Local Workforce Development Sponsors EMS Apprenticeship
Upper Cumberland Workforce Connections is helping develop Advanced EMS Apprenticeship programs across the area. Jeremiah Miller is the Assistant Director of the Upper Cumberland Workforce Development Board. He said funding came from the state’s Rural Healthcare Initiative because several area counties needed to address their EMS. Miller said apprenticeships are one of the truest forms […]
Cookeville Salon Starts First State Cosmetology Apprenticeship Program
The state’s first apprenticeship program for cosmetology has started in Cookeville. Loxx Salon has partnered with the State Department of Labor and Workforce to create the curriculum. Owner Mike Franklin said the program will give newly licensed cosmetologist hands on experience to thrive in the workforce. “They have it for many different things for wielding, […]
