Workforce Development

Reporter’s notebook

Apprenticeship Ambassadors expands Studying in France this summer Apprenticeship Ambassadors expands The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the latest 98 additions to the Apprenticeship Ambassadors program — including nearly a dozen public two-year…


Advocacy quick hits

Debt-ceiling deadline looms large New NPRMs from ED Focus on community college agriculture workforce programs Funding opportunities Debt-ceiling deadline looms large President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders have continued meeting this week to negotiate legislation…




In tandem

Expanding engineering connections A new center for economic debate An apprenticeship pipeline for nurses Expanding engineering connections The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and Colorado State University (CSU) are launching a new civil engineering pathway…



This week’s poll: Prison education and Pell

Beginning July 1, eligible incarcerated individuals may use Pell grants to cover college costs. However, institutions must first gain approval of an existing prison education program from several entities before students can receive the federal…



Washington Watch: ED proposes gainful employment and related rules

The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Wednesday released its highly anticipated rules governing federal student aid eligibility for all Title IV-eligible certificate programs, under the “gainful employment” (GE) language in the Higher Education Act (HEA). …


In Tandem

Advancing the electrification of the automotive industry MOU for electric vehicle training program Online instruction for students in juvenile facilities Improving access to housing Advancing the electrification of the automotive industry Washtenaw Community College (WCC)…