Registered Apprenticeship: An Employer Pipeline Solution and Why You Should be Selling It

Registered Apprenticeship: An Employer Pipeline Solution and Why You Should be Selling It

Center partner, NAWDP, teamed up with host sponsor Maryland Workforce Association to offer a Business Services Academy. This academy was designed to equip Business Services Representatives with the tools, knowledge, and expertise needed to excel in the ever-evolving landscape of business services. Participants received comprehensive training on core competencies, expert guidance on best practices, and career advancement and networking opportunities.

Center staff presented the workshop, Registered Apprenticeship: An Employer Pipeline Solution and Why You Should be Selling It. Participants understood how creating RA programs not only meets your employer's needs but also meets WIOA performance needs as well.

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Aligning the Workforce and Apprenticeship Systems: Registered Apprenticeship and WIOA 101 for Case Managers

Aligning the Workforce and Apprenticeship Systems - Registered Apprenticeship and WIOA 101 for Case Managers

This Center of Excellence webinar provided technical assistance for Case Managers and front-line staff to hear about the benefits and opportunities of co-enrolling Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) career seekers with Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs. Participants discovered the myriad of benefits RA offers regions and the apprentices, understood the essentials of co-enrolling participants in RA and WIOA, and learned about how to leverage WIOA funding to support Registered Apprenticeships for sustainable workforce development.

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ATRs and BSRs Collaborating to Expand Registered Apprenticeship​​ - Capstone Session

ATRs and BSRs Collaborating to Expand Registered Apprenticeship​​ - Capstone Session

Apprenticeship Training Representatives (ATRs) and Business Services Representatives (BSRs) are key in system alignment for Registered Apprenticeship (RA) and the workforce system. By collaborating, ATRs and BSRs can rapidly accelerate effective employer outreach and engagement in RA nationwide. While both ATRs and BSRs have their own unique set of responsibilities, the overlap in their respective roles related to employer engagement presents a natural opportunity to collaborate for accelerating industry’s understanding and adoption of RA to build talent pipelines which will, in turn, benefit job seekers who are served by Local Workforce Development Board case managers.

This “capstone” training session is the culmination of the first four sessions which were developed for each stakeholder group focused on educating each group on the other’s work. This session included interactive learning from workforce experts, featured effective ATR and BSR partnerships, and provided ATRs with the ability to engage directly with workforce staff from their area through geographic-based breakout rooms and discussed ways of implementing the training at the local level.

Topics addressed included collaboration basics, promising practices, networking between ATRs and BSRs, and next steps to foster relationships and collaboration in future work.

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Promising Practices for Building Effective Apprenticeship Training Representative (ATR) and Business Services Representative (BSR) Partnerships

Promising Practices for Building Effective Apprenticeship Training Representative (ATR) and Business Services Representative (BSR) Partnerships

This was the second session for ATRs in this training series.

Broad and robust partnerships give value to expanding registered apprenticeships that ultimately help meet program outcomes and increase engagement with employers. Building on the knowledge gained from the first ATR session, this training included how to engage with BSRs to develop strategies for effective, collaborative outreach to industry in developing new and expanded registered apprenticeship (RA) programs; promising practices for engaging with BSRs and other Local Workforce Development Board staff; and what successful collaboration between ATRs and the workforce system can look like. 

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