Upcoming NGA Events: (Please note that further details and information about other events can be found on the COP calendar)
- AAI Grantee Webinar: “Registered Apprenticeship Reimagined: Lessons Learned from AAI” Preview August 27, 2020 from 3-4 PM ET
- In this webinar, grantees will get a chance to hear from The National Governors Association and the U.S. Department of Labor about the AAl report, Registered Apprenticeship Reimagined: Lessons Learned from the American Apprenticeship Initiative. This report provides insights and lessons learned to help identify what types of registered apprenticeship efforts lead to success for both participants and businesses. Please join us for this webinar as we discuss these findings and facilitate a grantee peer discussion. You can register here
Apprenticeship Resources:
- New America released a new toolkit, Advancing Equity in and Through Youth Apprenticeship, to help guide apprenticeships as a critical strategy to reduce social inequality and support economic mobility. ren
- S. Department of Labor (DOL) COVID Guidance: COVID guidance for apprenticeship grants and contracts, including for the AAI cohort, is now published on DOL’s COVID webpage. Topics include:
- How can grantees encourage their Registered Apprenticeship program to keep apprentices employed during the COVID-19 crisis?
- For AAI grantees, what are the expectations for employer outreach and activities, which normally require meeting with people?
- Can AAI grantees modify the budget and activities to build new capacity that is more resilient to emergencies like COVID-19?
Apprenticeship in the News:
- LEO Secures $14M Apprenticeship Grant for Michigan (WILX): The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has been awarded more than $14.3M in DOL grants to support registered apprenticeship programs throughout the state.
- Woz Enterprise Launches Federally Recognized Technology Apprenticeship with University of Phoenix (PR Newswire): Woz Enterprise and University of Phoenix are bringing the technology and education sectors together to launch a DOL registered apprenticeship program to address the widening technology skills gap and put Americans to work.
- PhillyCAM First to Launch National Program to Diversify Media Industry (org): Philadelphia community media center, PhillyCAM, is leading the first Arts2Work pre-apprenticeship program in the country this summer with a goal to set up seven Black and Latinx participants for future opportunities in hard-to-break into media industries like film production and tv writing.
- Bishop State, SSAB, Outokumpu Partner for Apprenticeship Program (Fox10TV): Bishop State Community College is partnering with local steelmakers, SSAB Americas and Outokumpu Americas, to launch the first Electromechanical Technician registered apprenticeship program in Alabama.
- Opinion: How Expanding Apprenticeships Can Fuel Economic Recovery (The Mercury News): Modern apprenticeships – more and more embraced in Silicon Valley and throughout California – are proving to be one of the best paths we have for those who have been systematically held back from advancing into high-skill, high-pay jobs.
NGA Transition
Kimberly Hauge, a member of the AAI Support Team, is no longer with NGA. If you have questions, please email the NGA AAI Support Team lead, Kristin Baddour at kbaddour@nga.org.
