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How Associations Are Embracing Apprenticeships

Associations Now

The association’s training centers, on their own, have a membership of more than 5,000 workers, according to Engineering News-Record , and the apprenticeship programs are intended for the long haul: NECA rules mandate that workers take part in a five-year program and take 24 hours of continuing education every three years. This is just five.

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Reach for More Fruits and Veggies on Heart Association’s Eating Healthy Day

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Taking place the first Wednesday of every November, the campaign focuses on educating Americans about healthy food choices and how to incorporate more healthy foods into their diets. Karen Aspry, a cardiologist and member of the AHA’s Rhode Island Board of Directors, said in a statement.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

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The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. technology, human resources, physical space, leadership, engagement, etc.).

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Associations Work to Tackle Industry Workforce Shortages Head-On

Associations Now

And that’s part of the reason, Balon was hired: to educate and reach out to people of all diversities about the merits of a career in landscape architecture. Other associations have approached the workforce shortage in their respective industries in different ways.

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A Case for the Association Summer Internship

Associations Now

Some associations, such as the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association, have also started internship programs with the hope of building awareness about the trade among high school students. The Society for Human Resource Management’s SVP of Membership and External Affairs Bob Carr thinks so.

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digitalNow 2013 in Less Than 180 Seconds- #diginow13

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We have to create a new sputnik to invigorate education. John Maeda, President, Rhode Island School of Design. What other blog posts or resources on this conference have you found to be insightful? Keynote panel with Dr. Michio Kaku. We are born scientists until we hit junior high school. We have computers to do that.