Valmont® Trade Program Welcomes 24 Apprentice and Pre-Apprentice Students Amid Growing Need for Skilled Trade Workers
September 25, 2023 | Other | In the News
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Valmont—"Valmont Industries, Inc., a global leader that provides vital infrastructure and advances agricultural productivity while driving innovation through technology, welcomed 24 new pre-apprentice and apprentice students into its trade program in Jasper, Tennessee.
Since it was established in 2019 as the first college-sponsored welding pre-apprenticeship program in Tennessee, there have been 37 program graduates. More than a dozen graduates are now working full-time at Valmont. The seven new apprentices will receive on-the-job practical training at Valmont paired with classroom instruction at Chattanooga State Community College, the registered apprenticeship sponsor."