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High School Pre-Apprenticeship Program To Enhance Career Pathways
A newly announced public-private effort to enhance career training for West Virginia high school students is also aimed at strengthening the talent pipeline for Mountain State industries and improving the state’s workforce participation rate.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTraditional Music And Traditional Tattoos Live On At The Parlor Room
John Haywood of Whitesburg, Kentucky says he got his first guitar and his first tattoo when he was about 13 years old. These days, Haywood is the proprietor of Parlor Room Art and Tattoo in downtown Whitesburg. It’s a place where some people get inked up … and some play traditional music. It’s a place unlike any other, as Zack Harold reports.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFolk Singer Seeks Balance Between Making Art And Making A Living
Folk music is not the easiest way to make a living, but artists still find a way to balance making music with putting food on the table. Mason Adams traveled to MidMountain arts collective in Virginia, where he spoke with both veteran folksingers and emerging talents.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsStatewide Apprenticeship Program Helps Child Care Providers, But Issues Remain
In the latest entry of "Now What? A Series on Parenting," Chris Schulz talks with Kerri Carte, assistant director for WVU Extension's Family and Community Development unit, about the Apprenticeship for Child Development Specialists (ACDS) and broader issues in the child care industry.
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Apprenticeship, Absenteeism Discussed In Education Committees
A bill in the House of Delegates is working to give those trade workers academic credit, while a Senate bill is trying to get to the heart of the state’s student absences.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGlassmaking Apprenticeship Open For SNAP Recipients
On-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities are available at Blenko Glass in Milton, West Virginia through the Bureau for Family Assistance.
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