Columbus Tech faculty, students and staff, partnering industries, Chamber officials, and special guests came together recently to celebrate the 劳工部学徒计划 offered to students enrolled in Georgia's technical colleges. 近40人来到哥伦布理工学院参加了一个简短的项目和茶点，以表彰这一巨大成功的产品，并了解未来的发展。

学徒 with partnering industries Campbell's Snacks, Oneda, and 北美牛仔布 were at the event. 哥伦布理工学院也有一名学生在马丁·玛丽埃塔学院当学徒。 目前有10名学生全职当学徒。

学徒 Terrance Collier, Kenneth Hood, James Mirabella, Kenneth Duke, and Rogelio Douglas-Wells pose with CTC's Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Kermelle Hensley and Dean of Professional and Technical Services Jim McNair.

乔治亚州制造商协会（GAM）的安德里亚·哈珀（安德里亚·哈珀）报告说，该州大约有150万个制造业工作岗位，但由于行业需要合格的工人，劳动力缺口很大。 她说，最大的需求是维修工人和技术人员。 Harper says the key to educational and financial success is "relevance" and the apprenticeship program offers just that.

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"It's been reported that those who start their careers as an apprentice at a company will make about $300,000 more over their lifetime than those in the same job who don't start in that fashion," Harper said.

大哥伦布商会（Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce）负责劳动力发展的执行副总裁森德雷卡·布莱索·湖区（Sendreka Bledsoe湖泊）也赞同这种实践培训的重要性。

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"Employers in today's market need experienced workers," Lakes said. "It puts these apprentices ahead of the game."

GAM主席兼当地制造商Ankerpak的总裁约翰安加直接与学徒们交谈，并要求他们分享他们的故事，并鼓励其他人利用这个机会。

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在这次活动上，哥伦布理工大学经济发展部宣布批准一项新的拨款，为认证生产技术人员项目提供最多18名学徒的名额。