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Discussion: Apprenticeships in Iowa - New Jobs

Duration: 15:52

More than 1,000 career options are associated with an apprenticeship program - where the apprentice can "earn while they learn." It is a cost-effective means of obtaining higher education in a classroom as well as hands-on training in a job they may hold for years to come.

In the studio to discuss the potential of such programs to provide an affordable higher education and what a skilled workforce can contribute to the state's growth in economic development are three guests:
-- Greer Sisson, Iowa State Director of the office of Apprenticeships in the U.S. Department of Labor,
-- Liz Buck, Director of Iowa Workforce Development,
-- Nancy Kothenbeutel, Executive Director of Continuing Education at Eastern Iowa Community College District in Davenport.

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Post Date: March 5, 2009