If you want the District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund to win $50,000, give this video a thumbs up now!

Is your organization advancing learning opportunities for adults? Use the hashtag #BeautifulMinds in the comments section with a link to your website, and let us know how your group advances learning opportunities for adults.

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District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund, the organization you see in this video, is eligible to win $50,000 from Lumina Foundation’s Beautiful Minds contest. Lumina exists to discover and support adult learning opportunities, including those outside the traditional education system.

The Beautiful Minds contest features three organizations, Complete 2 Compete, EKCEP, and District 1199C Training Fund. Each organization will win money to further its own mission:

► First place wins $50,000
► Second place wins $15,000
► Third place wins $10,000

The contest begins March 23, and voting concludes May 31, and the winner will be announced at the end of June. The video with the best ratio of likes to dislikes wins!

Freethink is proud to host the Beautiful Minds contest featuring the three organizations:
► “36 million Americans have college credits but no degree. Let’s fix that,” featuring Complete 2 Compete. Watch now: [ Ссылка ]
► “What's next for coal mining?” featuring EKCEP. Watch now: [ Ссылка ]
► “The apprenticeship that pays for your college degree,” featuring District 1199C Training Fund.

Watch all of our Beautiful Minds videos, and give a thumbs up to the ones you think deserve funding to further their missions.

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A program in Pennsylvania, the District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund, may provide the blueprint for a better way forward for adults looking to continue their education and career.

That pathway can include an apprenticeship program, like the one that Katzin is enrolled in, which offers benefits: academic advising and tutoring, 18 college credits that can be earned on the job, and an accelerated path to an associate’s degree.

By pairing college credits with on-the-clock apprenticeship, students can earn their education degree at a fraction of the cost of a traditional college — and money at the same time.

Watch on Freethink.com ► [ Ссылка ]

This video was created in partnership with Lumina Foundation.

Editor’s note: At 1:52, the video incorrectly refers to District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund as the District 1199C Training and Development Fund. We regret the error and have edited the closed captioning to reflect the correct organization name.

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