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Recognizing November 8 through November 14, 2020 as National Apprenticeship Week and honoring ApprenticeshipPHL and the District 1199c Training and Upgrading Fund for its continued commitment to providing job skills, training, and opportunity to all Philadelphians.
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WHEREAS, As described by the Department of Labor, "National Apprenticeship Week was established by the U.S. Department of Labor to celebrate the impact apprenticeships have in helping Americans learn skills for jobs in growing industries"; and
WHEREAS, ApprenticeshipPHL partners with local manufacturing, biomedical, building trades, healthcare and human services, and information technology companies to increase opportunity and wages for apprentices; and
WHEREAS, ApprenticeshipPHL partners with Philadelphia Works, JEVS Human Services, The City of Philadelphia, The Finishing Trades Institute of the Mid-Atlantic Region, District 1199c Training and Upgrading Fund, Philadelphia Youth Network, Keystone Development Partnership, The School District of Philadelphia, & Communities in Schools of Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, The District 1199c Training and Upgrading Fund works with every one of its students to create practical pathways for career opportunity and advancement in the health care industry, serving over 4,000 students annually at the 35,000-square foot Breslin Learning Center in Center City; and
WHEREAS, Apprentices make an average starting salary of $60,000 a year, roughly $20,000 above the average salary in Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Workers who trained as apprentices earn on average $300,000 more over their careers; and
WHEREAS, There are over half a million apprenticeship opportunities in thousands of different occupations nationwide, allowing career seekers to draw on a wide variety of skills; and
WHEREAS, 150,000 companies nationwide participate in apprenticeship; and
WHEREAS, 91% of apprenticeship grads stay with their company; and
WHEREAS, For every single a company invest...
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