Hartsfield- Jackson International Airport has a new apprenticeship program that aims to “close the gap” in airport operations while allowing youth to “earn while they learn” various trade skills.
The program is a partnership between a few entities, including Atlanta Technical College, The Technical College System of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Labor. Together, they hope to create a school-to-jobs pipeline of skilled airport workers.
Students in the program are paid hourly while they work to master jobs in areas like facilities maintenance and security at ATL.
Victoria Seals, President of Atlanta Technical College, hopes the program will reemphasize the importance of skill-based employment.
“For a long time, these particular trade areas have kind of been pushed aside and not really valued as what they really are,” Seals said.
