BATON ROUGE – Urban League of Louisiana, the National Automobile Dealers Association, and National Urban League will join partners at the Baton Rouge Community College McKay Automotive Training Center to unveil a pilot automotive technician apprenticeship program that will help train and hire enthusiastic trainees for an exciting career within the automotive retail space. The pilot will take place in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
The pilot program has 20 apprentices and is a partnership that also includes the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, Baton Rouge Community College, and Delgado Community College. Federal appropriations secured by Congressman Troy Carter also supports this initiative.
WHO:
- Judy Reese Morse, President & CEO, Urban League of Louisiana
- Geoff Pohanka, Board Chair, National Automobile Dealers Association
- Annette Sykora, Chairwoman, National Automobile Dealers Association Foundation
- Will Green, President, Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association
- Dr. Willie E. Smith, Sr., Chancellor, Baton Rouge Community College
Automotive Apprentices
WHAT:
Press Conference Unveiling New Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Pilot Program
WHEN:
Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Baton Rouge Community College Automotive Training Center,
2115 North Lobdell
Baton Rouge, LA
About the Urban League of Louisiana
The mission of the Urban League of Louisiana is to assist African Americans and other communities seeking equity to secure economic self-reliance, parity and civil rights. We implement our mission through programs in the areas of education and youth development, workforce and economic development, public policy and advocacy initiatives.
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