SEVIERVILLE â Walters State Community College and Westgate Smoky Mountains Resort & Water Park have announced a partnership, establishing paid apprenticeships for engineering and housekeeping employees.
Under the program, made possible with a grant from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, each apprentice receive training from an experienced mentor or master craftsman. They attend noncredit and credit programs at Walters State, then at the end of the training period, the apprentice receives a nationally recognized credential.
âSeveral members of the team applied and were chosen to begin the apprenticeship program,â said Bernadette McCann, regional director of team member services for Westgate Resorts.