Pictured from Tesla: Jake Briggs, Song Cofi, Dan Montes, Donald Holsopple, Jacob Thelen, Alejandro Coronel, Texas Workforce Commission, Edward Serna, Paul Fletcher, Tamara Atkinson, Yael Lawson, Department of Labor, Rachel Torres, Erin McGee, Thony Martino, James Roberts, Barbara Porter, Rebecca Sarmiento, MP&F, Jessica Darden, Brianna Puccia, Gary Job Corps, Mark Douglas, Bradley Williams, Debra Giordano, Jack Sawyer, Tammy Geisbert, Chris Roff, Elva Zdeb, Julie Holzinger, Randolph Goodman, Melinda Good, Betty Oliva, Janice Dukes, and Eugene Edokpa.
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Visitors toured the CNC/Machine Shop and Material Handling Trades.
Representatives from Tesla, the Texas Workforce Commission and the Department of Labor Leadership were present.
Tesla representatives
spoke
to students and instructors about their future ambitions upon graduation from the job corps program.
Photo submitted by Gary Job Corps
Representatives from Tesla visit Gary Job Corps
Recently, representatives from Tesla visited Gary Job Corps Center to discuss the possibilities of partnering with the center in training students today for the tomorrow jobs at Tesla. Representatives from Texas Workforce Commission, MP&F, U.S. The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration also attended the meeting.
Rachel Torres, National Director of Job Corps and Thony Martino, Regional Director, Office of Job Corps, were sharing with the Tesla representatives the opportunities for all parties involved. Texas Workforce Executive Director Edward Serna also commented about where opportunities were a possibility.
Visitors toured the CNC/Machine Shop and Material Handling Trades, spoke to students and instructors concerning their training and what their future ambitions upon graduation from the job corps program. Following the center visit, representatives expressed a likelihood for training Gary Job Corps students with opportunities within the Tesla Organization.
Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company headquartered in Austin. Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, both cars and trucks; stationary battery energy storage devices from home to grid-scale; solar panels and solar roof tiles; and related products and services. Tesla is considered one of the world’s most valuable companies and as of 2023 was listed as one of the world’s most valuable automakers. In 2022, the company led the battery electric vehicle market with 18% of the market share.
