SECRETARY WALSH JOINS UNION, COMMUNITY LEADERS, APPRENTICES TO DISCUSS REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS, $20M AGREEMENT TO EXPAND EQUITABLE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined leaders from North America’s Building Trades Unions, the National Urban League and graduates of pre-apprenticeship programs in construction and construction-related industries to discuss how Registered Apprenticeship programs can train the future workforce to help fill jobs in critical sectors.
New hub will create talent pipeline for EV industry
There’s a need for skilled workers in the growing electric vehicle (EV) supply chain field. A new national initiative will create a strong apprenticeship hub to fill those workforce needs.
Growing apprenticeships among small businesses
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh this week emphasized the Biden administration’s support for using registered apprenticeships as a key workforce development strategy to fill job openings — particularly in technology — and as a way to grow diversity in the sector.
Apprenticeships for office jobs can prepare downtowns for the future of work
As big cities across the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, they are staring down some formidable challenges in their downtown commercial and office districts, as well as in their labor markets.
Ingalls Shipbuilding honors apprentices for National Apprenticeship Week
This week marks the eighth annual National Apprenticeship Week. The City of Pascagoula and Ingalls Shipbuilding are showing how much they appreciate their apprentices.
A New Way for America to Re-Embrace Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is engrained in America’s history — three of our Founding Fathers started their careers as apprentices.
East Central Community College and Raytheon Intelligence & Space Announce Registered Apprenticeship Program
East Central Community College in Decatur has announced a new partnership with Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, located in Forest, in a joint effort to fill touch-labor manufacturing and provide members of the community with technical training.
Singing River Healthcare Academy breaks ground as Mississippi’s first medical workforce academy
For working mother Lauren Fernandez, dropping everything and changing career paths remained a pipe dream.
Meeting the Moment: Expanding Career Pathways for Women
The nation is at a critical moment of change. To date, the federal government has announced over $100 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to rebuild America’s infrastructure. These investments, plus the Biden-Harris administration’s climate initiative, will create thousands of good-paying jobs for working and middle-class families for years to come.
Continental Tire Visits Hinds Community College Electro-Mechanical Technology Program
On Tuesday, Oct. 11, Continental Tire visited with day & night students in the Hinds Community College Electro-Mechanical Technology program.
