Upcoming NGA Events: (Please note that further details and information about other events can be found on the COP calendar)
- AAI Learning Network Call: Tuesday, June 2 from 3-4 pm
- This Learning Network call will provide AAI grantee team leads the opportunity to discuss best practices and common challenges with the cohort. An agenda will be available closer to the event.
- Dial-in Information: 888 475 4499; Meeting ID: 965 7509 8112; Passcode: 812545
- Save the Date: Webinar on Grant Closeout: Tuesday, June 30 from 3-4pm
- More details and registration link pending.
AAI Resources:
- AAI Community of Practice COVID-19 Resource Page: Includes a variety of resources including NGA Technical Assistance Memos on improving access to online learning and adjusting work-based learning structures, regularly updated U.S. DOL guidance on grant management, and unemployment insurance information for states.
- The Workforce GPS webpage for COVID-19 resources includes FAQs to help state and local workforce leaders:
Apprenticeship Resources
- Advance CTE webinar on “CTE Forward: What Learners Most Need During the COVID-19 Pandemic”: Join this webinar on Thursday, May 28 at 3 pm ET, to hear from national experts to learn how CTE systems should be constructed to close equity gaps during and after the Coronavirus pandemic.
- ASE/SAE webinar on “Collaborative Solutions for Increasing Diversity of Apprenticeship Participants”: Join presenters Andrea Hill (DOL), Jennifer Jirous-Rapp (Maher & Maher) and Ben Williams (National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity) on June 4 at 3pm ET as they share knowledge and resources about increasing diversity in apprenticeship. Registrants will also hear insights from states who participated in the Diversity of Apprenticeship Participants Innovation Cohort. For more info and to register, please visit here.
- New America webinar on “Facilitating Online Learning with Open Educational Resources in Uncertain Times”: Join on Thursday June 4 at 3 pm ET to hear from a panel of experts on leveraging open educational resources to meet student and institutional needs.
- ANEW webinar series: Registration is now open for the ANEW AOP Diversity and Inclusion Summit Virtual Workshop Series, which runs through June 9th. The focus of the series is to encourage industry partners to work together to create a more inclusive workplace and to commit to these practices, ensuring communication from the top down and bottom up. For more info and to register, please visit here.
- Jobs for the Future “Horizons 2020”: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, AAI Grantee JFF has transitioned Horizons 2020 from an in-person meeting to a free virtual event June 8–12, 2020. They plan to reconvene in person in New Orleans in June of 2021.For more information, visit the FAQ page.
Apprenticeship in the News:
- Asurion Launches State’s First Software Engineer Apprenticeship Program for Employees (Tullahoma News): Nashville-based tech care company Asurion announced that they are launching Tennessee’s first in-house apprenticeship for software engineers.
- No Degree Required: Apprenticeships Available in Industrial Manufacturing, Logistics and Distribution (WPTV): Some workers without a degree are dealing with an uncertain job market – and that’s where apprenticeship are filling a need.
- COVID-19 and State Shutdowns Take a Serious Strain on Construction Industry (CBS 6 Albany): The Department of Labor says apprenticeships in the building and construction trades went up in the last year, but for now, apprenticeships have been postponed if their work has not been deemed essential.
- Students Get Virtual Tour of Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprenticeships (Business Journal Daily): Being selected for the apprenticeship program through Local 396 Plumbers and Pipefitters is similar to going to college with one major exception: students pay for higher education while apprentices get paid.
- $66,000 in Grants for Apprenticeships (Daily Journal of Commerce): The Washington State Department of Commerce said it awarded $65,683 in grants to bolster professional education and training programs aimed at getting more skilled workers into the construction, medical and aerospace industries.
- Training and Apprenticeship Pave a Path to Success After Incarceration (Pioneer Human Services): Pioneer’s training programs provided a boost of confidence, an entry back into the workforce, and a path to success after incarceration.
- Employer innovations in light of COVID-19: AAI grantee South Seattle College shared that one of their employer partner sites has been crucial in the fight against COVID-19. SEA-LECT Plastics produced injection-molded plastic parts for the newly designed “Montana Mask,” which was spearheaded by the AJAC apprentice, Nathan Hall.
