Media Advisory: Illinois Central College Hosts Apprenticeship Signing and Recognition Day
East Peoria, IL (11/18/2024) — Illinois Central College (ICC) is hosting an Apprenticeship Signing and Recognition Day event to showcase the positive impact apprenticeships have on advancing students' careers, providing a skilled workforce for local businesses, and growing the regional economy. Cameron Joost, Assistant Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, will be in attendance to present a proclamation on behalf of Governor J.B. Pritzker.
Students who are starting apprenticeships will sign contracts with their new employers, and students who have completed their apprenticeships will be recognized. The event is part of the U.S. Department of Labor's tenth annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW).
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: ICC Peoria Campus, Student Center
Available for interviews:
- Dr. Sheila Quirk-Bailey, President
- Paula Nachtrieb, Executive Director of Workforce Operations
- Steve Flinn, Agriculture and Industrial Technology Professor
- ICC student apprentices
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Illinois Central College is a two-year community college with campuses in East Peoria, Peoria and Pekin, Illinois, providing a high-quality, affordable education to prepare students to enter the workforce or to transfer to a four-year institution. ICC is the 2020 awardee of the National Community College Charles Kennedy Equity Award from ACCT, a 2022 EDA Good Job Challenge Institution, and the Lead College for the state of Illinois' Workforce Equity Initiative. ICC also conducts original research in agricultural fields, including water quality and soil conservation. For more information, visit icc.edu.
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