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SUMMER BLITZ _ The summer months typically coincide with increase in workplace injuries, so The Apprentice School staged the Summer Blitz, an initiative to promote workplace safety and significantly reduce injuries to apprentices. The collective efforts of craft instructors, foremen, general foremen and apprentices reduced the number of recordable injuries by 40 percent during June, July and August, making 2013 the school’s third consecutive year of significant injury reduction.
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hen I began my apprenticeship as a welder apprentice in 2007, The Apprentice School offered many activities that interested me. I played
football and joined the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). My time volunteering for the SNAME boat design competition helped me realize the career path I wanted to take. After graduation, I accepted a craft instructor position. I enjoy showing apprentices different ways to complete jobs and appreciate the role I play in their development as leaders and members of a highly skilled workforce. Andrew Balarabe Welder Craft Instructor Class of 2010