Technical Tips for Convening Stakeholders for Registered Apprenticeship

Technical Tips for Convening Stakeholders for Registered Apprenticeship

This webinar provided technical assistance for Business Services Representatives, Workforce Board staff, and workforce system stakeholders to build an understanding of how to start the process of convening stakeholders to build Registered Apprenticeship programs. Technical tools and tips were provided to make convening stakeholders easy in order to increase the capacity of the workforce system to build and expand RA programs.

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CWA WorkCon 2023 Building Effective Registered Apprenticeship (RA) Partnerships and Closing RA Knowledge Gaps

CWA WorkCon 2023 Building Effective Registered Apprenticeship (RA) Partnerships and Closing RA Knowledge Gaps

The Center presented two sessions on building effective RA partnerships and closing RA knowledge gaps to more effectively create workforce/industry partnerships that provide RA opportunities for well-paying, equitable, and accessible careers for all Californians at CWA's WORKCON 2023. The conference highlighted innovative and strategic collaborations, partnerships, programs, ideas, and principals across the state's Workforce Development Boards, Community Based Organizations, Educational entities, WIOA partners, and all those invested in the success of their local communities and the people who live in them. WORKCON is CWA’s Spring workforce practitioners conference, however, anyone interested in helping people obtain sustainable employment benefit from this conference.

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CWA WorkCon 2023 Innovative and Strategic Collaborations in Registered Apprenticeship

CWA WorkCon 2023 Innovative and Strategic Collaborations in Registered Apprenticeship

WORKCON 2023 highlighted innovative and strategic collaborations, partnerships, programs, ideas, and principals which showcased the incredible work of CA’s Workforce Development Boards, Community Based Organizations, Educational entities, WIOA partners, and all those invested in the success of their local communities and the people who live in them. WORKCON is CWA’s Spring workforce practitioners conference, however anyone interested in helping people obtain sustainable employment benefit from this conference.

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Providing Supportive Services and Training Through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funds: Office Hours

Providing Supportive Services and Training Through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funds: Office Hours

The Center of Excellence convened workforce, education, and industry stakeholders to discuss how to better align the workforce system for the purpose of more effectively scaling registered apprenticeship programming. During this live Office Hours session, we discussed how supportive services and training can be WIOA funded components of registered apprenticeship.

Local Workforce Development Board leadership, frontline staff and registered apprenticeship program sponsors heard how their peers are offering services to potential apprentices such as on-the-job training, transportation, and childcare. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions and share their insights on providing WIOA funded services to those transitioning into registered apprenticeship programs.

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