Henry Schwan at The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports the City’s Board of Health has voted to approve new regulations to boost the safety of getting tattoos, piercings and other body art services in Worcester, Massachusetts. The two-year, full-time Apprenticeship Program (which amounts to 4,000 work hours) includes at least 50 client more»

Sydney Stallworth at KSDK-TV St. Louis reports that with more construction cranes popping up around the City of St. Louis, Union Training Coordinator Billy Borton with Ironworkers Local 396’s Construction Training School says companies are having difficulty finding enough Workers to fill open positions over the past five years. That’s why more»

(ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO) – The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) Local 49 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, recently celebrated the opening of two state-of-the-art labs at its Training Center - a Pharmaceutical Lab and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Lab. The labs, at 2,000 square feet each, will help train more»

Mass.gov Editor’s Note: The following Labor Perspective was authored by Chrissy Lynch, who serves as the President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and as Co-Chair of the MassSkills Coalition - in partnership with the Executive Office of the State of Massachusetts’ Labor and Workforce Development Initiative: In January, Governor (Maura) Healey more»

AlaskaBusiness reports training in the Skilled Trades is going High Tech as Telecommunications Companies are collaborating on efforts to prepare a workforce to build and maintain networks and hardware - and the State-run Vocational School in Seward, Alaska is rolling out a cross-industry course in machining and maintenance. The partnership of Matanuska more»

Alaska-Native-News.com reports the Alaska Sea Grant and Bristol Bay Regional Career and Technical Education (BBRCTE) have teamed up to lead a new two-week hands-on Training Program for high school-aged prospective Commercial Fishers. The Commercial Fishing Vessel Services and Maintenance Intensive Training Program was informed by the Food from the Sea more»

Erica Breunlin at The Colorado Sun reports the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and School Districts across the State are expanding Apprenticeship opportunities For Promising teaching candidates as Staff shortages continue to cripple many schools. During the 2023-24 School Year - the most recent year of available data - 635 teaching positions in more»

San José City College (SJCC) President Rowena Tomaneng has announced SJCC is pioneering a unique approach to education in partnership with Google by launching the Google IT Apprenticeship Program – which, she says, signals a new era for students pursuing careers in Information Technology (IT) in our Nation's Community Colleges. Google chose more»

MarineLink.com Contributor Joe Young - who serves as Senior Manager of Workforce Development at the American Welding Society (AWS) Foundation, that Uncle Sam wants you - to choose a career in welding. The chronic shortage of qualified Welders has been well documented. Currently, the U.S. needs 330,000 new Welding Professionals by 2028. And while some may more»

Maryann Pugh at MyChesCo reports with a $350,000 grant from the State of Pennsylvania, the Rodale Institute will launch a first-of-its-kind Apprenticeship Program in Pennsylvania. This initiative aims to train individuals aspiring to become Organic Compliance Inspectors, a profession that ensures the integrity of organic products and plays a crucial role more»

In Philadelphia, the Wistar Institute has been awarded a $649,971 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the continued expansion of its award-winning Biomedical Technician Training (BTT) Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The grant supports Wistar’s reach to community colleges in the States of New Jersey and Delaware that may have more»

Valerie Complex at Deadline reports on the Native American Media Alliance, which has announced selections for the inaugural cohort of the Native Media Apprenticeship Program - in collaboration with the California Workforce Development Board, High Road Training Partnership and the Bric Foundation. The multi-month program provides career and creative more»

The (Maryland) Daily Record reports the Columbia-based Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM), the only Trade Association that represents every segment of the Food Service Industry in the State of Maryland, is now accepting applications from restaurant employers and prospective Apprentices to participate in its Restaurant Manager Apprenticeship Program. more»

NewsUSA reports onYouth Apprenticeship Week, an initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor that features a range of events and speakers at venues across the United States to showcase the many benefits of Registered Apprenticeship programs for youth and young adults ages 16-to-24. The nationwide initiative takes place from May 5th through the 11th and more»

The LewistonSentinel.com reports Penn State University is launching its 2024 Butcher Apprenticeship Program, which has been designed to revolutionize education and meet the growing demand for skilled professionals in the Meat Processing Industry. This session will run from July 22nd to August 22nd. The program provides hands-on training and education for more»

Serena O'Sullivan at KTAR.com in Phoenix reports five Construction and Trades Apprenticeship Programs in Arizona will benefit after receiving a $650,000 Federal Grant. The allocation is the first phase of Governor Katie Hobbs’ BuildItAZ Apprenticeship Initiative. The program supports the expansion of Arizona’s workforce of skilled Construction more»

KMVT News reports the State of Idaho’s openings for K-through-Grade 12 Teachers remains robust, with more than 1,500 unique job postings in 2023, and 2,000 in 2022 - and the demand isn’t expected to slow down anytime soon. Employment projections by the Idaho Department of Labor anticipate a continued need, forecasting 1,500 to 1,600 statewide more»

The Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association is now accepting applications for its seventh annual Marine Apprenticeship, to be held from June 20th to July 19th. The four-week program provides Standards of Training and Certification of Watch-keeping training, including First Aid and CPR certification, Sea Survival and Fire Fighting. Sixty-five more»

Rick Cruz at The Pacific Daily News reports the Governor of Guam has launched a new initiative designed to equip youth with skills and experience for a future in Guam's Hospitality Industry. It's called the Hotel Associate Youth Apprenticeship Program, which provides high school students an opportunity to gain hands-on training with hotel partners and more»

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond recently hosted a California Apprenticeship Summit to raise awareness of Apprenticeship opportunities and career technical education pathways that connect California’s youth to high-wage, high-growth career opportunities. The summit took place at the State Building and Construction Trades more»

Andy Berg at Athletic Business reports Nashville residents who aspire to work on construction of the National Football League’s Tennessee Titan's new $2 billion stadium can take advantage of a construction training camp that aims to find local people to work on this important local project. The Titans Construction Training Camp aims to help those who more»

Alanah Nichole Davis at Technical.ly reports on Gen Zers, who are not only shaping Social Media culture, but are also getting into the Skilled Trades. A recent Wall Street Journal article reports Gen Z is transitioning into what’s being called the “Toolbelt Generation.” Davis talks to representatives from the Maryland Apprenticeship more»

Lou Baxter at Jet 24 Action News in Erie, Pennsylvania focuses a spotlight on our Skilled Workforce by interviewing Representatives of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 56, who say there is “there’s a definite need for Skilled Trades and especially Electrical Workers.” Matt Fuhrman serves as Membership Development more»

Andrew Dorn at NewsNation reports that with more Americans doubting the value of a college degree, an old training method - Apprenticeship, is starting to make a comeback. Nationally, the number of active Apprentices in Registered Programs has more than doubled over the past decade, according to U.S. Department of Labor data. The time-honored approach to more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Senator Jon Tester (Democrat-Montana) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (Republican-Louisiana) have introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for Veterans to use their benefits to access Trucking Apprenticeship Programs. The Senators’ Veterans Transition to more»

The Los Angeles News reports the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity has unveiled a new two-year Assistant Teacher Apprenticeship Program, which is aimed at residents seeking careers in Early Childhood Education. With more than 725,000 children younger than five years old in the County, licensed centers and family childcare homes have the more»

(ROCHESTER, NEW YORK) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer has announced $1,559,000 from Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bills to support vital Semi-Conductor and Health Care Workforce Training Programs and higher education infrastructure upgrades in Rochester. Schumer said the projects include a new Semi-Conductor Training Program at Monroe more»

Clara Hendrickson at The Detroit Free Press reports President Joe Biden's Administration visited a United Auto Workers Union Hall in Michigan to tout their efforts to support clean energy jobs, announcing new training guidelines for Apprenticeships to expand the country's Battery Workforce amid growth in the market for electric vehicles. U.S. Secretary of more»

Joshua Bandoch, Ph.D. is Head of Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute. He recently had a Labor Perspective published in The Chicago Sun-Times headlined: Illinois Could Lower Unemployment With More Apprenticeship Programs. In part, Bandoch wrote: In December, Illinois’ 4.7% unemployment rate, the fourth-highest in the Nation, meant there were more more»

Jillian Forstadt at 90.5 WESA/Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station reports with many of its games intended for neuro-diverse audiences, Simcoach Games has announced it will use its $250,000 in State of Pennsylvania funding to recruit neuro-diverse students to its junior game developer pre-apprenticeship summer program. The company creates video games that more»

Davon Taylor at KETV Omaha reports on a new $1 million program that hopes to recruit more Teachers and keep them in the State of Nebraska. The Grow Your Own Teacher Apprenticeship Program provides education students with hands-on training and supervision from Teachers directly within the classroom, while also allowing them to be employed by the School more»

Brianna Kudisch at NJ.com reports recent college graduates can save money on their way to becoming Certified Public Accountants (CPA) through a new initiative at Rider University. The Rider University CPA Apprenticeship Program allows new graduates of accounting programs to earn the required credits to obtain CPA licensure in New Jersey at a reduced cost. more»

Scott McClallen at The Center Square reports the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has announced nine recipients have been awarded a combined $6.1 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion Program Grants, which will help expand access to Registered Apprenticeship opportunities in non-traditional sectors and occupations. Grant recipients more»

David A. Lieb at the Associated Press reports a Biden Administration plan to promote diversity and equity in workplace Apprenticeship Programs is facing pushback from Republican Attorneys General in two dozen States who assert it amounts to race-based discrimination. “We should not let race-obsessed ideology interfere with an important and successful more»

Nish Amarnath at HR Dive reports the Pryor High School Innovation Center in Oklahoma is using Interplay Learning’s platform to provide hands-on training that includes repairing and maintaining that School’s HVAC systems. Participating high school seniors will take a semester of on-line courses, in-person training with an HVAC Instructor and more»

Spencer Schacht at KOB4-TV reports hundreds of high schoolers recently visited Carpenters’ Local 1319 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to learn more about their Apprenticeship Programs. From framing up the walls at the beginning to hanging the doors at the end of a construction project, Carpenters have a wide range of skills - but they need more people to more»

Lin Morgan Polk at New America reports the Biden Administration has taken a major step towards strengthening workforce development and creating more equitable pathways to good jobs by issuing an Executive Order on Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums. The more»

(LANSING, MICHIGAN) - On the first day of Women in Construction Week, Alumni from the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) Program gathered in Lansing, Michigan to celebrate the program’s current students, recent graduates and those launching their careers after completing the Pre-Apprenticeship Program. WIST is a free 16-week program that helps Women more»

Taylor Cramer at The (Colorado) Post Independent reports on an innovative partnership that blends education with practical work experience into an Apprenticeship offering for high school students. Roaring Fork School District and Valley View Hospital have come together to offer a unique opportunity that allows students to participate in a paid Medical more»

Mr. Digital Fingers at RollingOut.com has authored an article for anyone interested in pursuing a career as an Electrician, which will provide you with valuable information on the education, training and licensing requirements needed to enter this rewarding field. One way is through an Apprenticeship, where individuals can learn their trade through more»

Sarah Oldmixon at NewAmerica.org reports the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has announced the availability of $95 million in grant funds as part of round two of the Apprenticeship Building America Grants Program. Youth Apprenticeship Leaders will be excited to see that the announcement places a strong emphasis on youth, noting “evidence shows more»

Angela Gismondi at The Daily Commercial News by ConstructConnect reports the Aecon Women in Trades Construction Training Program - which partnered with the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) in Ontario, Canada and began in 2019, has - to date, trained 75 participants. But now, the program is looking to expand that number to 350 by the more»

The Laborers’ Training and Retraining Trust of Southern California recently celebrated the graduation of 754 Apprentices to Journeymen and Journeywomen status. The post-pandemic high graduating class represents a 17% increase over last year’s record-setting year and continues the momentum and enthusiasm that Laborers International Union of more»

Lou Ponsi at The Orange County (California) Register reports that because of the success of Apprenticeship Programs offered at Santiago Canyon College, Rancho Santiago Community College District Chancellor Marvin Martinez has been selected to take the lead on the formation of a master plan to establish and expand Apprenticeship opportunities at other more»

WSLS-TV/Channel 10 reports Franklin County has created Virginia’s first-ever Paramedic Apprenticeship Program, during which Apprentices take classes and work with Nurses and Doctors in local hospitals, as well as work side-by-side with Paramedics in ambulances. Through the program, Apprentices will complete 4,000 hours of paid on-the-job training and more»

Lauren Strauss at WIFR-LD in Rockford, Illinois reports on a recent celebration held to welcome 47 new Line Workers continuing into ComEd positions, who will go on to perform electrical work and serve more than nine million people across the region’s power grid. For more than two years, the graduates built their skills with on-the-job training to more»

Hadley Barndollar at The New Hampshire Bulletin reports on the State of New Hampshire’s efforts to recruit more Woman and Minorities into the Highway Construction Trades. The State’s Department of Transportation’s On-the-Job Training Program, which was designed by the Federal Highway Administration to promote the advancement of Women, more»

Russ Wiles and Corina Vanek at The Arizona Republic reports that State’s Semi-Conductor Industry is expanding rapidly, so Chipmakers, Government Agencies and even Non-Profit Groups are hustling to build Training Programs to meet the industry’s need for skilled Workers. In late January, White House officials visited Phoenix to promote several more»

Hadley Barndollar at The New Hampshire Bulletin reports on the effort in New Hampshire to recruit more Women and Minorities in the Highway Construction Trade, most notably the State’s Department of Transportation’s On-the-Job Training Program - which was designed by the Federal Highway Administration to promote the advancement of Women, more»

(NORFOLK, VIRGINIA) - Navy Veteran Luis Diaz joined the Veterans in Piping Program (VIP) in 2022 to prepare for a new civilian career as an HVAC-R Technician after he transitioned out of the military. The former Sergeant started his VIP training at Naval Station Norfolk and is now a second-year Apprentice at UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 421 in more»