which has helped 2,360 people secure employment out of 3,150 people who have completed training, according to the announcement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBy leveraging available resources at career and technical education schools across Massachusetts, we are opening more opportunities to help train and prepare untapped talent for current workforce demands,\u201d Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones said. \u201cThis program is a great example of the collaborative efforts needed to build our workforce.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe CTI program is overseen by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, or EOLWD, which recently approved C&W Services, a Cushman & Wakefield subsidiary, to sponsor a state-recognized apprenticeship program in HVAC\/R and electrical trades.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThis program, authorized by EOLWD\u2019s Division of Apprenticeship Standards, also aims to address critical workforce shortages by providing employees a direct pathway to state licensure in high-demand trades, C&W Services said Monday in a release. The inaugural cohort includes 16 apprentices from C&W Services\u2019 portfolio in Massachusetts.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThis approval allows both new and existing team members to pursue licensure through a structured, fully recognized pathway,\u201d Michael Gill, senior director of client services for the northeast region, who led the program\u2019s development, said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s a smart move for recruitment, retention, and most importantly, long-term service quality.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe approval follows a review of C&W Services\u2019 engineering and maintenance operations and enables the company to formally sponsor employees pursuing licensure as HVAC\/R Journeyperson Technicians and Electrical Journeypersons. Participants must complete either a three-year HVAC\/R or four-year electrical track that combines classroom instruction with on-site mentorship and hands-on training, per the release. To begin accruing on-the-job training hours, apprentices must first secure a DAS Apprentice Card and a Refrigeration Apprentice license, issued by the state\u2019s Office of Public Safety and Inspections.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe designation makes C&W Services one of the first major facility services companies in the state to achieve DAS apprenticeship sponsor status for both HVAC\/R and electrical trades, the company said. And it provides C&W Services with a competitive advantage in a tight labor market by growing licensed talent from within and ensuring consistent service delivery across client sites, it said.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe long-term dividends are clear. It strengthens our staffing and financial performance and more importantly, it improves the lives of the people earning their licenses,\u201d Gill said. \u201cWe\u2019re not just checking a box\u2014we\u2019re creating licensed professionals who meet the expectations of the state, the client, and the complexity of today\u2019s facilities systems.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n[ad_2]
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