WCAX-TV reports U.S. Senator Peter Welch is pushing the effort to train people in the Building Trades in order to keep them in the State of Vermont. At a Joint Economic Committee hearing held in Washington, D.C., Welch called for strengthening public-private partnerships to support job training and Apprenticeship opportunities in the Green Energy Sector: more»

Tiffany Hobbs at WJBF-TV reports U.A. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 150 has opened its doors to a new, expanded and improved Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in Downtown Augusta, Georgia. Union Leadership says this is “just one of the ways” Unionized Plumbers and Steamfitters, Pipefitters, Welders and HVAC Personnel are building for the more»

Emily Brown at WNEM-TV In Saginaw, Michigan reports on a new Apprenticeship Program at the Fenton Winery and Brewery. The program, which is registered with the U.S. Department of Labor, will help create Professional Cook opportunities. Apprentices will receive 495 hours of technical instruction at a community college and also complete 6,000 hours of more»

Sarah Motter at WIBW-TV in Topeka, Kansas reports that in the first year of the Office of Registered Apprenticeship in Kansas, the State saw a nearly 40% increase in those who completed Apprenticeship Programs. Since the office was created, Governor Laura Kelly said her State has made strides in Apprenticeship opportunities, including a 37.9% increase in more»

The PostAndCourier.com reports career opportunities at Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), the managing and operating contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS), continue to grow with the start of the 20th Apprenticeship Program. The new mechanical engineering discipline is part of an ongoing commitment to create innovative workforce development at more»

The Maryland Daily Record reports the non-profit organization Civic Works’ Center for Sustainable Careers has kicked off its inaugural three-month Roofing Pre-Apprenticeship Job Training Program at its training facility in Baltimore. The organization supports underemployed and unemployed Baltimore residents in building the skills needed to secure more»

Jason Freund at KWES-TV In Midland/Odessa, Texas reports on a new Apprenticeship Program aimed at filling Teacher vacancies in Ector County, Texas. The Registered Apprenticeship Program for Teachers offers students who are interested in teaching the opportunity to get hands-on training while they are still going to school. The program also promises to more»

Tyler Hatfield at WPMT-TV In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reports on the critical shortage of Medical Assistants in that State and across the country. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics there will be 123,000 Medical Assistant job openings each year and not enough Staff to fill them. To address this issue, the Pennsylvania Association of more»

Jeff Bernthal at KTVI-TV in St. Louis reports on an Apprenticeship Program in Collinsville, Illinois that’s training students with disabilities for future jobs. The City recently recognized four City Employees, who earned Apprenticeship Certificates from the U.S. Department of Labor for their efforts. The students with disabilities in special more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded two organizations - one in Elmira, New York - five-year grants totaling $2.17 million, to develop and strengthen Apprenticeship Training Programs aligned with NNSA’s needs for traditional and emerging Technician positions throughout more»

Tom Temin at The Federal News Network reports that you might have noticed, the U.S. Government has been moving steadily away from requiring college degrees for many jobs. Instead, Federal Agencies should hire according to skills people have. Since the Middle Ages, Apprenticeships have long brought unskilled people to acquire useful and career-grade more»

Joanna Hou at The Olympian in Olympia, Washington reports a U.S. Department of Labor grant will provide a $5.6 million boost to Special Education and Nursing Apprenticeship Programs around the State of Washington, as well as fund Pre-Apprenticeship recruitment efforts. The funding will go to Apprenticeships for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) in long-term more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - This year marks the 86th anniversary of the National Apprenticeship Act, which established the Registered Apprenticeship System as we know it today. As the Apprenticeship System continues to evolve, expand and diversify, Registered Apprenticeship continues to serve as a gold standard of work-based learning. In honor of Registered more»

Adam Rayes at Indiana Public Media reports on a new study that emphasizes Construction Apprenticeships’ role as a pathway to the Middle Class. It also says students fare better in Union-affiliated Apprenticeships. One of Indiana’s biggest employer-only Apprenticeship providers disagrees with that part of the report’s findings - but gives more»

Kayla Missman and Brenna Swanston, Contributors at Forbes Advisor, compare internships and Aprenticeships. They report there’s no better way to learn a job than with hands-on experience, but while internships and Apprenticeships both offer valuable learning opportunities for new Employees, they serve different purposes. Most people complete one or more»

Since 2003, the High School Welding Competition at International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 169 in Detroit has introduced hundreds of local high school seniors to the Boilermakers and to Unions in general. As a result, more than 100 of those students have been indentured into Local 169 with many still members today. And after a three-year pandemic more»

Bianca Dacres at NewAmerica.org reports that in 2018, California Governor Gavin Newsom set a goal of reaching 500,000 active Apprentices by 2029. Given its potential to build a more equitable economy and provide opportunities for upward mobility, Apprenticeship has become a key tool in California’s workforce development toolbox. Although more»

Lizzy Ravitch at The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that it’s been nearly two years since a $1 trillion Federal infrastructure package became law. It promised the biggest burst of infrastructure spending the country had seen in decades, including billions of dollars for projects in the Philadelphia region. As that money has been given out to specific more»

Yahoo.com reports Nursing Students can now continue their training with an Apprenticeship Program in Volusia County that is new in the State of Florida. The Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach will offer the Apprenticeship to Nursing Students that have passed their National Council Licensure Examination, which is used to determine if recently more»

With the Construction Industry facing a stark shortage of Workers, there are a number of programs and people across the country who are working at the local level to solve the problem. Zachary Phillips at Construction Dive reports on the free Women In Construction Camp in Philadelphia. After spending a few days on safety training and orientation, attendees more»

Rebecca Picciotto at CNBC reports that 30 years ago, high school Shop Class seemed on track for extinction. As school funding became a matter of standardized test scores in reading and math, the budget tightened for classes that taught wood-working and print-making. From the 90s to the early 2010s, students took fewer credits in Shop Class - or as it is more»

The Institute For Women’s Policy Research says careers in the Construction Industry are attracting an increasing number of Women. The Institute says that in 2022, the number of Women working in the Building Trades reached the highest level ever. Almost 354,000 worked in construction and extraction occupations. In the five years since 2017, the more»

Madeline Will at Education Week reports the Federal Government is doubling down on what it sees as a promising solution to Teacher shortages: Let aspiring Teachers train on the job, at little to no cost, while earning a paycheck. The U.S. Departments of Education and Labor announced they have invested tens of millions of dollars into expanding Registered more»

Jocelyn Schifferdecker at KAKE-TV reports the Kansas State Department of Education has announced a new initiative to combat the Teacher shortage with the State's first-ever Teacher Apprenticeship Program. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Mike Beene said this program is crucial right now with the Teacher shortage at an all-time high. This four-year more»

Lily Grado at Mississippi State University (MSU) reports Scientists at the Starksville University are confronting the issue of consolidation of the Meat Packing and Processing Industry with Apprenticeship Training Programs crafted to help build a capable workforce to head off unforeseen disruptions in availability and pricing of consumer products. more»

David Williams at SpectrumNews1.com in Louisville, Kentucky focuses a spotlight on Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 4 of Indiana and Kentucky Apprentice Preston Roby - who had plans to become a Lawyer, but changed his mind after talking to his Father, who’d been a Bricklayer for nearly 30 years. “It was the money, to be more»

Tom Eschen at 6 News WRGB-TV in Albany, New York reports on Labor Unions working to help fill the void of qualified Workers for renewable energy projects. Unions like the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) are working to recruit new Members, partially with free training. "In the (recruitment) area we're putting our Organizing Fund, our more»

WAGM reports Maine is now the only State in the Nation to offer a Registered Apprenticeship Program for Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture Technicians. Additionally, the State has recently introduced a Pre-Apprenticeship Program for Aquaculture, certified by the Government. These two experiential learning programs have been interconnected to establish a more»

Kathryn Moody at Construction Dive reports on U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, and Republican Lisa Murkowski introducing legislation aimed at modernizing the National Apprenticeship Act, providing funds for employers to craft Apprenticeship Programs in new industries and to improve access to child care, elder care and other “wrap-around” more»

Jason Small serves as Executive Secretary of Montana AFL-CIO, which represents 38 Unions, 500 Locals and more than 50,000 working Montanans. He recently penned a Labor Perspective that appeared in The Helena (Montana) Independent Record that focused on Apprenticeship Programs being ready to teach the next generation of Workers. In part, he wrote: more»

Melanie Burney at The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the Camden City School District has launched a new Federally-recognized Apprenticeship Program to help ready its Classroom Aides for teaching positions. The Teacher Pathway Apprenticeship is said to be the first of its kind in New Jersey, designed to help fill a growing Educator shortage by providing more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Construction Workers have something on Capitol Hill that many groups of voters don't: friends on both sides of the political aisle. That was especially evident earlier this year with the relaunch of the Bipartisan Building Trades Caucus and introduction of two Bills seen as vital to expanding Union Apprenticeship Programs. more»

WILX News 10 reports from Lansing, Michigan that some students in the Eaton RESA School District will be able to step into the Skilled Trades Workforce through an Apprenticeship Program being offered at Lansing Community College. Students will complete 8,000 hours of training and 60 credit hours - and will receive a Journeyman’s Card from the U.S. more»

Kimberly Redmond at NJBIZ reports applications are now being accepted for a first-of-its-kind Apprenticeship Program dedicated to recruiting and developing a skilled workforce for the legalized Cannabis Industry. Designed to provide hands-on training and education for individuals looking to begin a retail career in the emerging marketplace, the initiative more»

New Jersey Business Magazine reports the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) is awarding more than $8.6 million in three grant programs that support Apprenticeship and training initiatives: the Growing Apprenticeship In Nontraditional Sectors (GAINS); Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education (PACE); and New Jersey Builders more»

Saul Flores at Middletown Patch reports on Connecticut’s first-ever Registered Cosmetology Apprenticeship Program, which was developed by Jessica Dudley - owner of Jessica’s Color Room in Middletown. The Director of Connecticut’s Department of Labor is applauding Dudley for taking a comprehensive approach to developing and investing in more»

Paul Burton at CBSNews.com reports on Sheet Metal Workers Local 17’s Training Center in Dorchester, Massachusetts where he talks with Workers who chose Trade School over college and how it’s paying off for them. Keyona Tavares of Dorchester tells Burton she’s proud of her decision to join Local 17. Before making the decision, she worked more»

North American Building Trades Union President Sean McGarvey & Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 Member Shamaiah Turner out of Boston have joined together to author an Apprenticeship Labor Perspective that recently appeared in Common Wealth Magazine. They write: Now is a banner moment to join a Building Trades Union, especially with the passage of the more»

Kiara Hay at WXYZ-TV reports that with the increasing cost of college, there’s been a recent push for Trade Schools to find Apprenticeships, who can earn money as they learn. Typically, when you hear of an Apprenticeship, you think of construction, carpentry and plumbing - but in the State of Michigan, Apprenticeships are also being offered in the more»

There's more construction work than Construction Workers and that means the race is on to recruit more people to the Trades. Locals across the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) are casting a wider net by welcoming historically underrepresented groups like Women and People 0f Color and some are even starting in middle school. more»

(CALGARY, ALBERTA/CANADA) - Thirteen high school-age Women visited Boilermakers Local 146 in Calgary, Alberta/Canada recently to learn about the Boilermakers Trade and what it means to be a Sister in the Brotherhood. In partnership with CAREERS Next Generation, a non-profit foundation that helps guide youth towards successful career paths (sponsored by more»

Claudene Wharton at the University Of Nevada At Reno’s Education & Public Service Department reports some aspiring small-scale Farmers will have the opportunity to serve a one-year Apprenticeship to bolster their abilities to start and run a small-scale operation, thanks to a new Nevada Farm Apprenticeship Program being offered by the University more»

(HONOLULU, HAWAII) – The International Association of Machinists (IAM) Union and Hawaiian Airlines began a partnership with Honolulu Community College in 2016 and launched an Apprenticeship Program to recruit and train local students interested in pursuing a career as Aviation Mechanics. Since then, the program has helped more than 35 successful more»

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 48 and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA-IBEW) believes mentorship is vital for Union Apprentices to succeed in the Construction Industry and for companies to retain them - as well as to heighten the connection between all Apprentices and experienced leaders: “The mentor more»

Editor Zachary Phillips at Construction Dive reports the U.S. Construction Industry’s Workforce isn’t getting any younger - and that’s why experts say the time is now to invest in benefits, tech and inclusion initiatives. Experts told Construction Dive that there needs to be more of a focus on recruiting and retention efforts, technology more»

In Portland, Oregon, Tim Gordon at KGW-TV reports on a class of 20 Pre-Apprentice Workers who are learning to be Lineman with the help of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). The Pre-Apprenticeship Program, which is a joint venture of PGE and the IBEW, gets up to 500 applicants. The Workers they are learning to climb high, really more»

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»