New Mexico bill looks to expand workforce development [Video]

ALBIZU ON WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR YOU. THIS IS CALLED A TRIM OUT. SO SO BASICALLY BUILD A NEW HOME OR CHANGE THE SERVICE IN YOUR HOME. ELECTRICAL WORK. IT’S SOMETHING RON AYERS HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE, BUT NOW HE’S GOT THE HANG OF THINGS. I’D NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I CAME FROM A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT INDUSTRY ALTOGETHER. I NEVER WORKED WITH TOOLS. HE’S ONE OF 350 APPRENTICES AT THIS ALBUQUERQUE PROGRAM, AND PART OF A HUGE TREND OVER 1800 APPRENTICESHIPS IN NEW MEXICO ARE ACTIVE RIGHT NOW. THE GROWING TREND ISN’T JUST STATEWIDE, BUT ALSO AT THIS MAIN SCHOOL RIGHT HERE. INSTRUCTORS SAY THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO EXPAND THIS WHOLE BUILDING RIGHT HERE FOR ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS. JUST JUST TO KEEP UP WITH THE GROWING DEMAND FINISHED IN 2010, WE PROBABLY HAD ABOUT 120 TOTAL APPRENTICES. YOU KNOW, WE BROUGHT IN ABOUT 20. MY CLASS WAS ABOUT 20 …