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Product Name
Regional Apprenticeship System
Project Description
The Regional Apprenticeship system provides structured career pathways in Bio-manufacturing, Healthcare and Optics/Printing/Manufacturing for students and workers through a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom and laboratory instruction. The system is a collaboration between three independently operated community colleges with geographically determined service areas.
Through the implementation of this system the three colleges are now working together to share collaboration and planning efforts, as well as program development practices to better provide an adequate supply of technician-level workers with transferable skills and industry-recognized credentials.
Outcome from Using the Product
- Identify the benefit(s) users will derive from replicating the product.
- Technician-level, transferable skills and industry-recognized credentials for workers in Bio-manufacturing, Healthcare and Optics/Printing/Manufacturing.
- Increased collaboration between local post-secondary educational institutions
Updated 1.10
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“The value of the Wired initiative in its totality is that it has been some very smart, strategic investments in different programs. There are programs that support entrepreneurship. There are programs that support and expand workforce development and training so that we will continue to have a highly skilled workforce that meets the needs of our employers in the future.” Maggie Brooks, Monroe County Executive
Strategic Outcomes
To be supported by Finger Lakes Wired initiatives
- Increase job growth relative to national average
- Increase average wages relative to national average
- Increase retention of 20-34 age workers
- Adoption of a regional identity resulting in collaborative networking and communication in support of regional economic strategies
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