Jake Kroesen at The Missouri Times reports on the Laborers and Contractors Training Center, a 225-acre campus where Missouri’s next generation of Builders learn their craft - and their calling. The facility is one of three facilities that serve as the cornerstone of skills development for Union Laborers across the States of Missouri and Kansas more»

Paul Sisson at The San Diego Union-Tribune says a 2022 report concluded San Diego County faces a mental health care staffing crisis and needs 18,500 more Mental Health Care Workers by 2027 to catch up with chronic understaffing. While it will not cover the whole gap, a new program is making a $75 million investment that’s intended to grow local more»

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced $30 million in awards benefiting 70 Apprenticeship Programs and more than 11,000 Apprentices, earning an average of $50.29 per hour, in Non-Traditional Sectors, including health care, education and advanced manufacturing. This is the third round of Apprenticeship Innovation Funding (AIF) through more»

Vermont Business Magazine reports the Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) has announced the graduation of a new class of Broadband Technicians who were trained at the latest session of the Broadband Technician Apprenticeship/Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program. This training was for an entry-level Broadband Network Technicians. The three-week course more»

The Baltimore Times reviews Maryland State Senator Cory McCray’s new book: The Apprenticeship That Saved My Life: Guidebook to Navigating the Earn-While-You-Learn Opportunity of a Lifetime, calling it both a deeply personal reflection and a practical guide to opportunity. McCray grew up in East Baltimore and found his path through an Apprenticeship more»

The Illinois Pork Producers Association has announced a new Livestock Apprenticeship Program that has recently been registered with the U.S. Department of Labor with the help of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Apprenticeship opportunity will prepare career seekers to succeed in the role of Swine Animal Care Technician. more»

Isabela Lisco at KOLD-TV in Tucson, Arizona reports on an Apprenticeship Program that is sparking student interest there. The Tucson Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Program is helping young adults jumpstart their careers. According to U.S. Census data, more than 8% of youth in Southern Arizona are disconnected - which means they aren’t in more»

Alyssa Borelli at The Commercial Integrator reports CTI, Commercial Integrator’s 2025 Integrator of the Year, has launched a ground-breaking Department of Labor-Registered Apprenticeship for Audiovisual Technicians (Avs), aimed at developing skilled professionals without the need for a college degree. Announcing the initiative on LinkedIn, CTI CEO and more»

Ivin Thomas at Finance Buzz reports four-year degrees aren't the only path to six-figure potential. Trade jobs are surging in demand across the U.S., offering paychecks that rival those of conventional White-Collar careers. Employers are scrambling to fill positions in fields such as electrical work, construction management and aviation because there are more»

Owen Chase at AOL reports college used to be the default next step after high school, but that narrative’s shifting fast. In order to avoid flattening wages and student debt climbing, they are considering Trade Schools and Skilled Apprenticeships as a way to save the day. These paths go straight to hands-on careers that actually pay well. Some of more»

(LEESBURG, VIRGINA) - SkillsUSA has selected Charles Goede of Waterford, Connecticut as the official U.S. competitor for Plumbing and Heating for the 2026 WorldSkills Competition. This prestigious international skills competition, often referred to as the Olympics of Skilled Trades, will be held September 22nd through September 27th, 2026 in Shanghai, more»

(QUEENS, NEW YORK) - Jessie Kalloo is a Networking Teacher at Thomas Edison CTE High School in Queens who knows how to connect with his students. Not long ago, Kalloo attended school here himself, but thanks to the City’s innovative Success Via Apprenticeship (SVA) Program, he now teaches in the same classroom where he was once a student. more»

The Western Montana News reports the State of Montana has been selected for a competitive Federal Grant to expand Youth Apprenticeship Programs, building on Governor Greg Gianforte’s recently launched 406 JOBS Initiative to address the State’s workforce challenges. The Montana Department of Labor & Industry will receive $50,000 through the more»

Katherine Cook at KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon reports Firefighters in Gresham, Oregon will soon have a new training tower, thanks to State and local funding. But before construction begins, the old tower must be torn down - a task with its own story about community support. Apprentices with the Oregon and South Idaho Chapters of the Laborer's International more»

The Jonesboro (Arkansas) Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee has partnered with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 1516 and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) to build a new 10,200-sqare-foot Training Facility located behind Local 1516 on East Highland. “This was built by the IBEW more»

Tim Tooten at WBAL-TV reports as the economy rebounds both in Maryland and across the Nation, there's 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 program helps to meet the needs for Workers with slightly more more»

Patrick O’Donnell for The 74 reports that hoping to promote the growth of career training and apprenticeships, a coalition including five Governors and major Labor Unions has come together to align career training and push for national policy change. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) - the Nation's second-largest Teachers Union, and CareerWise more»

Contractor reports investments in Pre-Apprenticeship Programs have helped Women and People of Color become the two fastest-growing demographic segments within Illinois’ construction workforce, according to new research by the non-partisan Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) and the Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) at the University of more»

(HONOLULU, HAWAII) —The Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship & Training Fund (HCATF) has announced a new training offering for its Members of the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters (HRCC), as well as its signatory contractors, which utilizes mass timber, a material that can help to reduce construction time. Mass timber is a durable material more»

Melissa Buckley at Fort Leonard Wood’s Public Affairs Department in Missouri reports Soldiers there are on the path to becoming Interior Electricians for the U.S. Army and are being wired for success during six weeks of training at Fort Leonard Wood’s Brown Hall. Following basic combat training, Soldiers with the Military Occupational Specialty more»

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ (IBEW) electrical expertise has never been limited to construction or line work. It’s been critical in utilities, transportation, broadcasting and the Internet, among many other areas. A new program is designed to expand that expertise to employers and partners in manufacturing, which once more»

Amy Yee at The Chicago Sun Times reports enrollment in Pre-Apprenticeship Training Programs in the State of Illinois since 2017 has led to a 95% and 202% jump in the number of Black and Female Apprentices, respectively, according to research by the non-partisan Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s more»

(NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE) – North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development have announced a groundbreaking Workforce Development initiative: The Forever Family Apprentice Partnership. This bold collaboration is designed to provide former foster more»

Robert Freedman at Construction Dive reports a new Harris Poll finds that a mismatch exists between the importance employers are putting on Skilled Trades and how the generation that’s newly joining the workforce views those jobs. Gen Z, the oldest members of which are 28, is the age cohort least focused on Skilled Trades, in part because more»

A program designed to address the ongoing Teacher shortage in Oklahoma has 90 Oklahomans earning Teaching Certificates while working at schools. The Teaching to Teach Apprenticeship Program is a partnership between Oklahoma CareerTech, the Regional University System of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Workforce Commission. It is designed to increase the number of more»

Benjamin Freeman at The WOLF/Wilkes-Barre-Scranton reports Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was at International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW) Local 163’s JATC Electrical Training Center in Nanticoke to promote his Administration’s focus on Apprenticeships. “It’s a win for everybody, for that individual, for our community more»

Joy Powers at WUWM/89.7 FM reports the number of Wisconsinites in Apprenticeship Programs has reached an all-time high. That's according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. With 17,509 Apprentices across Wisconsin as of 2024, the report finds a 77% increase in Apprenticeship Program participation since 2013. Many employers work with Unions to more»

Wayne D’Orio at The Hechinger Report focuses a spotlight on Beloit Memorial High School in Beloit, Wisconsin, which decided to revamp its Public High School back in 2018 with Career and Technical Education (CTE) and work-based learning placed at the forefront of the transformation. The 1,225-student school now has three academies that cover 13 more»

Sarah Gibson WQAD Davenport/Moline in Illinois reports YWCA Quad Cities is continuing its Pre-Apprenticeship Jobs Program for a second Summer, giving Illinois youth paid work experience and professional skills training. The 13-week program is open to residents ages 16-to-24 and provides full or part-time employment at local businesses. All student wages are more»

Josh McMullen at WUTR Utica reports the the Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida Counties, Incorporated has announced a new 15-week training program for people looking to get into the Skilled Trades. Project Director Meghan McBennett said: “MV Build equips local residents for high-demand careers in the Skilled Trades. (It) more»

Melanie Asmar at Chalkbeat reports about 100 Apprentices are enrolled in the State of Colorado’s new Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Program. Created by a 2023 State law, the program combines college classes with on-the-job training to provide adults without a Bachelor’s Degree a pathway to becoming a licensed teacher. It’s a creative more»

CBS Baltimore reports Governor Larry Hogan announced more than 12,000 registered Apprentices are enrolled in the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program - a milestone figure that he said exceeded the number of Registered Apprentices in the past. There are 182 active Apprenticeship Earning and Learning Programs in Maryland that focus on workforce more»

CBS Detroit reports the Michigan Statewide Carpenters and Millwrights Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund has broken ground on the 147,000-square-foot training facility in the Oakman Boulevard area on Detroit's West Side. The new $30 million, seven-acre facility will consolidate administrative and training operations under one roof. Currently, operations more»

(RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA) – Wake Technical Community College has launched a distinctive Apprenticeship Program, in partnership with Life Sciences Leaders CSL Seqirus, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies and Eli Lilly and Company. The eight-month Biomechatronics Training Program will prepare advanced Maintenance Technicians for high-demand careers at their more»

(CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT) –Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo have launched the Connecticut Department of Labor’s new e-Apprenticeship System, which will bring on-line the Agency’s Registered Apprenticeship Training Program through the e-License System that is already in use by multiple Connecticut more»

Elizabeth Hernandez at The Denver Post reports Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance is looked at nationally as a model of a successful youth Apprenticeship Program. While the program is among the largest and most robust Apprenticeship Programs in the State, it is just one of several hundred opportunities for Coloradans of all demographics to gain on-the-job more»

Construction Dive reports TikTok may be best associated with the latest dance crazes and viral challenges, but the Social Media Platform with more than 1.5 billion monthly users could be a boon in helping the Construction Industry find its next generation of Skilled Laborers. In fact, many in construction are using the platform to provide younger more»

Mark Moran at United Press International (UPI) reports the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has announced a new resource designed to increase employment rates and Apprenticeship Program participation among millions of disabled Veterans. "Currently, more than five million American Veterans aged eighteen or older have service-connected disabilities," a more»

Tony Schinella at Patch reports from Concord, New Hampshire on ApprenticeshipNH, a Workforce Training Program of the Community College System of NH, and A Place to Grow LLC, a nature-based Early Learning Center, that have collaborated to create an Early Childhood Education Pre-Apprenticeship Program for high school students who are at least 14 years old, as more»

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has announced a $5 million funding opportunity for up to 14 grants to attract and retain more American Workers in Registered Apprenticeship Programs and high-growth industries like manufacturing, construction and cybersecurity. Administered jointly by the USDOL’s more»

Kavitha Cardoza at The Hechinger Report fills us in on Elkhart County, Indiana - which she reports is at the forefront of a movement slowly spreading across Indiana and the Nation to make Apprenticeships a common offering in high school. In 2019, as part of a plan to boost the region’s economic prospects, County Leaders launched an effort to place more»

NJBiz reports the New Jersey Labor Department (NYSDOL) and Thomas Edison State University (TESU) are joining forces to enhance Apprenticeship opportunities. NJDOL is investing $5 million to support the statewide, three-year Apprenticeship Degree Initiative. Key things to know: The three-year program (May 2025 through April 2028) is aimed at developing more»

Reporting from Mineral Wells, West Virginia, WTAP-TV’s Emma Grace Myers tells us young adults who are eager to jumpstart their careers in the Skilled Trades will have a unique opportunity this Summer at the Apprenticeship Readiness Camp, an immersive program designed for rising and recently graduated high school seniors and individuals up to 24 years more»

Cheryl Preheim and Makayla Richards at WXIA-TV in Atlanta report it might be Summer break, but some Atlanta students are already setting themselves up for a career, without waiting for college. At Westside Works, high school students are trading textbooks for toolkits as part of Construction Ready’s Pre-Apprenticeship Program, a free, 20-day training more»

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 more»

Sarah Kim at hoodline Los Angeles reports The Golden State has earmarked a handsome sum for an initiative that champions an alternate route to success for its younger demographic. The office of Governor Gavin Newsom has authorized the disbursement of $15.4 million across 29 programs dedicated to Youth Apprenticeship Opportunities. This financial injection more»

Robert Farrington at The College Investor reports Apprenticeships and Career Technical Education (CTE) programs are drawing increased attention as students seek more direct, affordable paths to stable careers. These programs combine hands-on experience with classroom instruction, offering a way to earn while learning without the long-term cost of a more»

(MIAMI, FLORIDA) - The American Welding Society (AWS) has announced that U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has approved its National Guideline Standard (NGS) for a Registered Welding Automation Specialist Apprenticeship, establishing a nationally recognized framework for training skilled professionals in automated welding. This milestone underscores more»

(EVERETT, WASHINGTON) - International Association Of Machinists (IAM) District 751 is marking a significant milestone with the grand opening of its new Training Center in Everett, Washington. International President Brian Bryant and Western Territory General Vice President Robert “Bobby” Martinez recently joined District and Local Leaders, more»

Rachel Sun at The Lewiston Tribune reports a Pilot Apprenticeship Program for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) may soon help more people develop workforce skills for caring for people with disabilities. The program will be run through Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC), in collaboration with organizations across the state of Idaho that provide DSP service. more»