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Stacker compiled a list of the fastest-growing counties in Montana using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest population growth from 2010 to 2020, based on the U.S. Decennial Census.
Gov. Greg Gianforte this week highlighted apprenticeship opportunities in Montana, visiting with Dick Anderson Construction apprentices in Helena and at the Highlands College pre-apprenticeship program in Butte.
Gov. Greg Gianforte visits with Dick Anderson Construction apprentices in Helena.
“Promoting and increasing access to apprenticeship opportunities and trades education empowers Montanans and ensures employers have a highly-skilled workforce,” Gianforte said. “Montana employers and educators play an important role in supporting apprenticeship opportunities and trades education, and we thank them for their investment.”
Earlier this week, the governor declared May 5-11 as Youth Apprenticeship Week in Montana.
Since 2020, Montana’s Registered Apprenticeship Program, administered by the Department of Labor & Industry, has seen a 20% increase in active apprenticeship enrollment in over 100 fields where workers receive paid, supervised, on-the-job training, state officials said.
Dick Anderson Construction is one of more than 600 businesses that have partnered with the program that employ more than 3,000 apprentices statewide.
Dick Anderson Education Coordinator Bill Ryan said when the apprentices finish the four-year program, they gain a certificate of completion from DLI to be a carpenter and they have a job with the company waiting for them.
In 2022, Montana added more apprenticeships to the Registered Apprenticeship Program than ever before. Many of these were added following a rule change supported by the governor that went into effect that year.
While maintaining workplace safety and training standards, the revised rule changed the journeyman-to-apprentice ratio from 2:1 to 1:2. Now, one journeyman can supervise two apprentices.
And, the governor proposed and implemented the Montana Trades Education Credit (MTEC) in 2021, which offers employers credit for employee education and training. The governor nearly doubled MTEC in 2023.
The governor later visited the Highlands College pre-apprenticeship line program in Butte to learn more about the opportunities available to students interested in becoming a line worker.
The one-semester, pre-apprentice line certificate program prepares students for groundman and apprentice positions within the line trade. Upon completion of the course, students also are provided the pathway to obtain a Class A Commercial Driver’s License before entering the workforce.
Partnering with local employers, the program helps to connect students to jobs in the construction and utilities industry after graduation.
Learn more about Montana’s Registered Apprenticeship Program at apprenticeship.mt.gov.
St. Peter’s Health has been recognized with two achievement awards from LifeCenter Northwest: the Tissue Donation Referral Achievement Award and the Collaborative Family Support Award. These awards are a testament to St. Peter’s high performance in tissue referral and collaborative request rate.
St. Peter’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Clinical Manager Sarah Maddock displays the achievement awards on behalf of St. Peter’s Health.
Hospitals earn the Tissue Donation Referral Achievement Award for their timely tissue referral rate of 95% or greater. This has a significant impact on tissue donation outcomes. St. Peter’s was one of 14 hospitals to earn this honor in LifeCenter Northwest’s four-state donation 230-plus hospital service area.
The Collaborative Family Support Award is earned by hospitals with a 100% collaborative request rate. Organ donation can’t happen without the collaboration and teamwork between the hospital and LifeCenter Northwest staff. St. Peter’s was one of 23 hospitals to earn this recognition.
Meg Jacoby, owner of Jacoby Insurance Group in Helena, was honored by NAIFA (National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors) with the John F Moore Memorial Award.
She was honored April 18 by the NAIFA-Montana.
Helena WINS, a program of the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce, will have a Construction and Trades Day Community event on May 18 at the Helena College Airport campus, 2300 Airport Road.
The public is invited to dive into the world of construction. Food will be available on-site.
Organizers said the event is a “fantastic opportunity to get up close and personal with the construction and trades industry.”
Contact McKinley at mwinkle@helenachamber.com for more information.
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Stacker compiled a list of the fastest-growing counties in Montana using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest …
Gov. Greg Gianforte visits with Dick Anderson Construction apprentices in Helena.
St. Peter’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Clinical Manager Sarah Maddock displays the achievement awards on behalf of St. Peter’s Health.
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