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Virginia Rounds to Speak at the World Future Forum

All Articles, NewsBy icatt April 22, 2019

Virginia Rounds, Director of the Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT) Apprenticeship Program, will share her expertise during a panel at World Future Forum in Chicago on April 25. Rounds will participate in a round-table discussion on the topic of Apprenticeships and Work-Based Learning. She will lead the discussion on different apprenticeship models and what educators can look for to help identify the right program for their students.

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Profile of an ICATT Apprentice: Daniel Crawford

All Articles, Apprentice ProfilesBy icatt April 15, 2019

As a home-schooled student growing up near the shores of Lake Michigan in Racine, Wisc., Daniel Crawford was used to thinking for himself and learning at his own pace. It wasn’t until he got the results of his high school equivalency exam that his confidence began to soar.

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Virginia Rounds to Moderate a Panel at the Indiana-Germany Business Conference

All Articles, NewsBy icatt April 8, 2019

Virginia Rounds, Director of the ICATT Apprenticeship Program, will moderate a panel discussion about workforce issues at the first Indiana-Germany Business Conference on April 11. Hosted by the Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Partnership Committee and Wunderbar Together, the conference will take place at the Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites, and connect business and government leaders.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Awards ICATT with a $1.1 Million Investment

All Articles, NewsBy icatt March 22, 2019

The ICATT Apprenticeship Program has received a $1.1 million investment to expand its reach over the next two years. ICATT is the leading apprenticeship program in the Midwest for manufacturers and high-tech companies, partnering with organizations in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.

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Profile of an Apprentice: Nicholas Christensen

All Articles, Apprentice ProfilesBy icatt March 7, 2019

When high school teacher Thomas Backes passed out Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT) apprenticeship applications to his students at Cudahy High School in Cudahy, Wisc., he encouraged his students to really consider the career opportunity before them.

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ICATT Expands to Nebraska; Has Tripled Since Inception

All Articles, NewsBy icatt February 28, 2019

Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT) continues its expansion by expanding its footprint into Nebraska and welcoming CLAAS North America and Graepel North America as the two newest ICATT Network Companies.

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Improving Retention with Effective Employee Onboarding

The company trainer: key to success for any apprenticeship program

All Articles, Company Resources, Thought LeadershipBy icatt February 21, 2019

Companies that specialize in manufacturing or complex technologies face an ongoing challenge: helping new employees overcome a steep learning curve and become proficient in their jobs. And while high-tech companies undoubtedly employ team members with diverse skill sets and areas of expertise, doing and teaching are distinct skills. An expert is not always a natural…

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ICATT Apprenticeship Program Launches New International Logistics Specialists & Freight Forwarding Apprenticeship

All Articles, NewsBy icatt February 14, 2019

Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT), the leading apprenticeship program in the Midwest for high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex technologies or logistics, expands their apprenticeship program with the addition of the International Logistics & Freight Forwarding apprenticeship.

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New Podcast: German-style Apprenticeships in the U.S.

All Articles, NewsBy icatt January 9, 2019

As part of The Big Pond podcast series, Rhoda Metcalf discusses the labor challenges U.S.-based manufacturers are facing and speaks with executives and apprentices from Diemasters Manufacturing, WITTENSTEIN, BBS Automation, and Herrmann Ultrasonics to get their experience and perspective on growing their own workforce through the ICATT Apprenticeship Program, the only program in the Midwest…

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ICATT Apprenticeship Program Welcomes U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell

All Articles, NewsBy icatt December 10, 2018

U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell will tour two local member companies of the Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT) in Bartlett, Ill. on Wednesday, December 12. The ICATT program is the leading apprenticeship program in the Midwest for high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex technologies or logistics and is based on the German…

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