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Carpenter
New Business Profile: O'Rourke Construction Co., Inc.
The first of three parts on O'Rourke Construction, a home building company in Cumberland County.

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Mason
Quality Home Building: A Little Ambition Goes a Long Way
The second of three parts profiling O'Rourke Construction, a home builder in Cumberland County.

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Construction Manager
Planning, Commitment, Persistence & Perseverance Will Yield Success
The third episode of three on O'Rourke Construction, a home builder in Cumberland County.

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Architecture & Construction
LIVE: Construction Trades - BCA and LECET
Jack Kocsis, Executive Director of the Building Contractors Association of NJ, and Joseph McNamara, Director of the NJ Laborers'-Employers' Cooperation and Education Trust, are the featured guests.

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Plumber
UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 9
An overview of the Local 9 Training Center in Englishtown, NJ. An apprentice coordinator, instructor, and apprentices discuss the career opportunities and benefits in the plumbing and pipefitting trade.

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Sheet Metal Duct Installers
Creating Good Plumbers & Pipefitters
The apprenticeship program at the United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 9 in Englishtown, NJ.

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Structural Iron Workers
Breaking Plumbing Myths
An instructor at Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 9, recalls his own experience in how he entered the trade. He also tries to dispel the myth that the apprentice training involved in becoming a plumber is academically inferior to college coursework.

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Fire Inspectors
Plumbing & Pipefitting Instructor
Bob Reeve, training coordinator at Local 9, emphasizes the commitment required of an individual in entering an apprenticeship.

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Careers in Demand
A spotlight on some of the careers where the need for workers continues to be very high: Teaching, Nursing (Healthcare), the Building & Construction Trades and the Hospitality Industry.

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Electrical Power Line Installers
Electrical Workers Union Local 164
This episode takes at look at opportunities for unionized electrical workers and the apprenticeship training program. Apprentices Judith Manzi and Anthony Frisco are among the Local 164 members featured. The development of the telecommunications division at local164 reflects a dynamic field that requires keeping abreast of technology.

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Electrician
Creating Qualified Electrical Workers
IBEW Local 164 provides education and training for electricians and telecommunications journeymen. These trades are currently in the highest demand and offer some of the highest salaries and chances for advancement of any other building trade!

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Sprinkler Fitters & Apprentices Local 696
An overview of the training center and apprenticeship program at Local 696.

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Drywall Installers
Isles' YouthBuild
The Trenton-based Isles, Inc.'s YouthBuild program assists young adults in obtaining their high school diplomas while developing skills in the construction field.

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Ceiling Tile Installers
Newark Housing Apprenticeships
The Section 8 clients of the Newark Housing Authority Apprenticeship Program describe how training in the building trades offered them a way to become self-sufficient.

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Operating Engineer
Heavy Equipment Operator's Apprenticeship
Overview of the four-year apprenticeship program at the Operating Engineers Local 825 in South Brunswick, NJ.


Nursing

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Electrical & Electronic Assemblers
Rolanda on the Nursing Track
Rolanda Robinson, a client at the Camden Urban Women's Center, describes juggling being a single parent and full-time nursing student while working as a Certified Nurse's Assistant (CNA).

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Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Careers in Nursing at Deborah: Anne Moody, RN
Anne Moody, who works in adult cardiology at Deborah Heart and Lung Center as a registered nurse, began her nursing education with a scholarship in high school. Her education continues as she pursues as a masters degree as a nurse practitioner at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ.

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Heavy Truck Drivers
Careers in Nursing at Deborah: Dawn Hullings, RN
Dawn Hullings began her nursing career later in life, went to night classes, and now works as a registered nurse in the cath lab at Deborah Heart and Lung Center. She says that her own personal encounters with nurses when she required healthcare had the greatest impact in her decision to become a nurse.

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Industrial Truck Operators
Careers in Nursing at Deborah: Cynthia Nolan, RN
Cynthia Nolan works with patients who are in critical condition. For her, nursing was a calling and something she always knew she wanted to do.

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Log Handling Equipment Handlers
Careers in Nursing at Deborah: Janine Goleniak, RN
Janine Goleniak, a registered nurse at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, was inspired by her mother who was also a nurse. She enjoys the rapport with patients as she helps to soothe their fears and anxiety during difficult situations.

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Dieticians & Nutritionists
Donna Cardillo, Registered Nurse and Author
As the title of her book "Your First Year as a Nurse" suggests, Donna Cardillo offers valuable insight for the individual embarking on a nursing career.

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Surgical Technologists & Technicians
Nurses are Patient Advocates
No matter what direction one takes in a nursing career, Donna Cardillo says that nurses are first and foremost patient advocates. She underscores respect as a key element in any relationship between an nurse and the patient.

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Biological Scientists
Becoming a Nurse
Donna Cardillo describes her own career path in nursing and explains all the different ways of becoming a nurse.

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Opticians, Dispensing & Measuring
Your 1st Year as a Nurse
Donna Cardillo had several reasons and readers in mind when she decided to write 'Your 1st Year as a Nurse." The book, she says will be useful for the student nurse, the new graduate, and experienced nurses. She wanted to provide general career management information and create a positive image for profession, while providing valuable insight into the realities of nursing.

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Opticians, Dispensing & Measuring
Salaries and Education for Nurses
Donna Cardillo describes the salary ranges for nurses. She says that when considering compensation there are other things one should consider such as health benefits and tuition reimbursement.

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Careers in Demand
A spotlight on some of the careers where the need for workers continues to be very high: Teaching, Nursing (Healthcare), the Building & Construction Trades and the Hospitality Industry.

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Veterinary Assistant
Veterinary Nursing
Peggy Dorsey, Director of Animal Science Programs at Camden County College, describes the animal science technology program in which one can earn an associates degree.

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Registered Nurse
Discover Nursing
Nancy Lewin and Andrea Higham of Johnson & Johnson discuss the continuing need for nurses, the spectrum of opportunities that are available and how they are enhancing the recruitment process for this rewarding career.


Teaching

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Education and Training
LIVE: Classroom Teachers
Jan Wilson, a teacher at Nottingham High School and the 2003 NJEA Teacher of the Year, and William Behre, a faculty member of the School of Education at the College of New Jersey, are the featured guests.

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Careers in Demand
A spotlight on some of the careers where the need for workers continues to be very high: Teaching, Nursing (Healthcare), the Building & Construction Trades and the Hospitality Industry.

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Elementary School Teachers
LIVE: World Languages Teachers
Janis Jensen, World Languages Coordinator at the NJ Department of Education, provides information about the World Languages Teachers Recruitment Day.
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