Apprenticeships at Oak Park Place

Oak Park Place is proud to offer the Youth Apprenticeship Program with local schools and I, personally, have witnessed encouraging growth in our city’s youth as they advance towards their careers in healthcare. It has been an extremely rewarding experience to host this program on campus […] What helps make this program so effective is […]

Jacob’s Success Story

Construction worker on work site

I would like to thank the [WIOA Title I Program] for all of the information up-front regarding the trades and what is expected and needed to be a successful apprentice. I would also like to thank them for funding the training for me […] I was thankful for the opportunity.

Youth Apprentice Hayden

Inside of a manufacturing building with steel pipelines and cables.

Youth apprentice gains skills in manufacturing industry. Hayden is a Belleville High School senior completing his manufacturing youth apprenticeship. His goals after high school are to continue working at Cate Machine & Welding Inc. in Belleville and attend Madison Area Technical College to earn an associate’s degree in automated manufacturing systems. “In year one, I […]

Youth Apprentice Ava

Medical team looking over a chart.

Youth Apprentice continues research and science passion. When Ava was just seven years old, the number one item on her Christmas wish list was a microscope. This gift sparked her interest in science and research – a passion that hasn’t ceased since. Ava graduated from a youth apprenticeship program through DeForest High School working as […]