Dallas tech startup partners with City of Memphis for vo-tech apprenticeship
City council chairwoman Jamita Swearengen and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland cut ribbon along with ForgeNow Memphis Electrician apprentices during Upsmith, Inc. inaugural ceremony. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The apprenticeship is a paid, eight-week accelerated program that will enable students to move into careers as electricians upon completion of the program.
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Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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