Mattoon, IL-(Effingham Radio)- In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, Lake Land College students signed 10 new apprenticeship agreements with four local businesses including Hydro-Gear in Sullivan, KC Summers Auto Group in Mattoon, North American Lighting in Paris and Quad Graphics Marketing LLC in Effingham at a signing event on campus Wednesday.
These agreements are in addition to several already existing apprenticeship agreements with local businesses such as The Equity in Effingham and 3Sisters Logistics in Teutopolis.
“The apprenticeship program allows us to be proactive in designing a program with Lake Land that will fast track new technicians and give them the ability to hit the ground running and being productive right away in a very rewarding and well-paying career as an automotive technician with us,” KC Summers Auto Group Service Director Ed Roley said.
Lake Land College Director to Center for Business and Industry Bonnie Moore invited representatives from each of the businesses to the stage to join their new apprentices in the signing of the agreements.
Representing Hydro-Gear, Brian Baca and Rachael Crane welcomed Derek Clark of Charleston as an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic apprentice.
Ed Roley representing KC Summers Auto Group welcomed Carson Body of Mattoon as an Automotive Technician apprentice.
Robert Woolum of North American Lighting in Paris welcomed students Gloria Harris of Paris and James Knight of Paris as Industrial Maintenance Mechanic apprentices for North American Lighting.
For Quad Graphics Marketing LLC, John Leffler and Luke Leffler welcomed students Kevin Baize of Effingham, Adam Carter of Lerna, David Coffin of Salem, Jackson Leffler of Willow Hill, Jordan Ogden of Westervelt and Jordan Schumacher of Sigel as Industrial Maintenance Repairer apprentices.
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