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This is the 10th year Harper has offered apprenticeships that, according to President Avis Proctor, benefit participating students with a job and debt-free training, a college education and a job opportunity as they graduate.
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Ten Questions with Jonathan O'Grady
Jonathan discusses the on-the-job opportunities he’s received via Harper’s apprenticeship program, his passion for golf and why he’d love C-3PO to be his best friend.
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Growing and evolving apprenticeships
The unique, wide-ranging apprenticeship program at Harper College in Illinois is thriving thanks to its broad reach and rigorous expectations across the board, officials say, and it’s paying off in several ways for the college by building seasoned relationships in the business community.
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Harper College, JourneyCare develop apprenticeship program to address workforce need
Harper College and JourneyCare have teamed to launch the JourneyCare CNA to Nursing Apprenticeship Program.
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Harper, Zurich North America recognize apprenticeship partnership
To help develop its workforce for years to come, Zurich North America partnered with Harper College three years ago to offer a first of its kind General Insurance Apprenticeship. Since then, the company has hired 62 individuals into the program, graduated two classes of apprentices and launched a Cybersecurity Technician Apprenticeship. Harper recently recognized current apprentices and graduates alike through its Stand Up and Be Counted program.
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Info breakfasts to offer employers a look at apprenticeships
Harper College is hosting a series of information breakfasts for companies interested in learning more about the College’s robust apprenticeship program.
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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin visited Harper College to tour the advanced manufacturing lab and other state-of-the-art facilities that help students develop the high-tech skills they need for 21st century jobs. The veteran lawmaker was instrumental in securing a $12.9 million Department of Labor grant in 2012 to expand Harper College’s advanced manufacturing training program to other community colleges throughout Illinois.
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Harper's partnership with Zurich wins ICCCA Innovation Award
Harper College’s partnership with Zurich North America offering registered apprenticeships has been awarded a 2018 Illinois Council of Community College Administrators Innovation Award.
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