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WakeWorks®学徒荣誉里程碑100雇主合作伙伴
RALEIGH, N.C. (November 13, 2023) – Wake Tech is pleased to announce and recognize The Tennie Group LLC as the 100th employer partner in the WakeWorks® Apprenticeship program.
WakeWorks®, now in its third year, is a partnership between Wake Tech and Wake County to address the county's shortage of technical workers, giving students a unique opportunity to earn an income while getting an education and learning new skills.
作为全国学徒周的开始，周一在Knightdale的Tennie集团办公室举行了一场惊喜的庆祝活动，以表彰创始人兼首席执行官Darrell Tennie以及税务和会计事务所的员工对培训和指导学生学徒的承诺。
威克县专员马特·卡拉布里亚、州众议员詹姆斯·罗伯森和奈特代尔市长杰西卡·戴出席了此次活动。 卡拉布里亚带来了威克县委员会的一封支持信，戴伊提出了奈特代尔镇对该公司在威克县劳动力发展的奉献和承诺的支持宣言。
"Wake Tech is one of the fastest-growing apprenticeship colleges in the country, and we're excited to celebrate The Tennie Group and Mr. Darrell Tennie as our special 100th WakeWorks® Apprenticeship employer partner," said Wake Tech President Dr. Scott Ralls. "We applaud Mr. Tennie and all our WakeWorks® employer partners for their commitment to developing highly skilled talent our employers need in Wake County."
Wake County commissioners launched WakeWorks® Apprenticeship in 2020 with their unanimous approval of spending up to $500,000 per year to expand registered apprenticeship opportunities in skilled trades and technician programs where demand for workers is high. WakeWorks® funding covers tuition, fees, books, uniforms and tools for apprentices, who receive 2,000 hours of on-the-job training and 144 hours of related classroom instruction.
This past summer, WakeWorks® Apprenticeship eclipsed the 100 participating business partner threshold with The Tennie Group. WakeWorks现在有109个雇主合作伙伴，代表23个不同的职业，并且还在继续增长。 Currently, more than 300 apprentices are getting classroom instruction at Wake Tech with the support of WakeWorks® while working on-the-job as technicians in fields like automotive, construction, manufacturing, hospitality, finance, health sciences, biotechnology, IT and education.
In addition to WakeWorks®, Wake Tech partners with employers in the North Carolina Triangle Apprenticeship Program to support student youth apprentices, who begin their apprenticeships in high school and complete their related training at Wake Tech. Also, Wake Tech is one of five U.S. partner schools supporting Amazon's Reliability and Maintenance Engineering Mechatronics and Robotics Apprenticeship program. 这些项目的结合使威克理工成为全国学徒培训的领导者，有500多名注册学徒在学院接受相关培训。
对于雇主来说，学徒制是培养他们的人才管道的好方法，他们需要适当的技能来维持和发展他们的业务。 它们还可以提高生产率、盈利能力和雇主的底线。
Tennie集团成立于2004年，是一家以女性和少数族裔员工为主的少数族裔企业，提供全面的个人和企业税务服务。 该公司一直为博彩平台的学生和毕业生提供基于工作的学习、实习和就业机会。 在公司的12名员工中，有一名是博彩平台的毕业生，两名是博彩平台的在校生。
除了从雇主那里赚取维持家庭生计的工资外，学徒还可以获得国家认可的证书，并有机会建立长期的职业生涯。 有数据显示，91%的学徒在9个月后仍在雇主那里工作。 根据美国劳工部（U.S. Department of Labor）的数据，与没有完成学徒培训的同龄人相比，学徒毕业生一生的收入有望多出30万美元。 学徒制还提供了一个机会，使劳动力中代表性不足的人群更容易获得好工作，包括妇女、有色人种、残疾人和其他人。 更多的 than half of WakeWorks® apprentices are minority, and more than 70 percent are under the age of 30.
WakeWorks® apprentices are registered with ApprenticeshipNC, North Carolina’s apprenticeship agency. 2022年，该州有超过1.3万名学徒通过学徒服务。
Learn more about student apprenticeship and employer partner opportunities with WakeWorks® Apprenticeship at apprenticeship.waketech.edu.
