Hopkinsville Community College is celebrating the 7th annual National Apprenticeship Week by announcing a new partnership with H&R Agri-Power, which has established a new Agriculture Business apprenticeship with HCC’s program, Kentucky Apprenticeship, powered by KCTCS.
The college said H&R Agri-Power hired 19-year-old Jeremy Leek as a technical sales representative apprentice at its Hopkinsville location. Leek, a Hopkinsville High School graduate, attends classes in HCC’s agriculture program and works with a mentor on-the-job.
Zack Kenady is Leek’s on-the-job mentor and H&R Agri-Power’s parts manager. He said Jeremy’s work ethic and motivation have been an added bonus during their busy season.
HCC President Dr. Alissa Young expressed her excitement about the new program and added the partnership is another way to serve the community and the community’s workforce.
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System rolled out the new apprenticeship initiative at all 16 KCTCS colleges across the state in November of 2019. Each college hired an apprenticeship coordinator to help companies complete the steps to participate in state-registered apprenticeships with their local college providing technical education. HCC currently has three registered apprenticeship programs in agriculture, diesel technology, and computerized machining and manufacturing.
