Next-Level Apprenticeships Brochure Launch 2023

Chicago — December 18, 2023 GACC Apprenticeship Networks is wrapping up the year with the launch of our best practices in Business and Mechatronics apprenticeship brochure. The Brochure is the cumulation of our 2023 webinar series “Next-Level Apprenticeships- Transatlantic Exchange on Training Programs,” a peer-to-peer exchange on the contingencies of German-style apprenticeships as a sustainable…

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2023 National Apprenticeship Award Honors Krones Inc.

Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Franklin, WI, New York, Washington, DC – November 14, 2023 The GACC Apprenticeship Award 2023 honors ICATT® Apprenticeship Program Network Company Krones Inc. for its well-structured, thorough, and goal-oriented approach to apprentice training and commitment to apprenticeships as a long-term workforce pipeline solution. Krones Inc. recognizes the unique opportunity apprenticeships bring to…

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Jack goes to Germany! An Interview with Schattdecor Apprentice Jack and His Trainer Doug

By Hanna Goeckeler, GACC Midwest Schattdecor is sending their Mechatronics Technician apprenticeship graduate Jack Jerden to visit their facilities in Germany. We spoke to him and his Trainer Doug Voss about Jack’s experience as an ICATT apprentice! Interviewer: Thank you again for meeting with me today. Let’s talk about Jack’s upcoming trip to Germany. What…

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Endress+Hauser Leads in Supportive, Flexible Implementation of Apprenticeships

By Elizabeth Czapski, GACC Midwest At Endress+Hauser’s sprawling campus in Greenwood, Indiana, third-year ICATT® Apprentices Nicolas Rhorer and Zachary Speas have made up their minds: They want to retire from this company. “I never thought that I would say this, but at 20 years old I don’t see myself leaving the company,” said Rhorer. “There…

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National Apprenticeship Award goes to Seyer Industries

The Industry Consortium for Advance Technical Training (ICATT) recognizes Seyer Industries for their dedication and excellence in their approach to holistic training. The company’s commitment to outstanding training recently won them the GACC Apprenticeship Award, and Seyer accepted the award at the National Apprenticeship Conference 2021 in Washington, D.C.   “On behalf of Seyer Industries,…

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Continental Tire Case Study

Continental Tire, one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers and a global leader in designing top-quality tires, was looking for a way to develop its workforce at its factory in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The company was familiar with the German Dual Education System – an approach recognized globally for its combination of company-specific knowledge, theory,…

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Train the Trainer Brings Success Beyond the Workplace

Train the Trainer Brings Success Beyond the Workplace  Lou Bradshaw, a Manufacturing and Service Manager for a machine tools company, didn’t intend to participate in the German American Chamber of Commerce’s Train the Trainer Seminar, but when his coworker who was scheduled to attend couldn’t make it, Bradshaw took his place and ended up exceling in the training.   “I enjoyed Train the Trainer very much and found it…

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