Upcoming NGA Events: (Please note that further details and information about other events can be found on the COP calendar)
- AAI Webinar: AAI Program Integration with Postsecondary Education: May 11 from 3-4 pm
- Community colleges have long been key players in apprenticeship program development and success. As colleges face uncertainty due to the current health and economic crisis, it can be helpful to utilize lessons from the Great Recession to plan for future program needs. NGA will lead a conversation with AAI grantees discussing the role of community colleges in the last recession, highlighting enrollment trends and ways apprenticeship programs can best serve participants and businesses. Please join us for this conversation, featuring NGA higher education experts and community college administrators that ran programs during the Great Recession.
- Please register for the webinar here. Please note that you will need the registration password: 576837.
- For more information on upcoming AAI events, please see the AAI Community of Practice calendar.
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
- S. Department of Labor Announces Funding Availability for State Apprenticeship Expansion Grants (U.S. DOL): The U.S. DOL announced the availability of $73 million in state apprenticeship expansion grants aimed at expanding apprenticeship throughout the country. States must submit all required documents here by May 21, 2020.
- NGA Webinar: Virtual Upskilling Opportunities in Cybersecurity: May 13 at 1pm EDT
- The NGA Resource Center for State Cybersecurity is hosting its next webinar on Virtual Upskilling Opportunities in Cybersecurity from 1:00 – 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. As COVID-19 continues to impact the economy, individuals – especially those unemployed, furloughed, or looking for new career opportunities – may benefit from virtual upskilling programs, including those in cybersecurity. Please join us to hear from CompTIA on their recent initiative offering virtual, live training courses and from Purdue University on the upcoming national rollout of their registered apprenticeship program in cybersecurity. Read more about CompTIA’s work in the attached one-pager and the Purdue Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program here. Registration
- ASE/SAE Webinar: Collaborative Solutions for Increasing Diversity of Apprenticeship Participants: June 4 at 3 pm EDT
- Join presenters Andrea Hill, Program Lead, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Jennifer Jirous-Rapp, Senior Analyst, Maher & Maher, and Ben Williams, CEO, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity 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.
Apprenticeship in the News:
- Purdue Cyber Apprenticeship Program Launches Student Registration Portal (Purdue University News): The Purdue Cyber Apprenticeship Program announced the launch of its registration portal for prospective candidates seeking an online education and on-the-job cybersecurity training.
- $1.2 Million Awarded from Registered Apprenticeship Fund (Oskaloosa Herald): The Iowa Economic Development Authority announced $1.2 million in new funding awarded to employers and high schools statewide to expand registered apprenticeship programs.
- Electrical Apprentices Finding Fewer On-the-Job Training Opportunities (Owatonna Peoples Press): This spring, Andy Toft, training director for the regional electrical apprenticeship program, is trying to find work for 39 laid-off apprentices – over one-fifth of the program’s total enrollment.
