The value of youth apprenticeships
Leah Curry initially thought she wanted to be a chemist. But once she got to college, she decided conducting chemical analysis in a lab wasn’t for her. But fixing lab equipment did make her realize…
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ED competition recognizes pre-apprenticeships
A Pennsylvania community college has won the top prize in a U.S. Education Department (ED) competition that highlights high-quality pre-apprenticeship programs that also address equity and access. In addition, the first runner-up is a community…
House passes apprenticeships bill
The House on Friday passed a bill that would revamp the nation’s main apprenticeship law, even managing to secure votes from some Republicans. In a 246-to-140 vote, Democrats passed their 2020 National Apprenticeship Act, with…
The power of apprenticeships
Rhonda Williams had worked on the assembly line at Ford Motor Company for 25 years when an opportunity came along that she couldn’t turn down. Williams had earned a spot in the United Auto Workers…
Celebrate apprenticeships this week
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a week-long nationwide celebration highlighting the benefits of registered apprenticeships and their importance to prepare individuals for a high-demand skilled workforce. This year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced…
DataPoints: Inroads in apprenticeships, despite COVID
Despite the pandemic, a national initiative led by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to increase the number of apprentices and services throughout the U.S. has made significant advances in its first year. Expanding…
DOL awards $81M to expand registered apprenticeships
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) this week awarded $80.6 million in grants to help states improve and expand registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs). Building State Capacity to Expand Apprenticeship through Innovation grants would strengthen the…
Apprenticeships address workforce, diversity challenges
At Techtonic, a small software developer based in Boulder, Colorado, the idea for starting an apprenticeship program began in 2016 when the company wanted to see if it could hire locally rather than looking abroad….
Handling clinicals, apprenticeships and more
Community colleges across the country are shifting classes to online instruction in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but they’re finding more challenges in figuring what to do about nursing clinicals, apprenticeships and other hands-on programs….
Bill aims to grow apprenticeships for college students
A bipartisan House bill introduced this week would create a new grant program to foster more registered apprenticeship opportunities for college students. Matthew Dembicki Matthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice…