Stay on top of the latest news impacting your apprenticeship program. Whether it’s new laws, regulations or other potential issues that could damage it, or exciting possibilities and opportunities that could benefit it, Talking Training With the Trades brings awareness and finds solutions to the most challenging issues that your program will face. Jennifer E. Germaine is the Founder and CEO of Germaine Law Firm. Passionate about moving the trade industry forward, she builds strong relationships with her clients, offering down-to-earth, practical advice and information to educate them about changing laws and trends and consulting services to make their program more efficient and stick out from the crowd.
Alex Torres is the Executive Director of Women In Non Traditional Employment Roles (W.I.N.T.E.R.), an organization that focuses on improving access to...
Darlene Leineweber is a 3rd generation journeywoman at IBEW Chicago Local 134 and the founder of Trade Women Chat, a Facebook community that is 4,300 ...
Melissa Shetler is the Executive Director of Pathways To Apprenticeship (P2A), an apprenticeship program that works to end intergenerational poverty t...
Josh Kalina is the Region A Training Coordinator for Iron Workers Union Local 512 based out of St. Paul, Minnesota. In this episode, we’re talking abo...
Pat Williams began in the trades in 1979, after having obtained a B.A. degree and working in the social work field. Having dual passions in advocating...
Jillian Otten is the Director of USA Digital Media, a boutique advertising agency specializing in strategic communications that services labor unions ...
Understanding how the Americans with Disabilities Act affects a JETC is key because, at the law firm, we do see issues regarding this come up a lot wi...
Has your program been struggling with community engagement and recruiting? If so, then you won’t want to miss this conversation with Chris Busch, who ...
Typically, when someone enters an apprenticeship program, they may be excited about the benefits but not necessarily thinking about retirement right a...
Going through an audit is much easier if you have put in place systems, documents and protective practices. On this episode, we are joined again by tw...