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is helping to develop the program
curriculum.
Aer participants complete their
life skills training, they go through
12 to 16 weeks of welder training at
local technical colleges designed to
meet specific needs identified by local
employers, Panelli says.
"We want to train them for the
jobs that are available," he says.
"ere's a lot of involvement from
local employers from providing input
on the training to providing mentors."
Employers are in desperate need of
welders. By 2019, studies estimate the
nation will need 230,000 new welders,
Franco says.
Employers are fans of the program,
Panelli says. "e program definitely
has its street cred. Super Steel in
Milwaukee has reached out and
wants us to help fill a whole bunch of
openings for them," he says.
Panelli anticipates the program
will continue beyond its initial year as
businesses, educators and government
leaders see its success.
"I can see this program being a
model," he says. "We've had a lot of
success with it so far and it can be
duplicated by utilizing local resources
to help prospective workers get the life
skills they need as well as the technical
training in welding."
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For more on the Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce of Wisconsin's welding
initiative, please visit http://hccw.org/
workforce-development/welding-
initiative-training.
On the Web
"The program definitely has its street
cred. Super Steel in Milwaukee has
reached out and wants us to help fill a
whole bunch of openings for them."
– Ed Panelli, global managing director
of the automotive segment at Miller
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