ICATT’s Favorite Manufacturing Videos
Take a look at the objects around you. There’s a chance almost everything – the clothes on your back, the chair you sit on, and the cellphone you message with…
2020: A Year of Continued Growth for the ICATT Apprenticeship Program
Despite the lockdowns and preventative measures put in place across the nation from the COVID-19 pandemic, the ICATT Apprenticeship Program continued to experience growth. We expanded the program into new…
ICATT Apprenticeship Program Addresses How to Successfully Establish a Veteran-Friendly Program
The ICATT Apprenticeship Program, the leading apprenticeship program for high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex technologies or logistics, published a new white paper about the value of hiring veteran apprentices…
Transitioning from Active Duty to Apprentice: Joshua Barron
After serving for six years in the US Army, four years active duty and two years in the National Guard, Joshua Barron was struggling to figure out which career path…
From Apprentice to Employee: Q&A with Daniel Crawford, Krones Service Technician
ICATT Apprenticeship Program graduate Daniel Crawford is proud of how much he’s grown since he started his apprenticeship. The recent graduate and Wisconsin-native shares his experience transitioning from an ICATT…
Nebraska’s First Apprentice Explains the Benefits of the ICATT Apprenticeship Program
Matt Hilton is a second-year Advanced Manufacturing Technician Apprentice at Graepel North America coming from a long family of skilled tradesmen and tradeswomen. Matt said his family provided a direction…
How Successful Trainers Increase Productivity
ICATT Apprenticeship Program developed its Train the Trainer Seminar to help trainers plan and conduct training more effectively and gain skills to transfer knowledge to apprentices and other employees. Companies…
From Apprentice to Employee: Q&A with Nick Christensen, Krones Service Technician
Transitions are challenging, but ICATT Apprenticeship Program graduates, like Nick Christensen, see the value in change. The recent graduate and Wisconsin-native shares his experience transitioning from an ICATT Apprentice to…
ICATT Apprenticeship Program Expands its Network to Minnesota
As the tenth region to join the network, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area will now be served by the ICATT Apprenticeship Program Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT), the…
New ICATT Cohort Shows that Apprenticeships Remain Vital During COVID-19 Pandemic
As we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of the job market remains uncertain. Employment throughout the US hit record highs this year, and while manufacturing employment…