The event is being hosted with support from Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley, The Literacy Center and Jordan Heights.<\/p>\n
Designed to help local residents connect with building trades organizations and their apprenticeship trainers, the event will include information about what skills are in high demand in the Lehigh Valley and how to start on the path to a job that pays good wages.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the help of excellent community organizations like Promise Neighborhood, the Adult Literacy Center and Jordan Heights, we are connecting talented and hard-working people together with good, family-sustaining jobs offered through the Lehigh Valley building trades,\u201d Schweyer said. \u201cThe Lehigh Valley Building Trades offer people the chance to make strong, middle-class wages with health care and retirement packages, and allows young people, folks re-entering the workforce or seasoned workers looking to try their hand in a new career an opportunity to better themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people who work in the building trades come from all walks of life,\u201d Schlossberg said. \u201cThis includes men and women, people of color, white, veterans, high school graduates, some college education, first-time workers and people who are looking for a fresh start.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are jobs that pay good wages currently unfilled across our region and apprenticeships which offer paid, on-the-job training,\u201d McNeill said. \u201cWhen the apprenticeship is finished, jobs pay between $29-$40 per hour and don\u2019t come with the burden of crushing college debt.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information about the event, contact Schweyer\u2019s office at 610-791-6270, Schlossberg\u2019s office at 610-821-5577 or McNeill\u2019s office at 610-266-1273.<\/p>\n
Para asistencia en Espa\u00f1ol, por favor llame 610-791-6270.<\/p>\n
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