A job-training model that launched North Carolina Workers straight into the Pharmaceutical Industry is coming to Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley - and could be the blueprint for landing a career at Eli Lilly and Company’s new $3.5 billion plant. The Pharmaceutical Giant is building a massive Drug Production Facility in Upper Macungie Township more»

Warren Tennyson at KSNV-TV in Las Vegas reports 25 Southern Nevada teenagers are a step closer to careers in the Skilled Trades after completing this year’s Heavy Metal Summer Experience, a week-long, hands-on Training Program for youth age 15 to 19. The program, now in its third year, selected 25 students from a total of 119 applicants. Over five more»

Eloise Jones at Tech Times reports Fortune Magazine just republished its deep-dive on AI (Artificial Intelligence) infrastructure labor and the updated numbers hit harder than the original: the U.S. needs hundreds of thousands of Electricians, Plumbers and Construction Workers to build the data centers that make AI run - and it does not have them. Nvidia more»

Nobody grows up dreaming of spending their career fixing boilers or pulling wire through conduit, but a lot of people are leaving serious money on the table by overlooking those jobs - money that could be used to grow your wealth instead of servicing student loan debt. A persistent shortage of Skilled Trade Workers has pushed wages in some of the least more»

University Training Programs are helping build Nevada’s next generation of Agricultural Professionals and Farm Operators. While some Students are basking at the beach this Summer, others, such as University of Nevada, Reno Student Wyatt Diaz, are choosing to toil in the soil. Diaz is working at the University’s Desert Farming Initiative as part more»

Rayleigh Deaton at The South Bend Tribune reports that at 57 years old, Traci Nagy is going back to school. Nagy is in her first year of the Teacher Apprentice Program at South Bend Schools, which allows participants to earn their teaching degree on-line while working in a South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC) classroom. In Nagy's case, she more»

(VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS) -USA Truck has launched a new Military Apprenticeship Program, an initiative designed to provide robust civilian career pathways for personnel transitioning out of active-duty military service. The comprehensive, two-year career track specifically targets high-demand roles for Professional Drivers and Diesel Technicians. Through this more»

(BERKELEY, ILLINOIS) - Rowan University and Finishing Trades Institute of District Council (DC) 14 Chicago (FTICHI) have formalized a new academic partnership during a ceremonial signing ceremony at FTICHI’s Training Center in Berkeley, Illinois that creates a new educational pathway for Union Apprentices to earn a college degree in Construction more»

Ashley Soebroto at The Houston Chronicle reports Houston City College has received $17 million - its largest investment ever, to support career and technical education and get more high school students from across the region into Apprenticeships. Officials said the Gulf Coast TradeUp Careers initiative was designed to provide more support to students more»

Lettecha Johnson at The Bonner (Idaho) County Bee reports data center expansion, a thirst for clean energy and a wave of retiring Electrical Professionals are causing a huge demand for Electricians. A growing power demand in homes and commercial facilities requires more Electrical Professionals. Older Workers are retiring, but a shortage of existing more»

(RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA) – Wake Tech has launched North Carolina's first Community College Dental Assisting Apprenticeship Program in partnership with Lane & Associates Family Dentistry. The new pathway reflects Wake Tech's continued commitment to workforce development and innovative health sciences education. It expands Apprenticeship more»

Bruce Crumley at Inc. reports new data showing work for Skilled Workers - especially those supporting AI (Artificial Intelligence) use - has grown by triple digits, even as openings for recent college grads dry up. Compounding evidence is reinforcing suspicions that the post-WWII era of college degrees providing a ticket to higher-paying jobs may be coming more»

Daniel Donovan at Skillit Stacker reports that for decades, the dominant story about the Skilled Trades in America has been a story of decline: Shop class has disappeared from high schools; Career Counselors pushed four-year degrees; and Parents quietly steered kids away from work boots and toward laptops. The cultural script was simple: Trades were what more»

Aaron Barnhill at KFDM-TV reports on a new Shipfitter Apprenticeship Program in Port Arthur that is offering Southeast Texans a paid path into shipbuilding, combining college coursework with hands-on training. Gulf Copper’s Shipfitter Apprenticeship Program, which is certified by the U.S. Department of Labor, runs six semesters over 22 months - more»

Joe Ilardi at WBAL-TV reports Baltimore-based U.A. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 486 is planning to spend almost $30 million to transform a shuttered sports arena in White Marsh into a Training Center as its Apprenticeship enrollment grows. Local 486 will soon start work to convert the former Freestate Sports Arena on Allender Road. A holding company more»

(MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS) - Jessie Castellano at Patch reports Assabet Valley students are getting a closer look at highway construction through a State-funded training program. A total of 18 Assabet juniors from six Trade Programs participated in the Massachusetts Pre-Apprenticeship and Vocational School Training Program at the Marlborough School. The more»

Sebastian Mansilla at MiBolsilloColumbia reports that for years, Americans were told that a college diploma was the safest path to financial success. But today’s labor market is rapidly changing, and many Blue-Collar careers are offering extraordinary salaries without requiring a traditional University education. Across industries like energy, health more»

Maura Curran at Iowa Public Radio reports on a new program in Central Iowa will train people for a Trade Apprenticeship and preserve low-income homes. Participants in the Work That Improves Housing Program will go through residential and commercial training in construction. They’ll spend four months doing tasks like repairing low-income homes and more»

Ana Altchek at Business Insider reports Judy Marks, the CEO of Elevator Giant Otis, says there is a growing demand for skilled Elevator Mechanics - around the world. Otis offers an Apprenticeship Program, starting at age 18, and tuition perks for Workers. Elevator Mechanics can earn wages up to just under $159,000, according to the Bureau of Labor more»

Keith Loria at Construction Dive reports North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and Bechtel have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at modernizing Apprenticeship Programs for nuclear construction projects, including both traditional reactors and small modular reactors. The initiative comes as nuclear construction activity accelerates more»

KSNT in Topeka, Kansas reports the State of Kansas is gaining national recognition for its growing Apprenticeship Programs after being selected as one of 10 States participating in a new workforce initiative aimed at expanding career training opportunities across the country. The Apprenticeship America Program aims to help States grow Registered more»

Vermont Business Magazine reports aspiring Surgical Technologists have taken their first step into careers in Health Care during a celebration of an injection of Federal funding that will expand Health Care careers training across the State of Vermont. At the University of Vermont’s (UVM) Health’s IDX Campus in South Burlington, leaders from more»

Johathan Lopez at GMAuthority.com reports General Motors (GM) has announced a new $1 million investment in support of workforce development as part of a broader effort to strengthen Skilled Trades careers across its U.S. operations and surrounding communities. The announcement was made in conjunction with National Skilled Trades Day, with the Automaker also more»

Larry Rulison at The Albany Times Union reports NY Creates and Idaho-based Chipmaker Micron Technology have started a 16-month Apprenticeship Program in the Capital Region. The goal is that 70% of the participants will end up with jobs at Micron, which is planning to build several Memory Chip operations in the Syracuse Suburb of Clay. The program will be more»

Kevin Harris at hoodline Baltimore reports on Howard Community College’s (HCC) Cathy and Danny Bell Workforce Development and Trades Center, a 50,000-plus-square-foot complex built with one goal in mind: To move local residents straight into skilled-trade jobs. Students who will be welcomed in the Fall will find hands-on labs for automotive, welding, more»

Cris Tolomia at Quartz reports a new on-line resource for building Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills in the workplace is now available, after the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) unveiled the AI in Registered Apprenticeship Innovation Portal. Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling called the portal "a major step forward in preparing the American more»

Jefferson Community College in Watertown, New York is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week by showcasing its role in the State of New York (SUNY) Apprenticeship Program, which aims to address New York’s workforce needs. Through partnerships with regional employers, JCC offers Registered Apprenticeships that combine paid training and classroom more»

Education Reporter Tim Tooten at WBAL-TV in Baltimore reports from Lansdowne, Maryland that as the economy rebounds both in Maryland and across the Nation, there's become a need for more skilled Workers, which includes the field of Voice-Data-Video. Workers in Baltimore City are being trained through a popular Job Apprenticeship Program. It turns out the more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and Microsoft have announced an expanded partnership to support a strong workforce pipeline and help Workers across North America build the skills needed to succeed in an AI (Artificial Intelligence)-powered economy. Building on a partnership that has already trained 1,500 Instructors in more»

Noah Bond at KOLO-TV reports From Reno, Nevada that Laborers Local 169 is ramping up training efforts to prepare Workers for a major solar project near Yerington that will bring hundreds of jobs to the region. Local 169 is seeking between 200 and 300 Workers for the Libra Sol Project, a large-scale solar field spanning 4,000 acres. The positions offer more»

Karen Juanita Carrillo at The New York Amsterdam News reports on the third annual Union & Apprenticeship Fair that was held last week at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The event provided New Yorkers with access to stable, well-paying, Skilled Trades and Industrial-Union careers. The Fair gave those in attendance a chance to connect with Union Recruiters from more»

Jeremy Loudenback at The Imprint reports California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a $37.2 million investment in Apprenticeship and Workforce Training opportunities, including new spending on job readiness for youth. One program will train and place young adults into health care careers. The Miguel Contreras Foundation will use a $3.5 million grant more»

In Cranston, Rhode Island - Robert Cruz is devoted to his job as Training Director at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 99/National Electrical Contractors Association’s (NECA) Joint Apprenticeship Training Center. "It's the best job. I change lives every day. I teach people ‘how to fish,’" said Cruz - who had more»

(SEATTLE, WASHINGTON) - Reach University, the Nation's Non-Profit University advancing Apprenticeship Degrees, and the Training Fund, a Labor-Management partnership with expertise in employer-driven Health Care Apprenticeship Programs, has announced the launch of the Nation's first Apprenticeship College of Health (ACH), which is designed to address the more»

Janis Reeser at The Petoskey News-Review reports Northwest Michigan Works! and Walstrom Marine have launched the region's first U.S. Department of Labor Registered Marine Services Technician Apprenticeship. The program offers hands-on training and classroom instruction to prepare Workers for careers in the Marine Industry. Apprentices will complete 6,000 more»

(THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA) – The California State Association of Electrical Workers (CSAEW) - which represents 83,000 Unionized Electricians Statewide, has announced its strong opposition to SB 1065, which the organization warns would jeopardize Apprenticeship safety on construction sites, put untrained Workers in life-threatening situations, undermine more»

Jenny Cohen at FinanceBuzz Money asks the question: Are you considering a career change to find a job that can help you make more money? Then don’t rule out Blue-Collar work. Some Blue-Collar jobs might not require a four-year college degree and Apprenticeships or Trade schools can make switching to a Blue-Collar job even easier. Here are a few more»

Sydney Lake at Fortune reports that for decades, the standard formula for financial success was the same: Go to college, get a degree and land a prestigious white-collar job - probably a Lawyer, Consultant or Investment Banker. But Entrepreneur and Author Daniel Priestley is sounding the alarm on a major job-market shift - suggesting the traditional more»

Sara Weissman and Colleen Flaherty at Inside Higher Ed report on Apprenticeship training efforts at Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) where Tesla Employees are being trained in advanced manufacturing skills - year-round. And while Tesla itself may be polarizing, the growth of the program is undeniable: In 2023, TMCC trained 85 Tesla Apprentices; more»

Karen Richards at KLCC News reports the Lane Transit District (LTD) has been planning this first-of-its-kind Apprenticeship Program for well over a year. The Agency worked with Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries to certify the program, then trained Peer Mentors who will advise Trainees for their first 18 months. LTD Spokesperson Anni Katz said more»

Parker Purifoy & Chris Marr at Bloomberg Law report the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) newest guidance aimed at easing administrative burdens for employers launching Registered Apprentice Programs may not go far enough to achieve the Trump administration’s lofty job creation goals. The three guidance documents told businesses they more»

Bolarinwa Oladeji at The Grio reports a collaboration with Baptist Health System is bringing Tuskegee students early clinical experience and financial support, preparing them for successful careers in health care. Tuskegee University has made history as the first historically Black College or University (HBCU) in Alabama to offer a Nursing Apprenticeship more»

Andy Jeffrey at The Port Huron Times Herald reports on a unique and new installation at Algonac Junior/Senior High School in Clay Township that is giving Michigan students a closer look at Skilled Trades career and connecting them directly with Apprenticeship Programs across the State. The school recently installed a Conduit to the Trades Wall, an more»

Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (Democrat-Illinois) recently joined U.S. Senators Tim Sheehy (Republican-Montana), Elissa Slotkin (Democrat-Michigan) and Kevin Cramer (Republican-North Dakota) in leading a bipartisan push to increase access to Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Veterans pursuing Apprenticeships. The Senators’ Reducing more»

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has announced more than $4.1 million in Schools-to-Work Grant Awards supporting 17 projects across the State. The Manufacturers’ Association was awarded $250,000 to expand its Applied Manufacturing Technology Registered Pre-Apprenticeship and strengthen school-to-work pathways that prepare high school more»

Ryan Hill at ABC 10 News in San Diego reports we live in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) world and it’s taking over many facets of life - including certain jobs. It’s also having effect on some Blue-Collar jobs while opening a pathway to more demand - like Electricians. "It all boils down to like me taking a leap of faith,” Shawn Barton more»

Daniel de Visé at USA TODAY reports you don't need a college degree to earn a good salary. Two in five Gen Zers are pursuing Blue-Collar Fields, rejecting the collegiate path and learning the Skilled Trades, according to a May 2025 survey of 1,434 young adults by Resume Builder. Vocational and Trade Programs are booming, Federal data shows. One more»

(HOUSTON, TEXAS) - A $10.9 million investment in job training is already paying off for hundreds of Harris County residents in Texas. County Commissioners Lesley Briones and Rodney Ellis highlighted the success of the Apprenticeship Advantage Program. A Workforce Development initiative that was launched in 2023 using Federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. more»

Anna Smith at Industry Week reports the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has announced $81 million in grants through the Reentry Employment in Skilled Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, Registered Apprenticeships and Training (RESTART) initiative, which will enable organizations to support training and employment pathways for formerly incarcerated individuals. more»

Lauren Leazenby at HomeServe reports the demand for Skilled Workers in the Trades is at a record high. That’s because there's a lack of Workers currently employed in the Trades - that is, Welders, Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, Mechanics, HVAC Technicians and the like - and an increasing number of available jobs. Even so, Black Tradespeople are more»