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...occasionally been exported, if only on a local basis, to nations that also suffer shortages of trained workers. For instance, when BMW decided ten years ago to open a factory in central England, the enginemaker struck a deal with the British government to jointly finance a German-style apprenticeship program. Likewise, in 1995 a small consortium of manufacturing companies in North Carolina - that now includes firms headquartered in Germany, Switzerland and Austria - approached high schools and community colleges in the Charlotte area to develop Apprenticeship 2000, a four-year program for students interested in technical careers. The participants...
...Television," Walinsky said many years after his Kennedy apprenticeship, "has ruined every single thing it has touched." There was some puckishness to this-he was talking about professional basketball, if I remember correctly-but Walinsky is a serious man and he wasn't really joking. Yes, television has been a wondrous thing. Vast numbers of people now watch presidential debates, State of the Union messages, prime-time press conferences, not to mention terrorist attacks, hurricanes and wars in real time. But television also set off a chain reaction that transformed the very nature of politics. "This is the beginning...
...average of 14 points, nine boards and five assists per league game and Cusworth’s output of 13 points, nine rebounds and three blocks per Ivy contest are impressive, they pale in comparison to the numbers posted by junior sharpshooter Jim Goffredo. After serving a two-year apprenticeship behind single-season three-point record holder Kevin Rogus ’05, Goffredo made his first collegiate start in the Crimson’s season-opener against Vermont. The 6’1 junior scored 15 points and knocked down three trifectas, including one that sparked a game-ending...
...average of 14 points, nine boards and five assists per league game and Cusworth’s output of 13 points, nine rebounds and three blocks per Ivy contest are impressive, they pale in comparison to the numbers posted by junior sharpshooter Jim Goffredo.After serving a two-year apprenticeship behind single-season three-point record holder Kevin Rogus ’05, Goffredo made his first collegiate start in the Crimson’s season-opener against Vermont. The 6’1 junior scored 15 points and knocked down three trifectas, including one which sparked a game-ending...
...company that makes and supplies agricultural irrigation equipment. General manager James von Drehnen is committed to the AES. "Real jobs move a community forward," he says on a break from the busy factory floor. "Getting youngsters through the door, who will give you a four-year commitment for an apprenticeship, is the hard part." Von Drehnen says the AES can be too soft on its placements, delivering their lunch or driving them to work - generally making life too easy for them. He looks to senior men such as Nigel Swan and Lyndon "Charlie" Briggs to act as mentors...