Upcoming NGA Events: (Please note that further details and information about other events can be found on the COP calendar)
- AAI Learning Network Call (grantee leads only): August 4, 2020 from 3-4 PM ET
- Join via online platform or via phone (877 853 5257; Meeting ID 922 6456 5396)
- An agenda will be provided closer to the call.
Apprenticeship Resources:
- AAI grantee JFF released a brief, Transforming IT Training Programs into Successful Career On-Ramps, that offers recommendations for IT training providers to strengthen their work and more successfully connect participants to career advancement opportunities.
- 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:
- West Pharmaceutical Employee is a Penn College Apprenticeship Success (North Central PA): West Pharmaceutical Services Inc is a highly engaged partner in several of the Pennsylvania Workforce Development’s apprenticeship programs, recently embarking on a mechanical program for sites in Pennsylvania and four other states.
- Quick Unemployment Fix from Congress Won’t Stop Second Wave of Layoffs Crisis (CNBC): The reality of large-scale layoffs is viewed as all but certain and short-term measures won’t prevent lost jobs.
- New Efforts Unfold to Boost Apprenticeship Possibilities for Young Texans; ‘Significant Opportunity Here’ (The Center Square): The Texas Workforce Commission announced a $9M award from the DOL to help increase paid apprenticeships in a number of skilled professions.
- Gov. Cooney Meets with Home Health Care Facility Looking to Offer Special Apprenticeship (KULR8): First Choice Home Health held a roundtable meeting with Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney discussing plans to become the first facility in Montana to offer a remote patient management apprenticeship.
- MCCC to Offer Apprenticeship in Fall (Monroe News): Monroe County Community College and the Southeast Michigan Construction Academy will offer an electrical apprenticeship program this fall.
- Duke Energy Awards Alamance Community College $179,000 (The Times News): Duke Energy has awarded Alamance Community College $179K to create new apprenticeships focused on adult learners in industrial technology.
- Survey Says Underused Apprenticeship Programs Prove Their Worth Amid COVID-19 Skill Shortages (The Fabricator): A survey canvassing 746 North American manufacturing and industrial suppliers shows the value of apprenticeship programs in combating the skills gap.
- Union Jobs Prep: No Tuition Construction Trades Training Center Rises in Detroit (Deadline Detroit): The Michigan Statewide Carpenter and Millwrights Join Apprenticeship and Training Fund is behind the 147,000 sq. ft. project that will consolidate administrative and training operations to one central location.
