NEWS

29 Oct 2024
NJDOL Announces $7M in Grants for Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
29 Oct 2024
Fervo Energy launches geothermal apprenticeship program
29 Oct 2024
HMRC launches rapid response apprenticeship hiring spree
29 Oct 2024
Google Opens Applications For Digital Business Marketing & Project Management Apprenticeships, Apply Here

UPCOMING EVENTS

18 Nov 2024
NAWDP Youth Symposium
Phoenix, AZ

NAWDP Youth Symposium

NAWDP's Youth Symposium has become one of the largest annual gatherings of workforce development professionals serving youth, with more than 900 attendees from across the country. Join us in celebrating "25 Years of Advancing America's Youth" at this impactful event. Network with workforce professionals who serve youth across the country, share or learn from others' best practices, create partnerships with other organizations, and learn about innovative programs and potential solutions to issues in your area. 

Center staff will be presenting a session on RA and WIOA alignment. Make sure to stop by our booth as well for no-cost TA!

Register here

18 Nov 2024
Apprenticeship PA Collaborative and Expo
Bethlehem, PA

Apprenticeship PA Collaborative and Expo

2024 ApprenticeshipPA will bring together industry, education, workforce, and stakeholders across Pennsylvania that want to strengthen apprenticeship employment and work-based models of training and development.

Center subject matter experts will present "Building Student Awareness of Apprenticeship Career Pathways." This workshop will provide insights into how education can seamlessly transition into apprenticeship. Data and statistics will be shown highlighting the impact and success rates of Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs, exploring the many benefits of combining traditional education with RA, such as enhanced skills acquisition, job readiness, and long-term career success. 

Link to register

04 Dec 2024
ACTE CareerTECH Vision 2024
San Antonio, TX

ACTE CareerTECH Vision 2024

ACTE's CareerTech VISION is the must-attend event for career and technical education (CTE) professionals. VISION offers comprehensive programming covering high-quality CTE in secondary and postsecondary environments and emerging trends in the field to help career and technical educators thrive in their careers. VISION provides attendees with a rich array of networking opportunities, an Expo, hundreds of concurrent program sessions, and numerous networking opportunities.

Center subject matter experts will be presenting the workshop, Help is Here! Federal Resources to Create Industry-Aligned Pre-Apprenticeship Programs.

Link to register

PAST EVENTS

Oct 30

2024 CAEL Conference

Celebrating its 50th year in 2024, the CAEL Conference is widely known as the leading place to connect and network with experts from postsecondary education and training providers, workforce and economic development leaders, industry groups, and more. Stop by our Center of Excellence booth to receive TA at the conference.

Learn more here

2024 CAEL Conference
Sep 25

Prestonburg, KY

Eastern KY RA Summit

The Summit aims to demystify the concept of Registered Apprenticeships—an "earn while you learn" model endorsed by the U.S. Department of Labor that combines on-the-job training with technical instruction. Attendees will discover how these apprenticeships can transform their workforce by providing high-quality training to new and current employees, enhancing their competitive edge. The event will offer practical insights, collaboration opportunities, and expert guidance to help employers, industry stakeholders, and educational partners in Eastern Kentucky strengthen and sustain their regional workforce.

Learn more here

Eastern KY RA Summit
Sep 24

Hanover, MD

Maryland Workforce Association Raising the Bar Conference

The Maryland Workforce Association’s, “Raising the Bar” Conference is a great opportunity for in-depth conversations and networking for workforce and educational professionals to discuss innovative workforce development solutions for job seekers, youth, and businesses. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act challenges our system to be creative, flexible, and innovative in the delivery of these solutions. Bring your challenges, ideas, and evidence-based solutions and explore promising practices in developing the best workforce system in the country.

Register here

Maryland Workforce Association Raising the Bar Conference
Sep 20

Engaging Employers in Registered Apprenticeship: Tools and Tips for BSRs

The American public workforce system plays a key role in helping public and private sector employers’ talent pipeline development strategies. Business Services Representatives (BSRs) working for local workforce development boards (LWDBs) are uniquely able to help employers unpack and adopt Registered Apprenticeship (RA). 

This webinar will provide key information and tools including an overview of RA, discuss funding that can be utilized to support employers’ RA programs, and demonstrate how RA can support their LWDBs’ WIOA performance metrics.

webinar link

Engaging Employers in Registered Apprenticeship: Tools and Tips for BSRs