With many construction jobs winding down as the weather gets colder, officials in charge of training workers for the next season are just getting going.

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A recent letter to the editor from John Mielke of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin made the argument that Gov. Scott Walker has been the biggest cheerleader for apprenticeship throughout Wisconsin, and he closes his piece by claiming “we should not distort reality.”

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When Ezzard White started One Hope Made Strong, a free skilled-trades training program for young men and women living in central Milwaukee, he had no workshop, little equipment and no staff.

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A new bill introduced this week by Senator Tammy Baldwin aims to bolster training programs as employers grapple with a shortage of skilled workers.

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Gov. Scott Walker's first television ad of his re-election campaign draws attention to his efforts to bolster the state's working-training programs.

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Sarah Schultz, 11, pulled the welding helmet over her pink hair.

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New legislation being introduced by Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin would send more federal dollars to local workforce-training and apprenticeship programs.

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Jaime Ramos worked picking ornamental ferns in Florida until he got ready to start a family. He took a higher-paying construction job, but then found himself frustrated by a transient labor force that learns as it goes.

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In Wisconsin, summer is construction season, and winter is training season. But with an expanded training center near Coloma, operating engineers will be able to hone their skills no matter the weather.

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A variety of apprenticeship programs throughout the state are aiming to address a labor shortage and prepare the next generation for work in construction and related industries.

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