National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) 2023 Youth Symposium

NAWDP's 2023 will address critical issues for youth in the workforce by sharing innovative solutions and empowering strategies like registered apprenticeship.

The Youth Symposium brings together workforce development thought leaders and stakeholders whose focus is providing workforce development opportunities for the youth population.

Register as either an in-person or virtual attendee to get access to all recorded sessions.

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Demonstrated State Apprenticeship Leadership in 2020 Unified/Combined Plans. Part Two: Co-locating Registered Apprenticeship Expertise in American Job Centres

This Center of Excellence webinar will provide technical assistance for leaders in state apprenticeship efforts to hear promising practices on expanding apprenticeship found in the Center’s recent review of 2020 state plans.

During this three-part webinar series, you will hear about four leadership indicators. Part Two will focus on the establishment of the apprenticeship expertise in the American Job Centers (AJCs). States that make this investment recognize that having apprenticeship expertise available to both businesses and job seekers directly through their services make a stronger investment toward the inclusion of apprenticeship as a strategy that is relevant to their skill pipeline efforts.

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Demonstrated State Apprenticeship Leadership in 2020 Unified/Combined Plans

This Center of Excellence webinar will provide technical assistance for leaders in state apprenticeship efforts to hear promising practices on expanding apprenticeship found in the Center’s recent review of 2020 state plans.

During this three-part webinar series, you will hear about four leadership indicators. Part-One will focus on the establishment of a collaborative state level work group or a committee to the State Workforce Development Board (SWDB) with a focus on apprenticeship expansion. Establishing these groups or committees to the SWDB may indicate a deliberate effort to establish stronger statewide efforts to increase apprenticeship strategies and opportunities that are collaborative and integrated into business and job seeker services within the workforce system.

This webinar is part of Safal Partners' U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance (RA TA) Center of Excellence on Strategic Partnerships and System Alignment. The Center provides expert technical assistance on quality Registered Apprenticeship programming and increasing Apprenticeship alignment with America's public workforce system and educational systems.

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Office Hours - Becoming a Workforce Development Board or Educational Entity Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor

This webinar will provide technical assistance for workforce development boards and education entities regarding becoming a Registered Apprenticeship sponsor. This is the second part of the sponsorship series following the July webinar, Technical Tips for Becoming a Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor, and will feature additional speakers who are eager to answer questions on being a workforce development board or education registered apprenticeship sponsor.

Hear how education providers and workforce development boards can help a business start a registered apprenticeship by becoming the sponsor. Current sponsors in the education and workforce fields will share their expertise in becoming a sponsor. Participants will also receive a guide and questionnaire for convening partners and a checklist to help you gather the right information as you engage with an apprenticeship training representative.

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