Your association understands that in today’s economy many companies are having a difficult time finding skilled labor to fill positions in management, engineering and marketing/sales. Last year, we took action by launching a new TRSA Internship Program, developed with input from our Young Leaders Committee.

Funding for our 2017 pilot effort came from a newly created not-for-profit foundation known as the Textile Rental Education Research Trust (TRERT). Funding from the TRERT was disbursed last year to two companies that tapped $500 stipends to help cover the cost of paying wages (typically $10-$15 an hour) to undergraduate student interns. The companies ...