Congressman says government needs to get young people into jobs
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JIM TALAMONTI
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An Illinois congressman is celebrating a taxpayer-funded grant for youth apprenticeships.
The U.S. Department of Labor is spending $244 million this year on Apprenticeships Build America grants. Illinois’ portion is $8 million, funded by federal taxpayers.
The money is intended for schools to provide heavy equipment for training students.
U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (krish-na-MORTH-ee) says only one-third of Americans have a four-year college degree.
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS 1A :10 “…post-secondary education.”
Illinois State Senator Cristina Castro says companies want to hire immediately.
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS 1B :08 “…folks now.”
Castro says she and her colleagues in the General Assembly work tirelessly on connecting students with opportunity.
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS VERSION 1 (with wrap)
An Illinois congressman is celebrating a taxpayer-funded grant for youth apprenticeships. Jim Talamonti reports.
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YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS VERSION 2 (without wrap)
U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (krish-na-MORTH-ee) says that part of the government’s job is to get young people into a middle-class, sustaining career.
Krishnamoorthi visited South Elgin High School for an event which celebrated taxpayer-funded grants for youth apprenticeships.
The Eighth-District congressman explained why he felt $8 million was needed for Illinois.
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS 2A :17 “…sustaining career.”
The Youth Workforce Development Foundation and Associated Equipment Distributors joined Krishnamoorthi for the grant announcement.
The congressman said the grant is important because it costs a lot of money to buy industrial equipment and tools.
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS VERSION 2 (with wrap)
U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (krish-na-MORTH-ee) says that part of the government’s job is to get young people into a middle-class, sustaining career. Jim Talamonti reports.
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An Illinois congressman is celebrating a taxpayer-funded grant for youth apprenticeships.
The U.S. Department of Labor is spending $244 million this year on Apprenticeships Build America grants. Illinois’ portion is $8 million, funded by federal taxpayers.
The money is intended for schools to provide heavy equipment for training students.
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said only one-third of Americans have a four-year college degree.
“For those two-thirds of Americans who don’t have a four-year college degree, unfortunately, this country has failed them. We have not provided world-class, post-secondary education,” Krishnamoorthi said.
According to Illinois State Senator Cristina Castro, companies want to hire immediately.
“As I have gone across the district this summer, there are those that are saying, ‘How do get people in now? I am looking for folks now.’ And it is these programs that U46 and District 300 and many of our school districts offer, and they’re just missing connecting with them to fill that pipeline,” Castro explained.
Castro said she and her colleagues in the General Assembly work tirelessly on connecting students with opportunity.
In July of this year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced $18 million in state-taxpayer funding of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The initiative aims to provide training opportunities, expand the talent pipeline, and boost diversity in the construction industry and building trades.
Eighth-District Congressman Krishnamoorthi explained why he felt $8 million of federal taxpayer money was needed for Illinois.
“The job of America’s government, in part, is to make sure that these folks, all youth but especially these two-thirds of Americans who are not going to attain a four-year college degree, get into a middle-class, sustaining career,” Krishnamoorthi said.
The Youth Workforce Development Foundation and Associated Equipment Distributors joined Krishnamoorthi and Castro for the grant announcement at South Elgin High School.
Krishnamoorthi said the grant is important because it costs a lot of money to buy industrial equipment and tools. He said 40,000 vacancies are projected in the heavy-equipment supply chain.
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