Summit Successfully Apprises Industry of Apprenticeship Assistance
Thursday, May 3, 2018
– Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor,
and Larry D. Kauffman, digital publishing specialist/photographer
![President Gilmour welcomes guests to campus and shares good news for Penn College – including a sizable state grant to support apprenticeship-related instruction.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6005803_PCTo.jpg)
President Gilmour welcomes guests to campus and shares good news for Penn College – including a sizable state grant to support apprenticeship-related instruction.
![It's a](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6005816_PCTo.jpg)
It's a "full house" in Penn's Inn for the summit, sponsored by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Penn College.
![The president's announcements are welcomed with applause.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6005849_PCTo.jpg)
The president's announcements are welcomed with applause.
![Shannon Munro, vice president for workforce development at Penn College, introduces the day's speakers.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6005851_PCTo.jpg)
Shannon Munro, vice president for workforce development at Penn College, introduces the day's speakers.
![Renne discusses high-demand occupations in the commonwealth and highlights PA Chamber successes such as Penn College freshman Hanna M. Gibson, a residential construction technology and management: building construction technology concentration, from Allison Park, who received a mikeroweWORKS Work Ethic Scholarship.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6005885_PCTo.jpg)
Renne discusses high-demand occupations in the commonwealth and highlights PA Chamber successes such as Penn College freshman Hanna M. Gibson, a residential construction technology and management: building construction technology concentration, from Allison Park, who received a mikeroweWORKS Work Ethic Scholarship.
![Halper shares his perspective.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6005893_PCTo.jpg)
Halper shares his perspective.
![Nemeth details his company’s global reach and exemplary apprenticeship experiences.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6005921_PCTo.jpg)
Nemeth details his company’s global reach and exemplary apprenticeship experiences.
![Penn College alum James R. Reese (left), ’00, environmental technology, and ’01, technology management, chats with Christopher P. Ray, executive director, business development for WDCE. Reese serves as a field representative/western region for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s Office of Apprenticeship and Training. A PA CareerLink specialist, Reese retired from the Navy prior to enrolling at Penn College. He says the technology management curricula helped him pass the CareerLink specialist test.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6005951_PCTo.jpg)
Penn College alum James R. Reese (left), ’00, environmental technology, and ’01, technology management, chats with Christopher P. Ray, executive director, business development for WDCE. Reese serves as a field representative/western region for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s Office of Apprenticeship and Training. A PA CareerLink specialist, Reese retired from the Navy prior to enrolling at Penn College. He says the technology management curricula helped him pass the CareerLink specialist test.
![An attentive audience takes notes during the keynoter's remarks.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6005991_PCTo.jpg)
An attentive audience takes notes during the keynoter's remarks.
![... and answers attendees' questions following his talk.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6006023_PCTo.jpg)
... and answers attendees' questions following his talk.
![Lerman steps away from the podium to engage his audience ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/xtra_6006011_PCTo.jpg)
Lerman steps away from the podium to engage his audience ...
![Ramsay kicks off the after-lunch portion of the program ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6108536_PCTo.jpg)
Ramsay kicks off the after-lunch portion of the program ...
![... with an overview of pre-apprenticeships as a pipeline to the workforce.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6108623_PCTo.jpg)
... with an overview of pre-apprenticeships as a pipeline to the workforce.
![Renne (right) takes part in an informative Q&A session in a neighboring classroom.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6108687_PCTo.jpg)
Renne (right) takes part in an informative Q&A session in a neighboring classroom.
![Ray (right foreground) helps attendees understand that resources abound to aid in establishment of apprenticeship programs.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2018/05/6108706_PCTo.jpg)
Ray (right foreground) helps attendees understand that resources abound to aid in establishment of apprenticeship programs.