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RTMA Partners with Edison Tech to Host Black History Month Panel Discussion
Rochester – In honor of Black History Month, the Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA) partnered with Edison Career & Technology High School in Rochester to host a panel discussion promoting careers, apprenticeships and training in advanced manufacturing. The event…
FLYAP Hosts 6th Annual Signing Day at WEMOCO
Spencerport – The Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP) held its 6th annual “Signing Day” at the Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES in Spencerport. Several students from the WEMOCO program are earning on-the-job experience through paid co-ops and job shadows at local…
RTMA & FLYAP Celebrate 41 Students at Signing Day at Batavia BOCES
Batavia – The Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP) held its annual “Signing Day” for the Genesee County BOCES – Batavia Campus at Genesee Community College’s (GCC) BEST Center. More than 40 students at several local advanced manufacturing companies throughout…
RTMA Offers Free Precision Measurement Training
The RTMA is are offering free, hands-on training with precision measurement instruments from Starrett, Snap-on and NC3 to gain the skills needed for a great career in just two weeks! This course will be held at the FWD Center at…
RTMA to Expand Programs through Funding Awarded by Empire State Development Office of Strategic Workforce Development
Rochester – The Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA) through its partnership with the Manufacturers Intermediary Apprenticeship Program (MIAP) will receive workforce development funding from the Empire State Development of Office of Strategic Workforce Development to scale its Direct Entry…
RTMA Receives Workforce Development Grant to Kick Off 2024 National Apprenticeship Week
The Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA) received a major workforce development grant from the New York State Department of Labor as a kickoff of National Apprenticeship Week. The RTMA received $195,000 towards its Direct Entry Pre-Apprenticeship Programs to…
NYATEP, NYSEDC Honor RTMA Executive Director at Partners for Workforce and Economic Development Conference in Rochester
NYATEP, NYSEDC Honor RTMA Executive Director at Partners for Workforce and Economic Development Conference in Rochester Rochester – The New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals (NYATEP) and New York State Economic Development Council (NYSEDC) today honored Rochester Technology…
RTMA Welcomes More Than 1,500 Students to 3rd Annual ROC With Your Hands
Rochester – The Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA) today in partnership with the City of Rochester, Monroe County, the Finger Lakes Youth Apprenticeship Program (FLYAP), Monroe Community College (MCC), RochesterWorks, UNiCON Rochester and the Builders Exchange of Rochester hosted…
Ten Graduate from 4th Annual Genesee Valley Pre-Apprenticeship Boot Camp
Batavia – The Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association and workforce development partners from the GLOW Region (Genesee, Livingston, Orleans & Wyoming counties) Thursday celebrated graduates from the 4th Annual Genesee Valley Pre-Apprenticeship Program. Ten participants received six weeks of free…
