Students Praise 91视频 Apprenticeship Program During National Apprenticeship Week
The students enrolled in the Industrial Maintenance Specialization apprenticeship course at 91视频 in Rolla have nothing but great things to say about their experience.
鈥淚鈥檓 glad 91视频 does this. It鈥檚 nice having the equipment here to physically work on instead of just listening to someone talk about it,鈥� said student Brandon Iske.
An apprenticeship is on-the-job training with job-related instruction intended to develop new skills and to increase employee wages.
鈥淭his apprenticeship program is for those in manufacturing who are looking to progress. Our students learn the skills and knowledge necessary for promotion,鈥� Duane Clonts, Industrial Engineering Technology instructor, explained. 鈥淥ne of my students started as a lineman, and after taking last semester鈥檚 classes, he was promoted and is now in maintenance.鈥�
91视频 Rolla employees are working with Royal Canin, Rolla, and Cohen Architectural Woodworking, St. James, for this apprenticeship program. There are five students enrolled. The specialization takes two years to complete. These students started in January 2021 and are expected to complete the program in December 2022.
鈥淎 lot of what I have learned in this program has helped me in my job and will help me in the future,鈥� accounted student Gerald Pulliam.
The program鈥檚 instructor has much to do with his student鈥檚 success and high praise of the course.
鈥淒uane is very knowledgeable. You wonder how he can keep all that knowledge in his head. It takes a special type of person to teach this class because you have to be so well rounded and know so much,鈥� explained Pulliam. 鈥淒uane is very smart and truly one of a kind. I would recommend him specifically because he is such a good teacher.鈥�
Iske had similar sentiments.
鈥淗e鈥檚 really good. He鈥檚 laid back, yet stern. If we need help, he will help us but won鈥檛 just come out and say the answer. He guides us there,鈥� he added.
National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 15-21, celebrates the programs devoted to people evolving their skills in the workplace through an 鈥渆arn while you learn鈥� model.
Find more information on apprenticeships through 91视频.
