Partner4Work CEO appointed to chair national advisory committee on apprenticeship

Robert Cherry, the CEO of the Pittsburgh region’s workforce development agency, has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Labor to chair a national committee.

The national advisory committee on apprenticeship will consist of 30 members from across the U.S. who will advise the U.S. Secretary of Labor on “ways to use the apprenticeship training model to improve equitable access to career pathways for America’s workers and jobseekers.”

 
“Strong apprenticeship models are a proven method to create a sustainable pipeline of skilled and talented workers in communities across America,” Partner4Work CEO Robert Cherry said in a release. “Serving as chairperson of the Department of Labor’s Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship is a wonderful opportunity to work with Acting Secretary (Julie) Su, the department and the committee to utilize apprenticeship to help meet the emerging needs of industry, labor organizations and the public.”

 
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The members of the committee will serve a two-year term. They represent individuals from across the Registered Apprenticeship system, representing unions, employers, community colleges and other stakeholders.

“The newly appointed members of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship offer unique perspectives, which the Department of Labor will leverage to develop strategies that drive innovation in apprenticeship,” Su said in a release. “The committee represents a broad range of industry and sector knowledge that the department can harness to continue to improve, diversify and modernize the national apprenticeship system.”

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times