile finisher graduates.Tile layer graduates.Ironworkers Local 512 apprenticeship graduatesThe Ironworkers Local 512 apprenticeship program saw a record-high 72 graduates in 2018. They were recognizedat a banquet April 27, 2018. Graduate Jack Rust was recognized as the organization’s Apprentice of the year.Apprenticeship Works Page 5 Summer 2018 www.apprenticeshipmn.com dli.apprenticeship@state.mn.us
Laborers apprenticeship graduatesFrom refugee toapprentice rooferSue Kyaw Way, a Karen refugee fromBurma, began his path to apprenticeship as aYouthBuild student at Guadalupe AlternativePrograms (GAP) in St.Paul in 2016.At GAP he improved hisEnglish language skills,learned the basics ofconstruction and earned ahigh school diploma.The Laborers Apprenticeship Program graduated 390 individualsand commemorated the event at a banquet Feb. 22, 2018.In May 2018, he joined Peterson BrothersRoofing located in St. Paul as an apprenticeroofer. Sue Kyaw Way is now earning alivable wage that allows him to support hisfamily.Saint Paul firefighter graduatesStaff available tospeak to groupsDLI staff members regularly speakto community, industry and schoolgroups about issues that affectemployees, employers and otherDLI stakeholders.DLI’s speakers bureau can providea knowledgeable speaker in anarray of topics. Apprenticeship programs andopportunitiesConstruction codes andlicensingOccupational safety and healthtopics or free consultationWage and hour requirementsWorkers’ compensationThe City of Saint Paul Fire Department Firefighter Academy conducteda graduation ceremony May 11, 2018 to mark the graduation of 19firefighters. Graduates include: Alan Anderson, Brittney Baker, DerekBaker, Brent Bassett, Nathan Berg, Jonathan Eastvold, MatthewHammernik, Steven Johnson, Korey Ketchmark, Scott Larson, JosephMagee, Jacob Massop, Jesse Munos, Alex Murray, Roberto Rodriguez,Kayla Sanchez, Brandyn Springsted, Thomas Svihel and DujuanWilliams.Find a speakerContact us atdli.communications@state.mn.us for more information.Apprenticeship Works Page 6 Summer 2018 www.apprenticeshipmn.com dli.apprenticeship@state.mn.us
Roofers Local 96 graduatesMetro-area graduates include, left to right: front, Aaron Negley, Cory Schuck, Apprentice Coordinator AndrewRichmond, Alicia Connor, Clayton Hackbarth, Brandon DeMenge, Antonio Ocotoxetle, Mauricio Sanchez, MoisesMartinez, Ryan Besvold and Shawn Swenson. Row two: Instructor Bryan Stolze, Instructor Mike Yzaguirre,Ascencio Santos, Tim Meyer, Earl Nystrom, Jake Quale, Michael Bechner, Mitchell Edgett, Jevon Jackson, HtwaReh, Austin Dirschel and Michael Hernandez. Row three: Davis Zillmer, Curt Carlson, Jason Betlach, Nathan Miller,Nathan Grimm, Dylan Dikeman, Brian Casey, Jacob Norgren, Mark Walters, Mauro Herrera, Josh Green, JarrettReady, Erik Zeitz, Keenan Katchmark, Jeff Schefers, Nick Derosier, Dylan Monson, Anthony Cretilli. Graduates notpictured: Eric Bechner, David Connor, Ronald Daewin, Matt Hurtgen, Scott Kendrick, James Koosman, Chris Miller,Guillermo Mora, Alejandro Pinones, Serafin Pinones, Eric Stokes and John Werner.Graduates from St. Cloud, Duluthand Brainerd included: (front, left toright) Apprentice Coordinator AndrewRichmond, Austin Laughton, MarkStewart, Al Guizzetti, Mark Mallon andJustin Becker. Back row: Instructor MikeYzaguirre, Instructor Ben Anderson,Instructor Bryan Stolze, Eric Rotondo,Jason Mikrot, Robert Shimko, AndrewCampbell, and Agent Vance Anderson.Apprenticeship Works Page 7 Summer 2018 www.apprenticeshipmn.com dli.apprenticeship@state.mn.us
Roofing located in St. Paul as an apprentice roofer. Sue Kyaw Way is now earning a livable wage that allows him to support his family. The City of Saint Paul Fire Department Firefighter Academy conducted a graduation ceremony May 11, 2018 to mark the graduation of 19 firefighters. Graduates include: Alan Anderson, Brittney Baker, Derek
