Its one thats been underutilized here so i am very, very thrilled with the mish tiff. I look forward to working with the administration to create scalable Apprenticeship Programs across the country. And with that i have about a minute. I do have a question. One of the areas that businesses have been concerned osha in my district is on compliance, and in fact employers understand that it is important to provide a safe workplace, a healthy workplace for their employees. But our concern about the approach that osha has taken over the past number of years where its more punitive rather than collaborative. So id like to hear your thought on that. What ideas do you have to create an environment where businesses are receiving assistance to comply and to ensure they have a safe workplace . Mr. Acosta congressman, thank you for your words and thank you for the question. Briefly, let me say on the one hand, we have asked for additional funding for a program called the v. P. P. Which is in essenc
The song and so many others that were part of the soundtrack of a generation. Gregg allman has died. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz belart. Good evening. President trump returns home tonight after a whirlwind trip that saw him meet with dozens of World Leaders in five different countries. When air force one touches down at andrews this evening, the president will be greeted by a storm of political controversy that has grown since he left more than a week ago. The epicenter of that storm, reports that his soninlaw and trusted adviser Jared Kushner asked russians about the possibility of setting up a secret Communications Link with the kremlin that would circumvent official u. S. Government channels. Our Kelly Odonnell has been traveling with the president and files tonights report from sicily. Reporter in the air over sicily today the president capped his nineday journey of nearly 30,000 miles with
We begin with workers and the skill gap. Apr apprenticeships are on the rise as a new way to fill the skills gap. Reporter Christopher Paul is a machinist at solar turbine. Its a Critical Role in one of the worlds leading manufacturers of Industrial Gas turbines. But paul isnt a fullfledged employee. Hes an apprentice. Im getting, you know, handson experience with the career that im learning to be a part of. Reporter thats not all. Under Solar Turbines fouryear program, apprentices get paid, trained, and mentored. By the end of the program, all of them get hired. Apprentices arent the only ones benefitting. Company executives say the six year old helps fill a critical need in a competitive marketplace. Its a program and the skill sets it provides does a great job helping us build a pipeline. Reporter an idea thats catching on. Amazon announced its launching an apprenticeship for veterans. Tech Company Salesforce already has a robust program. When ceo mark benioff met with President Tru
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Ships are on the rise as a new way to fill the skills gap. Reporter Christopher Paul is a machinist at solar turbine. Its a Critical Role in one of the worlds leading manufacturers of Industrial Gas turbines. But paul isnt a fullfledged employee. Hes an apprentice. Im getting, you know, handson experience with the career that im learning to be a part of. Reporter thats not all. Under Solar Turbines fouryear program, apprentices get paid, trained, and mentored. By the end of the program, all of them get hired. Apprentices arent the only ones benefitting. Company executives say the six year old helps fill a critical need in a competitive marketplace. Its a program and the skill sets it provides does a great job helping us build a pipeline. Reporter an idea thats catching on. Amazon announced its launching an apprenticeship for veterans. Tech Company Sales force already has a robust program. When ceo mark benioff met with President Trump in a Business Roundtable he urged him to create 5 m