PRINTER'S NO. 2751
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
583
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY ECKER, HILL-EVANS, MALAGARI, MILLARD, PICKETT,
KORTZ, ZABEL, McNEILL, SCHMITT, BERNSTINE, SONNEY, RYAN,
STRUZZI, MOUL, LONGIETTI, MERSKI, KINSEY, BURNS, HENNESSEY,
DiGIROLAMO, COX, JONES, OWLETT, MURT, FREEMAN, SAYLOR,
MACKENZIE, YOUNGBLOOD, CALTAGIRONE, OBERLANDER, POLINCHOCK,
BIZZARRO, HEFFLEY, ZIMMERMAN, READSHAW, ULLMAN, MENTZER,
THOMAS, HOHENSTEIN, JOHNSON-HARRELL, CIRESI, GLEIM, WHEELAND,
ROEBUCK, SCHLEGEL CULVER AND SCHWEYER, OCTOBER 22, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, OCTOBER 22, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of November 11 through 17, 2019, as
"National Apprenticeship Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania continues to be at the forefront in
many aspects of apprenticeship programs; and
WHEREAS, "National Apprenticeship Week" offers employers,
industry associations, labor, education and other critical
partners the opportunity to showcase their apprenticeship
programs through apprenticeship program open houses, business-
to-business outreach events, apprentice signing days and
graduations, new industry and employer apprenticeship
commitments, skills competitions and high school visits, blogs
and social media activities and various other outreach and
promotional activities; and
WHEREAS, Apprenticeships continue to serve a vital role in
the occupational development of young Pennsylvanians every year;
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and
WHEREAS, In 2018, 17,948 registered apprentices practiced
their trade in Pennsylvania, ranking this Commonwealth among the
top 10 in the United States in number of active apprentices; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania had 798 active programs in 2018; and
WHEREAS, More than 1,870 Pennsylvania apprentices completed
their training in 2018; and
WHEREAS, In 2018, the number of registered new apprentices
and apprenticeship programs in Pennsylvania continued to grow to
5,013 and 42, respectively; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania continues to be at the forefront of
apprenticeship training; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of November 11 through 17, 2019, as "National
Apprenticeship Week" in Pennsylvania.
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