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Jan. 12, 2009 at 11:44am Plumbing partnership links vets with jobsWashington National Guard members and new veterans now have another pathway for pursuing meaningful employment. In an effort to fill vacancies in the trades industry, the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters forged a strategic team of organizations to provide veterans and guard members with a fast track to a high-demand industry. The alliance, which consists of the UA, the National Guard, Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, Employment Security and Bates Technical College's Business Management and Training Center, created a four-month program called "Veterans in Piping." The program is aimed at teaching veterans and guard members the necessary skills for placement in an industry that is facing severe worker deficits due to retirements from the aging baby boomer population. The comments function of the Business Examiner community is meant to encourage conversations and spark ideas about business issues in the South Sound. The feature is free and open to members of the public who register basic log in information. Comments should be concise, on topic and avoid attacks, profanity or abusive language or content. Comments that are deemed to violate this policy will be removed. |
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