This special edition features the Center's Workforce System Registered Apprenticeship Baseline Knowledge Assessment Report. This first-ever national assessment reveals four key areas in which boosting workforce professionals' knowledge can more quickly and effectively align the apprenticeship and workforce systems and expand RA nationwide.
This Center of Excellence edition features our new Guide to Identifying Pre-Apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship Partners and Questionnaire, a webinar on the State of Missouri's Pre-Apprenticeship Framework, and Creating English Onramps to Apprenticeship Programs for Immigrants and Refugees.
In the October 2022 Newsletter edition, the Center features tools designed to increase RA awareness and system alignment including an online state registered apprenticeship (RA) dashboard to measure and show progress, as well as areas for opportunity growth in key RA metrics; a webinar on how to promote youth apprenticeship and utilize WIOA funding to support youth RA programs; and an Apprentice Toolkit.
The September 2022 Edition discusses the California Regional Apprenticeship Strategy Sessions, the Center's Webinar Series on Driving System Alignment, how to Align the Workforce to Accelerate Youth Apprenticeship, and an opportunity to build new Apprenticeable Occupations.
The Center of Excellence's subject matter experts Alan Dodkowitz, Nicole Bentley, and Jeremy Faulkner, alongside Amy Shields, the Executive Director of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) Foundation and VP of Programs at ACCE, discussed how chambers can play one or more primary roles in Registered Apprenticeship. Participants also heard findings from a collaborative knowledge assessment given to member chambers and guidance on how chambers can serve as effective conveners of member employers.
San Antonio, TX
ACTE's CareerTech VISION was an event for career and technical education (CTE) professionals. VISION offered 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 provided attendees with a rich array of networking opportunities, an Expo, hundreds of concurrent program sessions, and numerous networking opportunities.
Center subject matter experts presented the workshop, "Help is Here! Federal Resources to Create Industry-Aligned Pre-Apprenticeship Programs."
Bethlehem, PA
2024 ApprenticeshipPA brought together industry, education, workforce, and stakeholders across Pennsylvania that wanted to strengthen apprenticeship employment and work-based models of training and development.
Center subject matter experts presented the workshop, "Building Student Awareness of Apprenticeship Career Pathways." This workshop provided insights into how education can seamlessly transition into apprenticeship. Data and statistics were 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.
Phoenix, AZ
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. Participants joined in celebrating "25 Years of Advancing America's Youth" at this impactful event. Participants networked with workforce professionals who serve youth across the country, shared or learned from others' best practices, created partnerships with other organizations, and learned about innovative programs and potential solutions to issues in their areas.
Center staff presented a session on RA and WIOA alignment. They also ran a booth where they provided no-cost TA!
