CAO 26-181 National Apprenticeship Week

1:02:37R S six of the next resolution, National Apprentice Week. Do we have representatives for that?

1:02:43Wait, do you find a big? No. Please come to the podium.

1:02:50Do we have anyone here for the apprenticeship week? Six. If we don't, I'm gonna read it by title only.

1:02:58Uh Mariano has a uh

1:03:00Let's bring David Engel up.

1:03:09The resolution of a national apprentice group.

1:03:11RS6, resolution number CA 026-181. A resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the week of April 26, 2026 through May 2nd, 2026, as National Apprenticeship Week in Pasco County. Whereas National Apprenticeship Week is an annual nationwide celebration to showcase how apprenticeships improve and expand career pathways for workers while helping employers drive

1:03:41economic growth across all industries. And whereas, apprenticeships provide American workers tangible skills. and industry-recognized credentials while strengthening our nation's economy and helping millions of men and women provide for their families without taking on the financial burden of student loans and other related debt. And whereas National Apprenticeship Week is celebrating its 12th anniversary of raising awareness of the vital role apprenticeship provides in creating

1:04:12a qualified and highly skilled workforce in diverse industries within Pasco County and across the Tampa Bay region. And whereas the advancement and well-being of the United States of America depend upon the continued development of skilled workers in their chosen fields. And whereas Pasco County recognizes the urgent need to prepare and maintain a highly skilled workforce that can meet the current and future demands of the industry and fortify our

1:04:42economy. And whereas, Pasco County recognizes that robust apprenticeship programs provide tangible value to both job creators and apprentices with the potential to increase productivity, improve diversity and inclusion, and reduce recruitment and training costs while providing a pathway to prosperous careers for youth and adult job seekers. And whereas the two thousand and twenty six National Apprenticeship Week theme. America at Work,

1:05:12Making America Skilled Again Through Registered Apprenticeship, highlights the role of apprenticeships in the high growth industries. And whereas the AM Skills Industrial Maintenance Technician and IMT Apprenticeship Program in partnership with public consulting groups. Strengthens the regional workforce pipeline and makes it easier than ever for Tampa Bay employers to hire, train, and advance new IMT talent by providing hands-on and online training

1:05:43aligned to industry-recognized competencies. Now therefore be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby declares the week of April 26, 2026 through May 2nd, 2026 as National Apprenticeship Week in Pasco County. Dunn and resolved in regular session with a quorum president voting the seventh day of April two thousand and twenty-six. Move

1:06:09to approve. Do you have a second? Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. David, thank you for coming forward. I think uh Joe O'Moey should come on up too, because a lot of our utility folks are coming from that utility program that's shown so well and Mike as well. Um I was up in DC and we were talking with the Department of Labor and they want They talked about this resolution, so I wanted to bring it forward. So I apologize not reaching out probably stronger to Tom from from Amskills to be here, but it is a very important project.

1:06:41And we we know that out there there's so many jobs. that are unfilled because people are untrained. So I think the work we're doing here is a great direction and I'd love to after David and J Joseph can speak, we'd all get out for a picture that we can send up to DC as well as the resolution.

1:06:56Thank you. David Engel, Planning and Economic Development Director. I just want to let you know that this county is the most proactive, innovative county when it comes to job skills training in any county or local government I've worked in over 40 years. We have a proactive way of identifying career tracks for young folks in our school system, whether it be the community college. Or into the public schools here in Pasco County. And I've attended some uh boot camp graduations, and the enthusiasm and

1:07:26passion of these young people to have a career track that allows them to actually stay in the county and participate. Participate in their future. You know, our biggest resource is our kids. If we can keep them here in the county instead of moving elsewhere, that's great for the county and great for our future. And skilled indigenous jobs forces and is the best thing we can do to attract new businesses here in the county. And Joseph Mmoi, he's a case study in how successful.

1:08:05absorb a lot of these students into our operations team, OM. They get a hands-on experience, able to work with within our operations and maintenance group and engineering teams. So this gives them a really great opportunity to really migrate, transition smoothly to work within our department. So I think this offers a great opportunity. For the students, and we'll continue to work with Arm Skills team to absorb and it helps fill all the vacancies that

1:08:35we create and it gives them the necessary truth, and there's always career progression for these students that we absorb. So we're really, really excited about this. About this opportunity to continue to work to absorb some of the students that come through the skills program. Thank you.

1:08:51All right. Let's go now for Pitcher.

1:08:59Fantastic.

1:09:17Yeah.

1:09:55We're the audience.

1:09:58Did you have any idea what's going on this is anything? It's very cool.