Checking In #38: Understanding & Implementing Apprenticeship Programs

In this episode of Checking In: A Series With WQP, WQP Managing Editor Lauren Del Ciello checks in with Melissa Lachcik, apprenticeship coordinator for Joliet Junior College (JJC), and Amy Murphy, dean, applied arts, workforce education & training for JJC. The conversation digs into workforce development strategies through apprenticeship and discusses JJC’s registered apprenticeship programs. The chat also explores JJC's current partnership with U.S. Water Culligan Group and how other communities can implement similar programs. Finally, Lachcik and Murphy share how apprenticeship programs can help businesses with long-term employee retention.

Related Content:

• View past episodes of Checking In here.
• View Checking In #29: Michael Warady on Succession Planning
• WQP articles on succession planning:
  • Succession Planning for Water Treatment Dealers
  • How to Prepare for Succession Planning in a Water Dealership

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