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 Future, which has the goal of expanding and improving job training for Skilled Trades. The order directs the U.S. Labor, Education and Commerce Departments to streamline and consolidate Federal Workforce Programs, with a focus on expanding Registered Apprenticeships to total more than one million annually. Although the initiative ties into the Administration’s goal to revive U.S. manufacturing, LeadingAge Director of Workforce Policy Amanda Mead previously said it also could help alleviate critical workforce shortages in the aging Services Sector. 

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