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mentor will help the student identify industry challenges. From there,
the mentor would offer advice and guidance to the student as the project takes shape.
“Economic development is a
key issue at hand,” Horsey says. Employers are “always looking
for talent, and in some career fields, there are shortages. We’re competing nationally now, so the idea is to best marry students who are graduating with jobs here in Delaware based on demand.”
An Organic Pipeline To Employment
The vocational-technical high schools also fill the gap of opportunity, by creating an organic pipeline between education and employers via apprenticeships and other networking opportunities. New Castle Vo-Tech Apprenticeship Programs Supervisor Mark Wilson says there are too many businesses to single out.
“I’ve got the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 313 offering 100
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apprenticeships and others, like MDavis & Sons, that offer 10. Some of them solicit apprenticeships for industries across the board,” Wilson says. “It’s all about the grassroots connections and spring-boarding off that to make a great career.”
Unions can also take a different approach in apprenticeship training. Datillo had to take a test to start
in the Heat and Frost Insulators Local Union 42’s program. Once
he passed, he began taking night classes once a week while he started to work. Pay is also set through collective bargaining agreements.
It can be intimidating starting in a union and not knowing anyone, Datillo says. But what he learned from the experience was to stay determined and let the work speak for itself.
“Take it seriously, so they take
you seriously. I’ve always been competitive, so I’ve wanted to do the best, and when you do that, you will be recognized,” he says.
“If you got the work ethic, you got the opportunity to make a name for yourself.”
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