Olympic Apprentice Meets Trump, Germany's Chancellor Merkel, Titans of Industry in White House Briefing
Olympic’s NAF Academy of Engineering graduate and Siemen’s Apprentice, Chad Robinson, met Friday with President Trump, Germany’s Chancellor Merkel, and some American business giants who are squarely leading
the attack on the alarming U.S. skills gap (6 M unfilled jobs) by creating
once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for HS teens to onboard paths
that lead directly to economic prosperity. Apprenticeships for
teens, a model enthusiastically embraced since 2010 by Olympic with its
business partners who serve on its NAF Academy
of Engineering Advisory Board, were spotlighted by President Trump and
industry giants while establishing a
national “moonshot goal” of creating 5 million apprenticeship opportunities for American teens.
In watching the Trump/Merkel/Apprentices video linked above, note how the 2 key industry sectors being touted as offering early pathways which lead teens to prosperity are occupations related to advanced manufacturing/engineering as well as IT/computer science.
Subsequently, our NAF Career Academies and out-of-school Technical Talent Development Community Center at Olympic remain a valuable tool for helping teens in your classrooms onboard pathways which lead to human and economic success while simultaneously helping solve serious American problems: 1) a lack of opportunities for economic and social mobility within our communities; and 2) the skills gap that prohibits economic growth with our business community.
In watching the Trump/Merkel/Apprentices video linked above, note how the 2 key industry sectors being touted as offering early pathways which lead teens to prosperity are occupations related to advanced manufacturing/engineering as well as IT/computer science.
Subsequently, our NAF Career Academies and out-of-school Technical Talent Development Community Center at Olympic remain a valuable tool for helping teens in your classrooms onboard pathways which lead to human and economic success while simultaneously helping solve serious American problems: 1) a lack of opportunities for economic and social mobility within our communities; and 2) the skills gap that prohibits economic growth with our business community.