Let's Talk New Mexico 4/11 8a: From the film industry to welding to culinary arts, technical training programs can help people find careers. This week, we’re talking about apprenticeships and vocational training, and we want to hear from you.
What kind of career and technical education would be helpful for you? Have you been in a program like this? How accessible are these opportunities to job-seekers of different ages and backgrounds? Call in live during the show or email .
Guests:
- , executive director of
- , program director of the
- , coordinator/director of and NM
- Vincent Hesch, administrator at Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Estevan "Rico" Ramirez, apprentice at , costume department worker in the film industry, and owner of
Here are all the training opportunities and resources we talked about:
Albuquerque / Bernalillo County
- is a charter school focusing on architecture, construction and engineering
- is a tuition-free residential trade school for people ages 16-24
- program works with Native American youth & young adults on conservation projects on public lands
- serves youth and adults exiting incarceration
- is a free program that helps adults start or return to college
- offers gardening, silkscreen printing, and other social enterprise training
Around The State
- operates out of Acoma, Zuni, and Gallup
- , a mastery-based program meant to lead into a job at LANL
- , a hub by the Department of Workforce Solutions with internships, mentorship, financial resources, and career exploration
- Northern New Mexico College's , in partnership with LANL
- in Taos
- , free for high school students to learn scene construction, costuming, lighting, stage management and more
- UA Local 412 program
