System Alignment with Apprenticeship Part 2: Assessing Apprenticeship Alignment

System Alignment with Apprenticeship Part 2: Assessing Apprenticeship Alignment

In “Assessing Service Alignment” we discuss the value of leadership vs. “being leveraged” for the success of an apprenticeship initiative and the quality of alignment for those in a leadership role. These two areas of focus frame alignment assessment for apprenticeship initiatives, and the process for completing that assessment. How to complete this assessment and support provided by the Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Center of Excellence on Strategic Partnership and System Alignment will also be shared in this session.

Objectives:

• Understand a Leadership Role as opposed to a “Leveraged” Role
• Recognize Different Levels of Alignment
• Introduction to an Alignment Assessment Tool and Process designed for Apprenticeship Initiatives
• Review Support Provided by the Strategic Partnership and System Alignment Center to Leadership Teams in Assessment

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Promoting Higher Business Engagement in Registered Apprenticeship

Promoting Higher Business Engagement in Registered Apprenticeship

This session focuses on giving workforce and education stakeholders tools and strategies to increase business engagement in Registered Apprenticeships. Learn to recognize the importance of business engagement in every state of Registered Apprenticeship, assess your current level of business engagement and identify where engagement can be increased, and utilize tools and strategies to implement that promote business engagement.

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Bridging the Gap between Adult Education and Apprenticeships: Promising Practices

Bridging the Gap between Adult Education and Apprenticeships: Promising Practices

Center of Excellence partner, COABE, is presenting a webinar highlighting partnership promising practices between adult education and apprenticeship programs.

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AWS Welding Summit

AWS Welding Summit

The American Welding Society held their annual conference in Houston TX. Attended by several hundred welding company executives, welders, educators and suppliers of the industry, they gathered to discuss industry needs, risks and trends. As a part of those discussions, the Center of Excellence presented on how a NGS being developed by the AWS Foundation with TA from the COE could be a useful tool in reducing the projected shortage of 336,000 welders over the next 5-10 years. The presentation was led by Scott Ellsworth of FASTPORT and Cynthia Walker representing Safal included an overview of how RA benefits employers and apprentices, what the AWS Foundation is doing to support the industry and how RA helps employers tap into the youth market through YA.

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