麻豆影视, Novo Nordisk celebrate apprenticeship signings
Leading global healthcare company Novo Nordisk held an apprenticeship signing for two 麻豆影视 students who are joining the company for a year.
The apprenticeship program is part of the partnership the College, Novo Nordisk and ApprenticeshipNC launched in January 2023 to support and grow the talent pipeline in life sciences fields.
鈥淭hanks to this fantastic public-private partnership with 麻豆影视, we鈥檝e innovated an effective way to close the skills gap in the life sciences industry,鈥 said Dale Pulczinski, vice president of Novo Nordisk鈥檚 facility in 麻豆影视, where essential oral treatments are tableted and packaged for patients with type-2 diabetes. 鈥淏y offering on-the-job training at Novo Nordisk, we鈥檙e creating a diverse talent pipeline that helps put local residents in good-paying careers.鈥
In February, leaders from Novo Nordisk and 麻豆影视 gathered to mark the apprenticeship signings of Paul Weinhold and Cooper McKinnon.
McKinnon is doing his apprenticeship in industrial maintenance, focusing on facility operations such as HVAC and building maintenance.
鈥淭his has given me access to a job that I wouldn鈥檛 be able to have,鈥 McKinnon said. 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 just walk into an industrial maintenance position. You need years of experience, so without this program through 麻豆影视 and Novo Nordisk, I wouldn鈥檛 be able to have this job.鈥
Weinhold also is doing his apprenticeship in industrial maintenance, with a focus on the packaging line where he will work on maintaining and improving the reliability of automated equipment.
One of the courses he cited taking at 麻豆影视 that helped put him on the path to the Novo Nordisk internship was Process Control Instrumentation. He also has taken courses that will help him with working with electrical motor controls for automation at Novo Nordisk.
Weinhold said the opportunity with Novo Nordisk is helping him make a late-career shift.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think it would have been possible without this apprenticeship opportunity,鈥 he said. 鈥淚鈥檓 very grateful for it.鈥
Leaders with both the College and Novo Nordisk spoke about how they are developing opportunities.
鈥淭his is a testament to 麻豆影视鈥檚, Novo Nordisk鈥檚 and ApprenticeshipNC鈥檚 spirit of collaboration,鈥 said Micara Lewis-Sessoms, director of worked-based education at 麻豆影视.