This session focused on giving workforce and education stakeholders tools and strategies to increase business engagement in Registered Apprenticeships. Participants learned to recognize the importance of business engagement in every state of Registered Apprenticeship, assess their current level of business engagement and identify where engagement can be increased. Finally, Center partner, the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals discussed tools and strategies to implement that promotes business engagement. 

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This Ready Aim Launch webinar discussed how to find funding for youth apprenticeship programs.

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Webinar recording by the Center of Excellence national partners WIA (Wireless Infrastructure Association) and FASTPORT. A presentation to the 5G wireless industry conference employers on implementing best practices in RA development to more quickly and effectively build the 21st century communications workforce.

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30 Minutes of Excellence - Bridging the Gap Between Adult Education and Apprenticeships

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This is an introduction to Registered Apprenticeship for those who are just starting out.

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This webinar discussed what the Related Technical Instruction (RTI) requirements are for Registered Apprenticeship programs and how to use local education institutions and training partners as RTI providers. Participants joined us for this session to explore RTI and how to build partnerships for effective RTI.  This webinar was aimed at educating workforce development board and One Stop Operator staff.

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This presentation is an overview of how to connect the public workforce system Local Workforce Development Boards and utilize them in Regisered Apprenticeship.

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Session 1: A Guide to Planning

This session focused on the guidance in WIOA for service alignment, and how states currently approach alignment as it relates to apprenticeship in their Unified and Combined State Plans. State examples were shared, along with the recognition of the importance for leadership across important system “drivers” and stakeholders.

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Session 2: Assessing Service Alignment in Apprenticeship

In this webinar, presented by a representative from the National Disability Institute, participants gained an understanding of a leadership role versus a leveraged role, learned to recognize different levels of alignment, introduced to alignment assessment, and reviewed support provided by the Strategic Partnership and System Alignment Center.

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Ready Aim Launch - Overcoming Youth Barriers Through Registered Youth Apprenticeship

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Successfully engaging businesses in Registered Apprenticeship means building the business case for why the business should use it as a mainstream talent development tool.  This webinar was aimed at the workforce development board and One-Stop Operator staff. We discussed tips on communicating the business case to employers and heard what techniques participants use.

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