Josh McMullen at WUTR Utica reports the the Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida Counties, Incorporated has announced a new 15-week training program for people looking to get into the Skilled Trades. Project Director Meghan McBennett said: “MV Build equips local residents for high-demand careers in the Skilled Trades. (It) more»

Melanie Asmar at Chalkbeat reports about 100 Apprentices are enrolled in the State of Colorado’s new Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Program. Created by a 2023 State law, the program combines college classes with on-the-job training to provide adults without a Bachelor’s Degree a pathway to becoming a licensed teacher. It’s a creative more»

CBS Baltimore reports Governor Larry Hogan announced more than 12,000 registered Apprentices are enrolled in the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program - a milestone figure that he said exceeded the number of Registered Apprentices in the past. There are 182 active Apprenticeship Earning and Learning Programs in Maryland that focus on workforce more»

CBS Detroit reports the Michigan Statewide Carpenters and Millwrights Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund has broken ground on the 147,000-square-foot training facility in the Oakman Boulevard area on Detroit's West Side. The new $30 million, seven-acre facility will consolidate administrative and training operations under one roof. Currently, operations more»

(RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA) – Wake Technical Community College has launched a distinctive Apprenticeship Program, in partnership with Life Sciences Leaders CSL Seqirus, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies and Eli Lilly and Company. The eight-month Biomechatronics Training Program will prepare advanced Maintenance Technicians for high-demand careers at their more»

(CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT) –Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo have launched the Connecticut Department of Labor’s new e-Apprenticeship System, which will bring on-line the Agency’s Registered Apprenticeship Training Program through the e-License System that is already in use by multiple Connecticut more»

Elizabeth Hernandez at The Denver Post reports Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance is looked at nationally as a model of a successful youth Apprenticeship Program. While the program is among the largest and most robust Apprenticeship Programs in the State, it is just one of several hundred opportunities for Coloradans of all demographics to gain on-the-job more»

Construction Dive reports TikTok may be best associated with the latest dance crazes and viral challenges, but the Social Media Platform with more than 1.5 billion monthly users could be a boon in helping the Construction Industry find its next generation of Skilled Laborers. In fact, many in construction are using the platform to provide younger more»

Mark Moran at United Press International (UPI) reports the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has announced a new resource designed to increase employment rates and Apprenticeship Program participation among millions of disabled Veterans. "Currently, more than five million American Veterans aged eighteen or older have service-connected disabilities," a more»

Tony Schinella at Patch reports from Concord, New Hampshire on ApprenticeshipNH, a Workforce Training Program of the Community College System of NH, and A Place to Grow LLC, a nature-based Early Learning Center, that have collaborated to create an Early Childhood Education Pre-Apprenticeship Program for high school students who are at least 14 years old, as more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has announced a $5 million funding opportunity for up to 14 grants to attract and retain more American Workers in Registered Apprenticeship Programs and high-growth industries like manufacturing, construction and cybersecurity. Administered jointly by the USDOL’s more»

Kavitha Cardoza at The Hechinger Report fills us in on Elkhart County, Indiana - which she reports is at the forefront of a movement slowly spreading across Indiana and the Nation to make Apprenticeships a common offering in high school. In 2019, as part of a plan to boost the region’s economic prospects, County Leaders launched an effort to place more»

NJBiz reports the New Jersey Labor Department (NYSDOL) and Thomas Edison State University (TESU) are joining forces to enhance Apprenticeship opportunities. NJDOL is investing $5 million to support the statewide, three-year Apprenticeship Degree Initiative. Key things to know: The three-year program (May 2025 through April 2028) is aimed at developing more»

Reporting from Mineral Wells, West Virginia, WTAP-TV’s Emma Grace Myers tells us young adults who are eager to jumpstart their careers in the Skilled Trades will have a unique opportunity this Summer at the Apprenticeship Readiness Camp, an immersive program designed for rising and recently graduated high school seniors and individuals up to 24 years more»

Cheryl Preheim and Makayla Richards at WXIA-TV in Atlanta report it might be Summer break, but some Atlanta students are already setting themselves up for a career, without waiting for college. At Westside Works, high school students are trading textbooks for toolkits as part of Construction Ready’s Pre-Apprenticeship Program, a free, 20-day training more»

Kathleen Steele Gaivin at McKnights Senior Living reports the U.S. Department of Labor has announced the award of almost $84 million in grants to 50 States and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship Programs. The announcement follows a Presidential Executive Order - Preparing Americans for High-Paying, Skilled Trade Jobs of the more»

Sarah Kim at hoodline Los Angeles reports The Golden State has earmarked a handsome sum for an initiative that champions an alternate route to success for its younger demographic. The office of Governor Gavin Newsom has authorized the disbursement of $15.4 million across 29 programs dedicated to Youth Apprenticeship Opportunities. This financial injection more»

Robert Farrington at The College Investor reports Apprenticeships and Career Technical Education (CTE) programs are drawing increased attention as students seek more direct, affordable paths to stable careers. These programs combine hands-on experience with classroom instruction, offering a way to earn while learning without the long-term cost of a more»

(MIAMI, FLORIDA) - The American Welding Society (AWS) has announced that U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has approved its National Guideline Standard (NGS) for a Registered Welding Automation Specialist Apprenticeship, establishing a nationally recognized framework for training skilled professionals in automated welding. This milestone underscores more»

(EVERETT, WASHINGTON) - International Association Of Machinists (IAM) District 751 is marking a significant milestone with the grand opening of its new Training Center in Everett, Washington. International President Brian Bryant and Western Territory General Vice President Robert “Bobby” Martinez recently joined District and Local Leaders, more»

Rachel Sun at The Lewiston Tribune reports a Pilot Apprenticeship Program for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) may soon help more people develop workforce skills for caring for people with disabilities. The program will be run through Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC), in collaboration with organizations across the state of Idaho that provide DSP service. more»

The Meadville Tribune reports Pennsylvania Western University has been awarded a $398,923 Supporting Certified Teacher Registered Apprenticeship (CTRA) Programs grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The funding will help development a Statewide Deaf Education Apprenticeship Program designed to grow the pipeline of certified Teachers more»

Quick Facts: Between lingering pandemic-era stress and retirements, the national shortage of Teachers has become a crisis; In recent years, States have implemented Apprenticeship Programs that cover tuition costs and pay students while they learn; and a Federally-supported program has brought down the cost of an education degree significantly for more»

Dahlia Bazzaz at The Seattle Times reports from Port Townsend that above the ruckus of the ferry’s car deck, the chattering of passengers pressed up against windows and the thrum of engines, Adam Knutsen watched the sea unfold from a place few ever get to stand. The “bridge,” where the Ferry’s Captain and other High-Ranking Officers more»

Patrick O’Donnell at The 74 reports a coalition - including five Governors and major labor Unions have come together to promote the growth of career training and Apprenticeships, as well as align career training and push for national policy change. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the Nation’s second-largest Teachers Union, and more»

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has received approval from the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board of Trustees to establish the Mississippi Center for Apprenticeships and Residency in Education (MCARE) - whose purpose is to provide accessible pathways and career advancement in education. This will be accomplished by more»

Wisconsin Building Trades Council Executive Director Emily Pritzkow recently penned a Labor Perspective that was published in The Daily (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Reporter. It read, in part: Apprenticeships are critical training operations that don’t get the attention they deserve for boosting the American economy and helping so many Wisconsinites find more»

Nakayla Conner (Contra Costa Youth Journalism) at The Bay City News reports despite the need for every household and business to hire an Electrician, Plumber, Welder or other Skilled Trade, these industries are seeing shortages of professionals able to handle the load. One Contra Costa County (California) Union is trying to make a dent in the dearth by more»

Dale Belman is Professor Emeritus of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University and is the Past President at the Institute for Construction Economic Research. He recently authored a report: Registered Apprenticeship In Construction: Built To Last?, which reads in part: Apprenticeship is advantageous to employers in industries such as more»

The Hechinger Report and GBH News report just as American Colleges reach the demographic cliff - a steep decline in the number of 18-year-old prospective freshmen - Higher Education faces mounting pressure from all sides. President Donald Trump has targeted universities, slashing Federal research funding and questioning their tax-exempt status - painting more»

Evie Blad at Education Week reports the Trump Administration has defunded a program designed to help States and districts create and sustain Teacher Apprenticeship Models - a new and increasingly popular way to address Educator shortages through paid on-the-job training for non-traditional candidates. The U.S. Department of Labor canceled a five-year more»

In Paul Denham’s view, working in Skilled Trades is more than a job. It’s a career. An HVAC Technician can do good work, rise through ranks and eventually become a Project Manager, he said. For many young people, working in Skilled Trades is increasingly seen as a more appealing option than pursuing a college education and possibly getting more»

VermontBiz reports Vermont State University (VTSU) has graduated 105 Electricians and 80 Plumbers from the University’s Registered Apprenticeship Programs, offered in partnership with the Vermont Department of Labor. The University saw a nearly 30% increase in the number of Apprenticeship Graduates this year and a 20% increase in the number of more»

Joseph Schwartzburt at The Savannah Morning News reports the largest tool that today's Advanced Manufacturing Maintenance Workers carry is a laptop, said Vice President for Economic Development at Savannah Technical College (Savannah Tech) Tal Loos. "Basically, they're Computer Programmers, but just programming an assembly line instead of a computer to run more»

New Jersey Business reports Thomas Edison State University (TESU) and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue a first-of-its-kind, Statewide Apprenticeship Degree Initiative aimed at expanding access to Higher Education for New Jersey’s Apprentices. Funded more»

Kayla Webster at Inc. reports with more than seven million unfilled jobs in the U.S., employers are looking to an old school method to train and up-skill their newest Workers. Employers aren’t happy with the skills - or lack thereof - their entry-level hires bring to the workplace, so they’re reviving a strategy that’s thousands of years more»

Shannon Coan at The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports Chattanooga’s Apprenticeship Opportunity Hub will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help employers find overlooked talent for its work-based Talent Development Programs. The customized AI agent, named Celeste, aims to make the recruiting process interactive and easier for employers, said more»

Sara Weissman at Inside Higher Ed reports President Trump issued an Executive Order last month instructing Federal Officials to “reach and surpass” a million new active Apprenticeships. It was an ambitious target that Apprenticeship Advocates celebrated, anticipating new Federal investments in more paid on-the-job training programs, in new more»

Madison Colombo at Fox Business reports Dirty Jobs TV Host Mike Rowe is raising concerns about a growing segment of the U.S. population: Men in their prime working years who are neither employed nor looking for work. "There are able-bodied Men in their working ages not only not working, but not looking," Rowe said during an interview. "That, to me, is one more»

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has announced $2.5 million in funding to support expanding Registered Apprenticeship Programs across New York State. Registered Apprenticeships are a proven pathway to high-paying, in-demand careers and are vital to businesses in search of a talented workforce trained to their specific needs. The grants more»

The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) has launched two Apprenticeship Programs in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU). Wisconsin’s Coach/Bus Mechanic and Bus Operator Registered Apprenticeship Programs are the first Transit Apprenticeship Programs in the State. MCTS is more»

Laila Kearney at Reuters reports from New York that Google will fund the training of tens of thousands of new Electricians as Big Tech wades deeper into the country's Power Industry on its hunt for the massive amounts of electricity needed for its AI (Artificial Intelligence) expansion. Google's funding, which includes a $10 million grant for Electrical more»

(DES MOINES, IOWA) – The State of Iowa has announced new grant awards for Registered Apprenticeship (RA) sponsors whose programs are building the workforce pipeline across the State. A total of $3.4 million in grants are being distributed to both existing RA programs and programs created in new occupations that are based in high-demand fields. Grant more»

Britt Johnson at KSL NewsRadio 102.7FM in Salt Lake City reports there are currently more than 4,800 Apprentices and over 290 Registered Programs in the State of Utah. According to the Department of Workforce Services Commissioner of Apprenticeship Programs Scott Romney, the number of Apprenticeships has almost doubled over the past five years. And, more»

Roxanne De La Rosa at KTAR.com in Phoenix reports Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has announced a $1 million in funding that will go toward expanding Trade Apprenticeship Programs across the State. The funding is in partnership with the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) and the BuildItAZ Apprenticeship Initiative, which is an effort to create a more»

New Jersey Business Magazine reports the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board has approved the creation of the $9.7 million Apprenticeship Training Centers Construction Grant Program to support the construction of Workforce Training Facilities in the State’s overburdened communities. The program aims to support the establishment of more»

The State of Colorado has approved an Associate of Applied Science Degree for Apprentices to be offered at Emily Griffith Technical College in Denver. The Apprenticeship Degree provides Registered Apprentices with the opportunity to earn a degree from the college while "earning and learning" on the job. Emily Griffith Technical College is leading the Nation more»

Carl Smith at Governing reports the number of Men and Women participating in Construction Apprenticeship Programs in the State Wisconsin increased for the fourth year in a row in 2024. This trajectory needs to be repeated in State after State to get within shouting distance of the nearly 440,000 more Workers the industry will need this year to meet demand more»

Molly Sweeney at WCIA reports Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have awarded more than $2 million to four Pre-Apprenticeship Programs in Central Illinois. The goal of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, which began in 2021, is to increase diversity in Apprenticeship Programs, as more»

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is celebrating 16 more graduates of its Central Valley Training Center (CVTC) Pre-Apprenticeship Program, surpassing 250 program graduates since it first began in 2020. The CVTC is a 10-week Pre-Apprenticeship Program located in the city of Selma, California that introduces students to 10 different more»