Farmington-based UConn Health announced Thursday that it will now be the host site for Connecticut’s technical education and career system’s work-based learning programs.
The goal of the program, UConn Health said, is to open a pipeline from trade school to potential employment at UConn Health, while also providing hands-on experience to future tradespeople.
In a statement, UConn Health’s Eric Kruger, vice president of facilities development and operations, said: “We are a teaching entity, an educational facility, and so not only are we teaching medical students and dental students, but we’re also teaching our future trade workers.”
UConn Health announced that it’s partnering with E.C. Goodwin Technical High School and A. I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford in the endeavor to provide work-based learning experiences for future electricians, plumbers and HVAC technicians.
“We can train skilled trade apprentices and pre-apprentices to eventually become licensed journey people.” Kruger said.
UConn Health said many qualified craft worker positions start with annual salaries exceeding $60,000.
