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Maine Kicks Off National Apprenticeship Week with Visit to Pre-Apprenticeship Training in Newport [ [link removed] ] 11/15/2022 04:27 PM EST
For Immediate Release: November 15, 2022

**Maine Kicks Off National Apprenticeship Week with Visit to Pre-Apprenticeship Training in Newport**

*The Dept. of Labor is also hosting a series of webinars all week for employers.*

Maine - This morning, Maine Dept. of Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman visited pre-apprenticeship students from Nokomis Regional High School at the Augusta Electrical JATC's Central Maine Apprenticeship Center in Newport to kick off National Apprenticeship Week.

Governor Janet Mills, who last year [link removed]" [ <a%20href= ] target="_blank">visited a community solar site in Farmingdale to highlight the value of apprenticeships in strengthening Maines workforce, has signed a [link removed]" [ <a%20href= ] target="_blank">proclamation for this years celebration, to be recognized November 14-20.

"For the first time in Maine, the Maine AFL-CIO, in conjunction with IBEW 1253 Augusta Electrical JATC, launched a multi-craft core curriculum pre-apprenticeship program with local high school students," Commissioner Laura Fortman said. "These students are being provided a clear pathway to a wide variety of careers in construction, clean energy, and manufacturing."

The Commissioner's remarks were joined by remarks from pre-apprentice Jillian Rackliff, Michael Hammer, Superintendent of RSU 19, Micah Cram, a representative of Larkin Enterprises and a former apprentice himself, and George Howe of IBEW 1253. The Commissioner was then able to visit the classrooms where pre-apprentices were practicing first aid skills and learning how to wire a ground-fault circuit interrupter.

**About the Program:**

The Maine AFL-CIO, in conjunction with IBEW 1253 Augusta Electrical JATC, launched NABTUs multi-craft core curriculum pre-apprenticeship program with local high school students this fall-a first in Maine. In this pre-apprenticeship program, 19 Nokomis Regional High students meet every other day to learn a variety of trade skills while exploring the various careers within construction, all while developing life and career readiness. These students will be provided a pathway to a wide variety of careers in construction, clean energy, and manufacturing, all of which are focus areas of the Governors Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan - [link removed] .

As part of the Plan, the Maine AFL-CIO received [link removed]" [ <a%20href= ] target="_blank">grant funding earlier this year to develop and expand three pre-apprenticeship programs such as this one. The Maine AFL-CIO and the 13 other grantees will create opportunities for 2,000 pre-apprentices and 1,000 registered apprentices through December 2024.

A Fact Sheet on Registered Apprenticeship in Maine can be found at [link removed]

**Other Apprenticeship Week Activities:**

Employers are also encouraged to join the Department for a series of webinars exploring how registered apprenticeship could help meet their workforce needs.

On Friday, November 18, the Department will also host a virtual panel discussion with apprenticeship sponsors General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, HospitalityMaine, and Somerset Career & Technical Center. The sponsors will provide an overview of how they started their registered apprenticeship programs and will be followed by a facilitated discussion with the opportunity for attendees to ask questions. Descriptions of each webinar and panel and how to register can be found here:

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