VI STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL
FUNCTIONS OF VISAC
The VI Apprenticeship Council performs the following functions:
- Assist in the development of procedures and policies for the promotion of apprenticeship in the Virgin Islands.
- Provide advice and guidance to the Department of Labor in the establishment of standards of apprenticeship in trades and apprenticeable occupations suitable to the economy and conditions in the Islands.
- Approves apprenticeship standards that meet minimum basic standards of regulations.
- Assists in educating the community to an apprenticeship.
- Ensures compliance of Affirmative Action Plans associated with apprenticeship standards.
- Acts as the second level of appeal for complaints of apprentices.
VISAC MEMBERS
Tarah Graham-Hodge
Vice President of Human Resources
Ocean Point Terminals
JoAnn Murphy
Board Member
VI Career & Technical Education Board
Lindsay Askew
Chief Business Development Officer
The Strategy Group
Shenika Sebastien
Director of Youth & Apprenticeship
VI Department of Labor
Chris Richardson
Owner
Sand Castle On the Beach
Carla Scott
VISAC Chair
Nesha Christian Hendrickson
Assistant Commissioner/Legal Counsel
VI Department of Labor
Dr. Michael Francois
Board Member
VI Career & Technical Education Board
Vacant
MEETING MINUTES
COMMISSIONERS MESSAGE
The V.I. Department of Labor introduces the newly appointed members of the V.I. State Apprenticeship Council (VISAC), charged with setting the foundation for specialized training programs in the Territory. Of the 9 members appointed to the Apprenticeship Council, two (2) members must be selected from the Virgin Islands Department of Labor, one (1) of whom must be the Department‘s Legal Counsel; two (2) members must be selected from the Virgin Islands Board of Career and Technical Education. Of the private sector members, two (2) must be persons who represent the interests of workers; two(2) must be persons who represent the interests of employers, and one (1) must be a person who is familiar with apprenticeable occupations.
