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College of Southern Idaho and Hegler Creek present apprenticeship program as critical pipeline for electricians and plumbers
Summary
Officials from the College of Southern Idaho and Hegler Creek Electric told the House Committee on Education that apprenticeship programs are essential to address worker shortages in the trades; they reported large projected shortfalls for electricians and plumbers and urged legislative support and outreach to recruit apprentices.
Dean (given name) and President Dean Fisher of the College of Southern Idaho and James McKenzie of Hegler Creek Electric told the House Committee on Education on Jan. 23 that apprenticeship programs are a key workforce pipeline for Idaho.
President Fisher described apprenticeships as a long-standing model of hands-on learning and said CSI runs hundreds of apprenticeship slots, primarily in electrical trades. "One of the most powerful ways of learning is actually one of the oldest ways of learning, and that's the apprenticeship model," Fisher said.
James McKenzie, manager…
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