Sara Weissman at Inside Higher Ed reports President Trump issued an Executive Order last month instructing Federal Officials to “reach and surpass” a million new active Apprenticeships. It was an ambitious target that Apprenticeship Advocates celebrated, anticipating new Federal investments in more paid on-the-job training programs, in new more»

Madison Colombo at Fox Business reports Dirty Jobs TV Host Mike Rowe is raising concerns about a growing segment of the U.S. population: Men in their prime working years who are neither employed nor looking for work. "There are able-bodied Men in their working ages not only not working, but not looking," Rowe said during an interview. "That, to me, is one more»

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has announced $2.5 million in funding to support expanding Registered Apprenticeship Programs across New York State. Registered Apprenticeships are a proven pathway to high-paying, in-demand careers and are vital to businesses in search of a talented workforce trained to their specific needs. The grants more»

The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) has launched two Apprenticeship Programs in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU). Wisconsin’s Coach/Bus Mechanic and Bus Operator Registered Apprenticeship Programs are the first Transit Apprenticeship Programs in the State. MCTS is more»

Laila Kearney at Reuters reports from New York that Google will fund the training of tens of thousands of new Electricians as Big Tech wades deeper into the country's Power Industry on its hunt for the massive amounts of electricity needed for its AI (Artificial Intelligence) expansion. Google's funding, which includes a $10 million grant for Electrical more»

(DES MOINES, IOWA) – The State of Iowa has announced new grant awards for Registered Apprenticeship (RA) sponsors whose programs are building the workforce pipeline across the State. A total of $3.4 million in grants are being distributed to both existing RA programs and programs created in new occupations that are based in high-demand fields. Grant more»

Britt Johnson at KSL NewsRadio 102.7FM in Salt Lake City reports there are currently more than 4,800 Apprentices and over 290 Registered Programs in the State of Utah. According to the Department of Workforce Services Commissioner of Apprenticeship Programs Scott Romney, the number of Apprenticeships has almost doubled over the past five years. And, more»

Roxanne De La Rosa at KTAR.com in Phoenix reports Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has announced a $1 million in funding that will go toward expanding Trade Apprenticeship Programs across the State. The funding is in partnership with the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) and the BuildItAZ Apprenticeship Initiative, which is an effort to create a more»

New Jersey Business Magazine reports the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board has approved the creation of the $9.7 million Apprenticeship Training Centers Construction Grant Program to support the construction of Workforce Training Facilities in the State’s overburdened communities. The program aims to support the establishment of more»

The State of Colorado has approved an Associate of Applied Science Degree for Apprentices to be offered at Emily Griffith Technical College in Denver. The Apprenticeship Degree provides Registered Apprentices with the opportunity to earn a degree from the college while "earning and learning" on the job. Emily Griffith Technical College is leading the Nation more»

Carl Smith at Governing reports the number of Men and Women participating in Construction Apprenticeship Programs in the State Wisconsin increased for the fourth year in a row in 2024. This trajectory needs to be repeated in State after State to get within shouting distance of the nearly 440,000 more Workers the industry will need this year to meet demand more»

Molly Sweeney at WCIA reports Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have awarded more than $2 million to four Pre-Apprenticeship Programs in Central Illinois. The goal of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, which began in 2021, is to increase diversity in Apprenticeship Programs, as more»

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is celebrating 16 more graduates of its Central Valley Training Center (CVTC) Pre-Apprenticeship Program, surpassing 250 program graduates since it first began in 2020. The CVTC is a 10-week Pre-Apprenticeship Program located in the city of Selma, California that introduces students to 10 different more»

Contractor Magazine reports from Norwalk, Connecticut that HomeServe has announced the winners of its first ever Apprentice and Training Grant Program, an initiative designed to support workforce development in the Skilled Trades Industry. The grants, totaling $50,000, were awarded to the top 20 applicants, all of whom are contractor companies that are a more»

Patrick Deaville at Lake Charles, Louisiana’s KPLC reports SOWELA Technical Community College has now received approval for Louisiana’s first-ever Aviation Maintenance Apprenticeship Program. SOWELA’s paid Apprenticeship Program with Citadel Completions will allow students to get their foot in the door for Aviation Maintenance Technician more»

Katie Castellano at Madison WMTV reports Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, along with the State’s Department of Workforce Development, announced Wisconsin’s Apprenticeship Program has reached a new record for enrollment. More than 17,000 people are enrolled, which is a record high in the 112-year history of the program. The Badger State has more more»

Lindsay Bjerregaard at Aviation Week Network reports United Airlines, like other carriers in the U.S., is bracing for an impending wave of Aviation Maintenance Technician retirements. This has necessitated major hiring pushes to replace retiring Workers, leading to an industry-wide trend toward what Boeing has labeled “juniority across the more»

Maegan Godoy at New America reports across the country, Gen Z (ages 13-28) are struggling to land a good job. Currently, only about 24% - roughly 17 million Gen Zer's, work full time, but finding a job that’s up to the standards of Gen Z adults isn’t easy, especially for those who do not yet have work experience. For Gen Z, Apprenticeships can more»

Zee Johnson at McKnights Long-Term Care News reports two long-term care powerhouses are supporting an Apprenticeship Program aiming to prove Nursing Home Aides are as critical as any other Worker in a facility. The Moving Forward Coalition, along with the LeadingAge LTSS Center at UMass Boston, is backing a Federally-funded initiative to develop Certified more»

Philadelphia’s International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98 is celebrating its third annual graduating class of Rosie’s Girls, the Building Trades Union’s innovative Pre-Apprenticeship Program that recruits and trains high school girls for careers as Union Electricians. Graduates of the program - named after the iconic more»

Ivy Fowler at News Channel 3 reports from Kalamazoo, Michigan that programs supporting career training are getting $1.9 million in grant funding. In partnership with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Governor Gretchen Whitmer has awarded $1.9 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion Grant funding into Workforce Development more»

WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News reports from Jackson, Tennessee that Helping Hands of Tennessee has unveiled a non-cost Dental Technician Apprenticeship Workshop at Jackson State Community College. The free 20-person cohort Dental Technician Apprenticeship is part of a State-funded grant. The 12-month Pre-Apprenticeship provides students with all the necessary more»

(LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA) – Career-seekers no longer have to decide between college or the Building Trades because now at the Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 and Bay Area Industry Training Fund, they can complete a five-year Apprenticeship and earn an Associate Degree, thanks to a partnership with Foothill College - free of charge. Apprentices at more»

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College (UHMC) is offering a free, eight-week Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship Training (from March 24th to May 23rd). The tuition value is $6,000. The course includes six weeks of intensive training in carpentry fundamentals and basic tool use, construction math, basic print reading, metal framing, concrete formwork and drywall. more»

The Standard-Journal reports from New Berlin, Pennsylvania that representatives of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Locals 812 and 607 recently visited the SUN Area Technical Institute to speak to students. They told the Electrical Systems Technology and Electromechanical classes about opportunities available through the Union’s more»

Aspiring Tradespeople have a new opportunity to jumpstart their careers through the Tompkins Build Pathways to Apprenticeship Program. The Ithaca (New York) Area Economic Development is now accepting applications for the 11-week paid Training Program, which begins March 31st at the UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 81’s Training Center. The deadline more»

Annabel Kusnitz at WFFF-TV (ABC22/FOX44) in Burlington, Vermont reports the Vermont Community Broadband Board has announced the Board is sponsoring a new Broadband Technician Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program. This training will cover teamwork skills, first aid and crucial broadband knowledge applicable to work experiences. Class sessions are available at more»

Gene Morse at WWTI-TV in Watertown, New York reports State University of New York’s (SUNY) Canton Campus has announced their Center for Workforce, Community and Industry Partnerships (WCIP) is collaborating with the local Automotive Industry on its next round of on-the-job training opportunities. “Apprenticeship Programs can help employers more»

Phoebe Skok at pv magazine Solar reports Storage Developer Nexamp is laying the groundwork to build a diverse solar workforce through its U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL)-approved Registered Apprenticeship Program. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes a myriad of incentives for the Solar Industry, but in order to take advantage of many of them, more»

Christopher Replogle at Springfield’s (Missouri) KYTV reports the Springfield Department of Workforce and Economic Vitality has received $150,000 to expand job training. The grant is for three job sectors: education, health care, and construction. It allows the department to serve 50 Pre-Apprentices who will then enter Registered Apprenticeship more»

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA) - Early in January, Los Angeles was set ablaze with the largest fires in Southern California’s history. Nine fires burned tens of thousands of acres of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, destroying residences, businesses, and State Parks land, as understaffed Fire Departments scrambled to contain fires on both sides of the more»

Kayla Jimenez at USA TODAY reports as tuition costs for the nation's traditional universities rise, more Americans are searching for well-paying careers they can enter without a four-year degree. A recent national survey of 1,000 voters commissioned by All4Ed, a national non-profit organization that aims to expand equitable opportunities for marginalized more»

The Louisiana Workforce Commission State Apprenticeship Council has approved the launch of the State's first-ever Aviation Maintenance Apprenticeship Program that will connect SOWELA Technical Community College Aviation Maintenance students with a paid Apprenticeship at Citadel Completions. The action is in response to a high demand for Aviation Maintenance more»

Autobody reports Crash Champions has launched of a new Social Media Advertising Campaign promoting its five-stage Associate Service Advisor Program. The campaign aims to connect aspiring Automotive Professionals to the company’s growing Apprenticeship Training Program, while also showcasing opportunities for a rewarding career path within the more»

Sneha Dey at The Texas Tribune reports the Rio Grande Valley is projected to have the largest Nurse shortage in the State of Texas, with more than 6,000 open positions by 2032. That’s why South Texas College has started a two-year Nurse Apprenticeship Program, which is among the first in the Nation to offer such training. Right now, 18 students are more»

Kori Johnson WKRN-TV in Nashville reports one Rutherford County, Tennessee Fire Department is working to train the next generation of First Responders while they’re still in high school. Eight seniors at La Vergne High School are enrolled in a new Apprenticeship Pilot Program aimed at training students who want to become Firefighters someday. That more»

Farah Jadran at KING5-TV in Seattle reports on a new program is putting young adults in the State of Washington in hands-on/paid training programs that lead to full-time jobs in the Clean Energy Field. Eighteen to 24-year-olds are among the newest members of the workforce, including Electricians, Solar And Wind Technicians and more. The program pays the more»

Wisconsin Building Trades Council Executive Director Emily Pritzkow recently penned an Apprenticeship Labor Perspective that appeared in Wisconsin’s Daily Reporter, which read, in part: It’s a perfect time to highlight the pivotal role of Union Apprenticeship in shaping Wisconsin’s workforce. Our training programs are built on a belief in more»

Joy Holden at nola.com reports Baton Roots - a Community Farm and Garden Network in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has started two training initiatives through their Agroforestry Apprentice and Hustle and Grow Internship Programs. Those in the industry say the average age of the Farmer is close to 60 years old in the U.S., and the percentage of Farmers is near 2% more»

KSHB-TV reports Panasonic and Community College have partnered on a new Apprenticeship Program that can lead to employment at its Electric Vehicle Battery Plant in De Soto, Kansas. Panasonic Facility is expected to open this Spring and wants to have 1,000 Employees hired by Summer. Panasonic's overall goal is to reach 4,000 Employees. A partnership between more»

Vik Raghupathi at KYW Radio in Philadelphia reports the School District of Philadelphia wants to get more Students of Color interested in teaching careers and is making an effort to train them through a new State-funded program. Parkway West High School in West Philly has a Pre-Apprenticeship for students looking to get hands-on training in Early Childhood more»

Kelsey Misbrener at Solar Power World reports the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have received approval from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) for national guidelines for Registered Apprenticeship Programs for the Solar Industry - which provide a template companies, educational institutions, more»

Isaac Ritchey at MLive.com reports innovations in health care education are changing the Apprenticeship Model in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Corewell Health Clinical Simulation Center consists of high-fidelity manikins, an immersive virtual reality room and simulated operating and patient care rooms. According to company officials, it is the largest Health more»

Matthew Fazelpoor at NJBIZ reports the New Jersey State Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has approved a pair of measures aimed at supporting the State’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) efforts. Assembly Bill 4935 would establish an AI Apprenticeship Program in the State Labor Department. The program would collaborate with AI more»

A new study commissioned by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) has revealed Registered Apprenticeship Programs - career training alternatives to college in which enrollment has doubled over the past decade - dramatically increases the ability of participants to afford basic needs in their communities, with Union-Affiliated Programs delivering the more»

Chantal Brown at EdNC reports Tommy’s Road Elementary in the Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) System in Goldsboro, North Carolina has begun its first year of operating the Educator Registered Apprenticeship Program. District Officials tell EdNC they are excited to expand their Teacher pipeline and support their local economy. Apprentices are also more»

Ian Stewart at Your Alaska Link is at the Alaska Laborers Training School where hands-on training is the name of the game. Throughout a week-long program, students gain practical experience in placing, forming and finishing concrete, as well as scaffold building. This program is made possible through a collaboration between the Alaska Laborers Training more»

Trident Technical College (TTC) has been named an Apprenticeship Ambassador by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Office of Apprenticeship. This recognition highlights a commitment to promoting and strengthening Registered Apprenticeship Programs nationwide. The announcement comes as part of the USDOL’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) more»

The Ontario Government is investing up to $750,000 over three years through the Women’s Economic Security Program to provide Skilled Trades Training for low-income, Francophone Women in Sudbury. This investment will support the Heavy Equipment Technician Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program at Collège Boréal. This funding is part of the more»

Emily Tate Sullivan at EdSurge reports that in the last handful of years, Registered Apprenticeship Programs have been booming in early care and education, as EdSurge reported last year, with most States now offering a version of this long-standing workforce development pathway. Those programs primarily cater to individuals who lack expertise and more»