Articles written by Commissioner Ken Peterson

Commissioner Ken Peterson, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry|Nov 16, 2016

Apprenticeship programs are providing great career pathways for TeVaan Paye of Minneapolis, Connor Langer of Owatonna and more than 12,000 other Minnesotans. Apprenticeship is a centuries-old training system that combines on-the-job learning with formal classroom instruction. A one-time high school drop-out, TeVaan completed a four-year apprenticeship with the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Trades Union and is now earning $36 an hour, plus benefits, restoring buildings for Advanced Masonry in St. Paul. He’s a journeyman p...