Organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in cooperation with the City of Philadelphia; the District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund; JEVS Human Services; the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council; Philadelphia Works, Inc.; Philadelphia Youth Network; the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia; and the U.S. Department of Labor.

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The Philadelphia Fed’s Interest in Workforce Development and Apprenticeship

Patrick T. Harker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Talent Development for Middle-Skills Jobs and Careers

Diane Auer Jones, Senior Fellow at the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population Urban Institute (PowerPoint)

Opportunities for Private-Sector Employers in Apprenticeships

This plenary session will describe workforce development priorities for the City of Philadelphia and the city’s workforce development corporation. This session includes plans for a Southeast Pennsylvania Region Apprenticeship Initiative designed to create pathways for opportunity youth in information technology and behavioral health.

  • Michael DiBerardinis, Managing Director, City of Philadelphia
  • H. Patrick Clancy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia Works, Inc. (PowerPoint)
  • Moderator: Michael Cooper, Senior Vice President & Regional Director of Public Affairs, Citizens Bank

Health-Care Apprenticeships

This session will examine six health-care apprenticeship programs that have been started or are under development by the District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund. The session will also include a discussion of the new health-care apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships under development.

  • Cheryl Feldman, Executive Director, District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund (PowerPoint)
  • Susan B. Thomas, Industry Partnership Director, District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund Lucy Corker, Director of Professional Development, SPIN, Inc.
  • Jeffrey Bond, Apprentice, Philadelphia FIGHT
  • Moderator: Mark Genua, Apprenticeship Program Director, Philadelphia Works, Inc.

Information Technology (IT) Apprenticeships

This session will focus on IT apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships that have been started or are under development in the Delaware Valley. It will include the experience of the Urban Technology Project, an IT Registered Apprenticeship that was started in 2005 in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia.

  • Melanie S. Harris, Chief Information Officer, School District of Philadelphia
  • Edison Freire, Director of Gateway Initiatives, JEVS Human Services
  • Jocelyn Stewart, Vice President, Barclaycard US
  • Moderator: Stephanie Gambone, Executive Vice President, Philadelphia Youth Network

Lessons from Manufacturing Apprenticeships

The experience of three manufacturing apprenticeship programs will be featured in this session. Philly Shipyard, Inc., has operated a registered apprenticeship (RA) program since 2004, and New Century Careers has administered a long-term RA program of the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA). NTMA’s Philadelphia/Delaware Valley chapter administers a newer RA program. Directors of these three programs will share their experiences for the benefit of manufacturers that are thinking of starting apprenticeship programs.

  • Michael Giantomaso, Vice President, Philly Shipyard, Inc., and Shawn Cavanaugh, Production Supervisor, Philly Shipyard, Inc.
  • Paul Anselmo, President and Chief Executive Officer, New Century Careers, Pittsburgh
  • John Shegda, President and Chief Executive Officer, M&S Centerless Grinding and Meron Medical, LLC, and President, Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter, National Tooling and Machining Association
  • Clara Console, President, Choice Careers, LLC
  • Moderator: Joseph P. Welsh, Consultant and Former Chief Executive Officer, Collegiate Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development

Approval Process for New Registered Apprenticeship Programs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

This session enables attendees to meet the individuals who approve or assist the development of new RA programs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Panelists will provide their perspectives on the future of apprenticeships, will explain the approval process, and will answer employers’ questions. This session will include a discussion of how financial institutions and insurance companies can establish RA programs.

  • Eric M. Ramsay, Director, Apprenticeship and Training Office, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
  • Jim Foti, Regional Director, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Philadelphia, PA
  • Bernard E. Treml III, State Director, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Iselin, NJ (PowerPoint)
  • Kyle Maguire, Apprenticeship Training Manager, Division of Employment and Training, Delaware Department of Labor

Innovation in Apprenticeship and Education

This session will explain how and why the Wistar Institute created a Biomedical Research Technician Apprenticeship Program in conjunction with other university biomedical research centers and pharmaceutical companies. It will also explore ways in which new apprenticeship programs can include a strong educational component. The Finishing Trades Institute of the Mid-Atlantic Region enables its apprentices to obtain college credits and an associate degree.

  • William H. Wunner, Director, Academic Affairs and Director of Outreach Education and Technology Training, The Wistar Institute (PowerPoint)
  • Anita Pepper, Vice President, Institutional Advancement, The Wistar Institute (PowerPoint)
  • Nancy Gentile, Academic Coordinator, Finishing Trades Institute of the Mid-Atlantic Region and Partner, PTM Consulting Group LLC (PowerPoint)
  • Moderator: Joseph P. Welsh, Consultant and Former Chief Executive Officer, Collegiate Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development