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»

(FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA) – The SMART (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation) Heroes Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps Veterans find a civilian career in the Sheet Metal Industry after discharge, has been awarded the PenFed Foundation Military Heroes Program $50,000 grant. The PenFed Foundation is a non-profit organization that more»

J.T. Fetch at WRGB-TV in Schenectady reports virtual reality headsets, often associated with immersive home entertainment, are now being utilized to educate and train future Workers. The Expertise Project collaborates with schools to engage students in careers and also works with companies to offer virtual tours of their projects. These virtual more»

KPIC-TV In Eugene, Oregon reports Umpqua Community College (UCC) and the Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board (SOWIB) have partnered to address a shortage of Surgical Technologists in Oregon. Together, they are launching the State's first Apprenticeship Program for Surgical Technologists with the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. The more»

Amanda Marrazzo at The Daily Herald, Suburban Chicago’s News Source, focuses a spotlight on Taylor Diaz, who she found up in a ceiling running piping to encase electric wiring in a newly constructed commercial building in Huntley, Illinois. The 28-year-old married Mother of two young children, who works for Lauderdale Electric in East Dundee, is a more»

Jane Monreal at WCNC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina reports as the Diesel Technology Industry continues to grow, new career opportunities as Diesel Mechanics are available. For 20 years, Timothy Duhart worked as a Truck Driver, but something else also made him curious. "I've always been interested in this side of trucking (being a Diesel Technician)," more»

Alex Harrison the Evanston (Illinois) RoundTable reports Members of the City’s Minority, Women, Disadvantage and Evanston Business Enterprises Development Committee (M/W/DEBE) are debating the potential costs and benefits of requiring contractors to participate in Apprenticeship Training Programs to qualify for Public Works Projects, one of numerous more»

Amelia Lee at Lexington, Kentucky’s WKYT-TV reports Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program (EKCEP), the Kentucky Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services (KEAS), the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood (GOEC), and LKLP Head Start have started a new Registered Apprenticeship Program in Early Childhood Education. According to more»

Kaye Thornbrugh at The Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls Press reports North Idaho College (NIC) will launch a new Apprenticeship Program in Summer 2025 that is expected to increase the number of Heavy Equipment Operators in the area. NIC has received a nearly $300,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s Highway Construction Training Program more»

Melissa Gomez at The Los Angeles Times reports on high-speed rail that’s coming to the State of California and the Workers who are being trained to build the project. The State and Federal Governments have invested more than $11 billion in the project. It has generated $18 billion in economic output that has gone toward the Central Valley and the more»

Paul Nelson De La Cerda, the Co-Founder and Principal of The Clover Agency, has more than 25 years of experience as an Entrepreneurial Leader, Consultant and Professional, playing an integral role in strategic planning, organizational design and learning and development processes to expand, market and improve diversity, equity and inclusion and performance more»

Lou Ponsi at The Orange County (California) Register reports the Rancho Santiago Community College District has secured nearly $8 million in grant funding from the State of California to fund a total of 16 Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Programs between the District’s two Colleges. Santa Ana College has received $720,000 for Apprenticeships in more»

Anna Darling at WXIN-TV Indianapolis reports people who are looking to become Teachers in the State of Indiana will have a new pathway to get there starting in 2025. The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) recently approved Indiana University as a group sponsor for a new Registered Apprenticeship Program. About three years ago, the USDOL approved K-12 more»

(BUFFALO, NEW YORK) – The University at Buffalo (UB)’s Educational Opportunity Center will receive $2 million to expand a Pre-Apprenticeship Program, one of five projects to share a $15.5 million State grant to enhance training for New Yorkers. The $1.997 million grant going to the Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center (BEOC) is a performance more»

Net News Ledger reports the LiUNA Local 607 Training Centre has been awarded the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Partner Award. Presented at the Indigenous Skills Employment, Apprenticeship and Development (ISEAD) Conference in Ottawa, the award recognizes the Laborers’ Training Centre’s efforts in building a skilled, inclusive more»

The Youngstown (Pennsylvania) Business Journal reports the Lawrence Mercer Manufacturers Coalition has partnered with the Keystone Community Education Council in Mercer, Pennsylvania to offer a two-year, group-sponsored Industrial Maintenance Apprenticeship Program. The first cohort of up to 15 enrollees is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2025 more»

Andrew Christiansen at KGUN-TV 9 reports on BuildItAZ, an Apprenticeship Training Initiative in the State of Arizona that has involved a number of Building Trades Unions, including the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: When Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) first started the initiative last year, they more»

Frances Mize at vtdigger.com reports on the State of Vermont’s Vermont Rural Water Association, which manages a State-registered, two-year Apprenticeship that provides training and hundreds of hours of classroom instruction that are required to pass a licensing test. Increasingly, officials and employers are also using the model as an Apprenticeship more»

Trimmel Gomes at The Public News Service reports for some, Apprenticeships provide more than just a job, they offer a career path. Industry leaders are working around the clock, not only on their day jobs but also to recruit the next generation seeking an alternate path to traditional college. Jason Strickland is Business Manager for United Association more»

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced the launch of the Future of Procurement Apprenticeship Pilot Program, marking the Nation’s first Apprenticeship initiative dedicated to public procurement. It positions Maryland as a leader in workforce innovation and economic development. The program is designed to create pathways to public service careers more»

Karuna Eberl at The Family Handyman focuses a spotlight on several Women who are making their living today working in the Trades, including Celia Reyes - who as a kid, remembers watching her Dad do thermite welding for the Union Pacific Railroad. She thought it looked really cool, like a volcano - but it wasn't until she was in her 20s that she decided to more»

Kiera Riley at The Arizona Capitol Times reports on skilled “earn-while-you-learn” Apprenticeship Programs that are providing students with hands-on experience, all without any debt. Once in the Trades, Workers receive a livable wage, job security and opportunities for upward mobility. Though Apprenticeship Programs have made great strides in more»

Robert Tomkavage at The Times-Tribune in Scranton, Pennsylvania reports a pair of Apprenticeship Grants through the City will help local Unions train future Carpenters and Electrical Workers. The Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program (CARP), operated by the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (EAS Carpenters Union), and the Scranton more»

Taylor White and Dan Hinderliter at New America report States play a significant role in supporting the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship. Often, States’ role is overshadowed by the significant role the U.S. Department of Labor plays in overseeing the Nation’s Apprenticeship System and funding its growth. But over the past two years, at more»

WWLP Springfield’s Claire Overton reports from Holyoke, Massachusetts on the next generation of Trade Workers who are being recognized across Western Massachusetts and the country this week. The Girls in Trade event brought together technical high school programs from across Western Massachusetts - from painting to mechanics to electrical, carpentry more»

Richard Mertens, a Special Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor, reports on Women in the Construction Industry who have become Sisters In The Brotherhood - a phrase that resonates powerfully among American Tradeswomen. It expresses not only their hard-won and deeply felt camaraderie, but also both their aspirations and their struggles as Women more»

(SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH) – Next week (November 17th through the 23rd) is National Apprenticeship Week and the Utah has more than 4,000 Apprentices and more than 285 Registered Programs across the State. Scott Romney serves as the Apprenticeship Commissioner with Workforce Services, and shares the benefits of a career match-up: Registered more»

Vicki Salemi at The New York Post reports on Military Veterans who are finding new livelihoods by taking Unionized Building Trades Apprenticeship Programs. Salemi focuses a spotlight on a program in Deer Park, Long Island - the Building Trades Educational Benefit Fund Apprenticeship Program that is affiliated with International Brotherhood of Electrical more»

Joseph Merlino is the Vice President of Pleasantville, New Jersey-based Bayshore Rebar and a former Ironworker. He recently penned an Opinion Piece for Construction Dive where he said: “Young people need more paths to the Trades.” Here’s what he wrote, in part: It is more important now than ever to raise awareness for careers in more»

Kayla Jimenez at USA TODAY reports fewer Americans are enrolling in traditional four-year colleges and more are seeking affordable routes to a career. New national data shows a 5% dip this year in freshman enrollment compared with last Fall. A Pew Research Center Poll found more Men than Women are opting out of college. Many careers that don't require a more»

Rohit Mehta at Hoodline.com reports Fulton County, Georgia is getting financial support to address the skills gap in its workforce. WorkSource Fulton has received the WorkSource Georgia Apprenticeship Navigator Grant from the Office of Workforce Development. This grant aims to improve Job Training Programs and increase Apprenticeship opportunities for job more»

WPXI.com reports from North Fayette Township, Pennsylvania that the Community College of Allegheny County is celebrating the opening of a new Electric Vehicle (EV) Technician Training Lab on its West Hills campus - the first Registered Apprenticeship Program for EV Technicians in the U.S. The program will be a combination of technical instruction and paid, more»

Dan Groeneveld at Marquette WLUC-TV reports Iron Workers Local 8 has officially dedicated an Apprenticeship Training Center in Harvey, Michigan - which held its first classes for its 18 Apprentices this past week. The four-year program will prepare Apprentices for all aspects of the Trade. This project has been years in the making, Union Officials said. more»

New Jersey Business Magazine reports the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Office of Apprenticeship has announced a total of $7 million in funding through the Growing Apprenticeship in Nontraditional Sectors (GAINS) and Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education (PACE) Grant Programs to foster the creation and expansion of more»

In Australia there is significant support among primary industry stakeholders, employers, Unions and trainers for the development of a specific national Ag Trade Apprenticeship Program, recent surveys show, Beef Central reports. The Federal Government-run, but industry-led Skills Insight body, one of 10 National Jobs and Skills Councils, works with more»