Rick Moriarty at Syracuse.com reports International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 43 - with the help of a $1 million New York State Grant, is getting ready to begin construction on a $7 million addition at its Training Center located in Clay, New York that will nearly double its classroom capacity. Demand for highly skilled Electricians is more»

Hawkeye Community College in Iowa is launching a new Flooring Installation Apprenticeship Program for individuals to gain basic floor covering installation skills that includes both hands-on and classroom training. Apprentices will develop a basic skill set in order to be placed in employment at the advanced beginner level position, Officials said Upon more»

Security Info Watch reports the Security Industry Association (SIA) has secured approval from the U.S. Department of Labor for its national program standards establishing a new Apprenticeship initiative for Security Technicians and Installers. The 12-month program was created to help address the Security Industry’s workforce challenges, diversify the more»

Jerick Tafoya at WIBW-TV reports the Manhattan Housing Authority’s YouthBuild Program is receiving a $1.5 million Federal grant to support its Pre-Apprenticeship Program. In order to expand Registered Apprenticeships and strengthen the Nation’s workforce to meet industry demands, the U.S. Department of Labor recently announced $90 million in more»

Alex Giles at WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina reports on the Carolinas Electrical Training Institute, whose Director says now is the best time to become an Electrician. Why? Because the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports there’s a massive shortage of skilled Workers in America, including Electricians. And the U.S. Census Bureau reports nearly a more»

Kelsey Misbrener at Solar Power World reports on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which finally puts bold clean energy goals within reach and is quickly changing the training landscape by tying substantial tax credits and other incentives to new Registered Apprenticeship requirements. Misbrener further reports Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) more»

Ashley Silver at Government Technology reports Chicago is taking steps to proactively build the next generation of Government IT leaders through its DiverseTech Apprenticeship Program. Up to 25 Apprentices will be trained in cybersecurity, digital services and other IT-related fields through the program to help fill IT roles across City Government. The more»

Thomas Clouse at The Spokesman-Review reports on a competition hosted by Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 44 in Spokane, Washington, that those in the know say is one way to foster that excitement needed to attract young Workers. Under the watchful eyes of Journeymen, Apprentice Pipe Fitters and welders showed off their skills in turning steel and copper more»

Deere.com reports on Abigail Parsons, a High School Welding Apprentice at John Deere Davenport Works in Iowa whose Apprenticeship was a life-changing experience. Parsons says it not only inspired her to finish high school, but led to a career that provided her the stability she’d always wanted. “Without the welding program, I probably would more»

Kelly Vedi and Bianca Dacres at NewAmerica.org report the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Labor and Education are engaging in a new level of cross-agency coordination to support youth employment opportunities. Part of this effort has involved addressing traditional policy and funding siloes that exist across K-12 education, post-secondary education and more»

Tess Ware at The Cheboygan Daily Tribune reports that in an effort to attract Employees, the Cheboygan County Sheriff's Department worked with Northwest Michigan Works! and Michigan Works! Northeast Consortium to create an Apprenticeship Program for Corrections Officers. The program is registered with the U.S. Department of Labor and is a 12-month training more»

MarketWatch reports the non-profit Techforce Foundation says more than 110,000 new Collision Technicians are needed between 2022 and 2026 and that’s why the Enterprise Holdings Foundation and the Ford Motor Company Fund have announced the Parkland College Automotive Collision Repair Program in Champaign, Illinois has been selected as the seventh more»

The Flint (Michigan) Journal reports the Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) has announced a new Career Technical Education Program in partnership with multiple Trade Unions for high school students to begin working in a Skilled Trade Pre-Apprenticeship Program before graduation. Partnering with the Michigan Laborers’ Training Institute and more»

(ALBANY, NEW YORK) - Governor Kathy Hochul has reappointed Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) School Labor and Employment Law Programs Director Esta Bigler as Chair of the New York State Apprenticeship and Training Council. Since 2008, Bigler has served as chair of the seven-member Council, which advises the State Labor Commissioner on more»

Nexus Media News has a story that points out only 2% of Electricians are women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). At the same time, the Construction Set is facing a massive labor shortage as the country looks to transition away from fossil fuels and toward electrifying cars and buildings. According to Rewiring America, an electrification more»

James E. Casto at The Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette-Mail reports the Blenko Glass Company in Milton, West Virginia - which has been handcrafting fine glass for more than 100 years, is trying something new - an Apprenticeship Program. The hope is that establishing a program that incentivizes Workers and recognizes them for their unique skills will help more»

James E. Casto for HD Media reports more and more students are turning away from college and toward Apprenticeships. Today, the Nation’s colleges and universities enroll about 15 million undergraduate students, while companies employ about 800,000 Apprentices. But Federal data shows that in the past decade college enrollment has declined by about more»

Edward Graham at Gov.Exec.com reports on a new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) initiative that’s gearing up to launch a Federal Cyber-Security Apprenticeship Program this Summer, which will provide underserved Veterans with the training needed to safeguard personal data and IT systems from an array of cyber threats. A shortage of more»

Meredith Hernlund at The Environmental Factor - Your Online source for NIEHS News reports on a recent webinar series hosted by a National Institute of Environmental Health Services (NIEHS) Worker Training Program (WTP) grantee that focused on Women in Construction Trades, highlighting hiring trends, barriers in retention and future strategies for them to more»

Evan Saunders at The Journal of Commerce by ConstructionConnect reports the Electrical Joint Training Committee (EJTC) has seen success with Indigenous People in its Canadian Apprenticeship Training Program. Managing Director Phil Davis says the implementation of an eight-week program teaching essential math and science for interested Indigenous People has more»

(KITCHENER, ONTARIO/CANADA) – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 804 - a major Construction Local located in Kitchener, Ontario/Canada - had eight Women among its Membership. Leadership decided that needed to be addressed. The Local needed to give more people a chance at the life-changing impact of IBEW Membership and help more»

Audrey Henderson at The Energy News Network reports on Powering Chicago, a collaboration between International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134 and the Electrical Contractors’ Association of Chicago and Cook County. The two entities share a 120,000-square-foot training center that includes full-size residential and commercial mock-ups, more»

Kayla Huynh at Captimes.com reports Chad Lawler, who serves as Executive Director of the Madison, Wisconsin Area Builders Association that the Construction Industry is growing by 10,000 to 20,000 Workers a month nationwide - but that’s still not enough. That growth, he says, falls far short of the number needed to support the industry in the long more»

Frank Manzo at ContractorMag.com reports as the United States invests trillions of dollars to rebuild and modernize our infrastructure, we need solutions that enable construction companies to access more of the Skilled Workers these projects demand. Manzo says we already have one. It’s called Apprenticeship. He also reports Union Contractors are more»

Marcella Baietto at CBS News reports on two women - Natasha Scott, a Sheet Metal Worker, and Tureka Dixon, a Glazer - who are being honored by the City of Philadelphia during Women's History Month. City Council Member Katherine Gilmore Richardson hopes by recognizing their work, others will be inspired to join the Trades - because it’s a career that more»

MaKayla Glenn at News On 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma reports lots of people are getting into IT careers right now and Tulsa Community College wants to make it easier by offering a six-month Cybersecurity and Data Science Training & Apprenticeship - for free. The average salary for information Security Analysts is more than $100,000 a year, which is more than more»

Ja'Colbi Rivers at WLOX-TV reports that more than 70 Gulf Ship and Gulf Marine Workers are ready to enhance their skills and advance their careers as part of a new Apprenticeship Program in Mississippi. The training will focus on crafts like wielding, ship-fitting and pipe fitting through lectures and hands-on experiences. The program has earned more»

Melina Druga at The Pennsylvania Business Report reports the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has announced an additional $1 million in grants will be available for Registered Apprenticeship Programs. Funding will be used to create opportunities to promote diverse talent and reach under-represented populations within the Building and more»

TDWorld.com reports the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is partnering with Eversource and Housatonic Community College to groom the next cohort of Electrical Line Workers in the State of Connecticut. The Line Worker Certificate Program trains students in the Electric Utility Industry and provides a path for them to enter the paid more»

CBS News is reporting on a new Apprenticeship Program in North Texas that's putting people on the road to careers as Auto Technicians. According to the Automotive Apprenticeship Group there's currently a shortage of 800,000 Auto Techs nationwide. Upon completion of the two-year training program, students are guaranteed a job, usually at the dealership more»

MOXY has a cool story on Laurin Padolina, a Journeyman Welder from Stratford, Ontario/Canada. With a background in performance arts and having been a dancer - with experience on Broadway, Padolina is a Lead Welding Workshop Facilitator with the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program and the Avon Maitland School Board District. Read her amazing story at: My more»

Douglas Belkin at The Wall Street Journal reports that today, colleges and universities enroll about 15 million undergraduate students, while companies employ about 800,000 Apprentices. In the past decade, college enrollment has declined by about 15%, while the number of Apprentices has increased by more than 50%, according to Federal data and Robert more»

Laura Ceja, a proud Plumber herself, is the National Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator for the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry (UA) Education and Training Department. She’s authored an interesting piece that’s featured on the World Plumbing Council’s website: Why Women Should more»

NBCUniversal has announced a new partnership with The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture that builds on the company’s commitment to expand career pathways and promote Apprenticeships for under-represented communities in the creative industry. The Alliance will receive a $119,000 grant from NBCUniversal to provide training and development for more»

With the Oscars just given out, Sarah Lumley at Mirror Online reports on a married couple that works together as the Visual Effects Team behind some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, including multi-Oscar-nominated Top Gun: Maverick, which was up for six Oscars at the Academy Awards, including Best Visual Effects. Nic Lim and Shae Lyn See, both more»

Stacey Winconek at ACHR News reports that Apprenticeships offer a mix of education and hands-on training - all while earning a salary. Those who want to enter the Signatory Sheet Metal Industry will have to complete an Apprenticeship. When it comes to what to expect, Jeff Reinhardt, Executive Administrator at Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC, offers more»

Jasmine Huda at FOX2now reports organizers in Madison County, Illinois hope to expand an Apprenticeship Program for students with disabilities. Huda focuses in on Keshawn Thomas, 22, the first person in Madison County to graduate from an Apprenticeship Program for students with disabilities. The one-year program is a partnership between governments at the more»

Robert Inglis at The Sunbury (Pennsylvania) Daily Item interviews several people, including SUN Tech Precision Metals Teacher Terry Anselmo, who talks about the skills his students learn in class and how they apply to the job market. Few people are aware of Apprenticeship Programs in the Building Trades, contends Russ Nahodil, Local Membership Development more»

Sheri Gassaway At The St. Louis Labor Tribune reports Ironworkers Local 396’s Training School recently welcomed its youngest visitor yet - an eight-year-old Moscow Mills girl who’s been fascinated with welding since she was only five. Her Father, Jeff Deane, welds on the side. His Daughter, Addi, watched him weld for a year, and finally, when more»

MSN.com reports United Airlines has announced it is expanding its Apprenticeship Program to assist in developing both Aircraft Mechanics and Technicians. The airline is looking to open this leg of the program in Houston, Texas - one of the airline's major hubs. The program will look to train at least 1,000 new Maintenance Apprentices over the next three more»

Aviation Pros reports that Lockheed Martin and Greenville Technical College in South Carolina recently graduated the first cohort of their new Apprentice Program, bolstering Lockheed Martin and the region’s Skilled Technical Workforce. The program’s first cohort of 12 individuals graduated at the end of 2022 and have begun work as Sheet Metal more»

In Atlanta, Chelsea Beimfohr at MSN.com reports U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff wants to help more Georgians break into the TV and Film Industry. The Senator says he’s working with the U.S. Department of Labor to help expand Film and Media Apprenticeship options for interested students in Georgia. “By expanding Apprenticeship Programs, by prioritizing more»

Construction Dive reports on the 25th annual Women in Construction (WIC) Week, which is slated to take place from March 5th through March 11th. Lauline Mitchell, who serves as President of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), is sky-high on the opportunities for Women in the Construction Industry, counting off the many job categories more»

Joshua Johnson serves as the Director of Washington, D.C.-based Jobs for the Future’s National Innovation Hub for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Registered Apprenticeship, which is operated by the organization’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work Based Learning. In that role, Johnson (pictured below/photo courtesy of more»

Jasmine Hall at The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports the Wyoming Legislature has unanimously supported a Bill seen as a way to invest in students while promoting economic development and diversification. It now awaits the signature of the Governor. The legislation gives direction to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services to provide information to high more»

Jessica Dickler at CNBC reports Apprenticeship Programs are becoming more popular as an alternative to college. Over a decade, the number of Registered Apprentices rose 64%, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor. Amid the heightened demand for Workers, rising cost of tuition and growing student loan burden, more would-be students more»

Building the Obama Presidential Center isn’t just about bringing a new world class destination to Chicago’s South Side - it’s about investing in the surrounding community. That’s why the Obama Foundation has teamed up with We Can Build It to help develop a pipeline of construction talent that looks like the community where the Obama more»

Jessica Kutz - Gender, Climate and Sustainability Reporter at 19thnews.org, reports on Women helping fill the shortage of Trade Workers across the United States and that Unions are betting on that pipeline to do the job. This point was driven home at a forum on workforce development held by the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) in more»

Aarthi Swaminathan at MarketWatch reports the United States is short on Plumbers - but one Woman from New York City is determined to fix that. After finding her footing in what is typically considered a male-dominated career, Judaline Cassidy - who works for the New York City Housing Authority as a Plumber, is determined to encourage other Women to enter more»

UA Veterans in Piping reports that the graduates of Camp Lejeune’s Welding Class 22 have bright civilian careers on the horizon. Thanks to the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program, the grads will begin civilian welding careers in the Pipe Trades after they transition out of the military. The UA VIP Program is a U.S. Department of more»