Lee Graham, Treasurer, Executive Director, Labor-Management Education Committee, Operating Engineers 324, Bloomfield Twp, MI, joined the Michigan Works! Association Celebration of National Apprenticeship Week with Visit to Germany

Delegation paired with reps from NY State to study success of German apprenticeship model and share information about successful U.S. apprenticeship programs

– National Apprenticeship Week (Nov. 11-17, 2019), and the trip was November 7th to the 17th. MBN caught up with Lee to talk about his experience on the trip;

- the unique apprenticeship opportunities your organization offers;

and the importance of apprenticeships in your field and in Michigan in general?

• I understand the Operating Engineers have an apprenticeship program as well as two specialized career centers – can you tell me more about both of those things?

• How will what you experienced on the trip to Germany be helpful in the work you do with apprenticeships here in Michigan?

• Why are apprenticeships so important in Michigan?

• How can interested individuals learn more about Operating Engineers 324?

Lee Graham, Treasurer, Executive Director, Labor-Management Education Committee, Operating Engineers 324, Bloomfield Twp, MI, joined the Michigan Works! Association Celebration of National Apprenticeship Week with Visit to Germany

Delegation paired with reps from NY State to study success of German apprenticeship model and share information about successful U.S. apprenticeship programs

– National Apprenticeship Week (Nov. 11-17, 2019), and the trip was November 7th to the 17th. MBN caught up with Lee to talk about his experience on the trip;

- the unique apprenticeship opportunities your organization offers;

and the importance of apprenticeships in your field and in Michigan in general?

• I understand the Operating Engineers have an apprenticeship program as well as two specialized career centers – can you tell me more about both of those things?

• How will what you experienced on the trip to Germany be helpful in the work you do with apprenticeships here in Michigan?

• Why are apprenticeships so important in Michigan?

• How can interested individuals learn more about Operating Engineers 324?

Amy Lebednick , Business Solutions Director – West Michigan Works, Grand Rapids, MI, was part of Michigan Works! Association Celebration of National Apprenticeship Week with Visit to Germany.

Delegation paired with reps from NY State to study success of German apprenticeship model and share information about successful U.S. apprenticeship programs

– National Apprenticeship Week (Nov. 11-17, 2019), and the trip was November 7th to the 17th. She spoke with MBN about that trip and more;

• West Michigan Works has a Medical Assistant Registered Apprenticeship program – can you tell me more about that?

• How will what you experienced on the trip to Germany be helpful in the work you do with apprenticeships here in Michigan?

• Why are apprenticeships so important in Michigan?

• How can interested individuals learn more about West Michigan Works and the services you offer?

Amy Lebednick , Business Solutions Director – West Michigan Works, Grand Rapids, MI, was part of Michigan Works! Association Celebration of National Apprenticeship Week with Visit to Germany.

Delegation paired with reps from NY State to study success of German apprenticeship model and share information about successful U.S. apprenticeship programs

– National Apprenticeship Week (Nov. 11-17, 2019), and the trip was November 7th to the 17th. She spoke with MBN about that trip and more;

• West Michigan Works has a Medical Assistant Registered Apprenticeship program – can you tell me more about that?

• How will what you experienced on the trip to Germany be helpful in the work you do with apprenticeships here in Michigan?

• Why are apprenticeships so important in Michigan?

• How can interested individuals learn more about West Michigan Works and the services you offer?

Lansing native, Jeff Brown is living his life inspired and inspiring others every day! He is the President of Inspire Global and is a self-described "social entrepreneur". This is a fascinating and truly engaging interview where we discover many great takeaways about the potential inside ourselves!

Jeff's personal mission statement is "Influencing change by inspiring people to live and experience maximum potential". Tune into this edition of the Leadership Lowdown to get your share of inspiration from Jeff! You will have great fun along the way!

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Lansing native, Jeff Brown is living his life inspired and inspiring others every day! He is the President of Inspire Global and is a self-described "social entrepreneur". This is a fascinating and truly engaging interview where we discover many great takeaways about the potential inside ourselves!

Jeff's personal mission statement is "Influencing change by inspiring people to live and experience maximum potential". Tune into this edition of the Leadership Lowdown to get your share of inspiration from Jeff! You will have great fun along the way!

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LuAnn Dunsford, Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Works! Association, Lansing, MI, drops by the MBN studio to discuss the Michigan Works! Association Celebrated National Apprenticeship Week with Visit to Germany. The Michigan delegation paired with reps from NY State to study success of German apprenticeship model and share information about successful U.S. apprenticeship programs.

For this conversation Luann discusses

– National Apprenticeship Week (Nov. 11-17, 2019), and the trip was November 7th to the 17th.

• How did the idea for this trip come about?

• What experience did you gain from the trip that will be helpful to you in the work you do every day?

• How do apprenticeship programs in Germany differ from those in the U.S.?

• Why do you believe apprenticeships are important, especially in Michigan?

• How do apprenticeships fit into the Governor’s need to fill 545,000 skilled trades jobs by 2026 and her education attainment goal of having 60 percent of Michigan residents complete a

postsecondary certificate or degree by the year 2030?

LuAnn Dunsford, Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Works! Association, Lansing, MI, drops by the MBN studio to discuss the Michigan Works! Association Celebrated National Apprenticeship Week with Visit to Germany. The Michigan delegation paired with reps from NY State to study success of German apprenticeship model and share information about successful U.S. apprenticeship programs.

For this conversation Luann discusses

– National Apprenticeship Week (Nov. 11-17, 2019), and the trip was November 7th to the 17th.

• How did the idea for this trip come about?

• What experience did you gain from the trip that will be helpful to you in the work you do every day?

• How do apprenticeship programs in Germany differ from those in the U.S.?

• Why do you believe apprenticeships are important, especially in Michigan?

• How do apprenticeships fit into the Governor’s need to fill 545,000 skilled trades jobs by 2026 and her education attainment goal of having 60 percent of Michigan residents complete a

postsecondary certificate or degree by the year 2030?

For the eighth straight year Michigan Business Network has been going around the state sharing the results of the Fall Michigan Future Business Index for that year. At the event other regional perspectives on how the current year has gone and what is expected are shared by several experts.

Shared here are excerpts from Lansing, MI, stop #4 on this year's series.

For the eighth straight year Michigan Business Network has been going around the state sharing the results of the Fall Michigan Future Business Index for that year. At the event other regional perspectives on how the current year has gone and what is expected are shared by several experts.

Shared here are excerpts from Lansing, MI, stop #4 on this year's series.