Recognizing a shortage of electricians, plumbers, and HVAC technicians in today’s workforce, UConn Health is now a sponsor with the Department of Labor, and is partnering with Goodwin Tech and A.I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford to provide work-based learning experiences.
“We are a teaching entity, an educational facility, and so not only are we teaching medical students and dental students, but we’re also teaching our future trade workers,” says Eric Kruger, UConn Health’s vice president for facilities development and operations.