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Shown, from left, are Paul Wellhausen and Kayla Boesing, Madison County Employment & Training; Stacey Coleman-Braggs and Dionne Jackson, Illinoins Department of Human Services; Darlene Ladd, Madison County Employment & Training; State Representative Katie Stuart; ACT Apprentice Jamall Arnold; Jamall’s mother, Estelle Fields; ACT Executive Director SJ Morrison and ACT Board President Mark Achenbach.

 

Agency for Community Transit (ACT) hosted a recognition ceremony during its regular board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, honoring Jamall Arnold, a recent Edwardsville High School graduate and participant in ACT’s one-year apprenticeship program. The event was attended by family, friends, and local elected officials.

ACT, in collaboration with Madison County Employment and Training and the U.S. Department of Labor, launched an innovative apprenticeship program designed to equip high school students with essential job skills and prepare them for future careers in the transit sector.

Arnold began his apprenticeship in August 2024, working as a bus cleaner under the mentorship of seasoned ACT employees for several hours after school.

This paid program not only provides students like Arnold with valuable skills but also offers meaningful professional experience before graduation. Arnold successfully completed his apprenticeship in August and has now accepted a full-time position at ACT.

“Once again, an apprentice from this impressive program has come to work for ACT on a full-time basis,” said ACT Executive Director SJ Morrison. “I’m proud that ACT supports this program and that it is yielding such hard working, dependable employees to join our team.”

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Region: Metro East,Feeds,Business,Metro East,City: St. Louis, MO

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September 16, 2025 at 02:54PM