US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF $87.5M IN FUNDING TO STATES TO EXPAND, DIVERSIFY REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $87.5 million for grants to expand Registered Apprenticeships across the nation.
Ingalls Shipbuilding Appoints its First Female President
Huntington Ingalls Industries has appointed naval architect Kari Wilkinson as president of its Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the largest employer in the state.
Tony Marshall Selected as SynED’s CyberHero for Creating Cyber Career Pathways in North Carolina
SynED, a national non-profit organization that identifies emerging best practices for effective articulation between employers, job seekers, and education providers, announced that Tony Marshall was selected as its national CyberHero for February 2021.
Five students sign on as apprentices with Continental Tires
“You’ve taken what you’ve learned on the instructional side and will apply it on the workforce side,” said Sherry Franklin, vice president of instruction for Career & Technical Education. “I’m proud of you as though you were my own children.”
Two Coast Hospitals Approved for Apprenticeship Programs in MS
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport and Singing River Health System are the first hospitals in Mississippi to receive approval from the US Department of Labor (US-DOL) for apprenticeship training in health care fields beginning this spring.
The Promise Of: Raleigh group fills need in cybersecurity by preparing digital workforce
By Connie Gentry – Reporter, Triangle Business Journal Dec 18, 2020, 7:13am EST The following content is original to the Triangle Business Journal and can be viewed here. There are more than 20,000 cybersecurity jobs open in North Carolina according to CyberSeek, a project of the Computing Technology Industry Association, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education and Burning […]
Hinds CC and Continental Tire announce Production and Mechatronics Apprentice Programs
Originally posted by Hinds Community College by Danny Barrett Jr. | Oct 2, 2020 Hinds Community College and Continental Tire have signed an agreement to launch two new programs that will support the academic goals and professional development of students who are interested in manufacturing careers. From left, Brenda Myers, state director of the U.S. Department of Labor […]
Continental Tire careers: Plant, college announce paid job training programs
Originally posted by The Clarion-Ledger By Justin Vicory | Published 10:45 a.m. CT Oct. 2, 2020 Continental Tire’s flagship production plant in Clinton will offer paid job training programs for Clinton and Hinds Community College students. Quita Bride, spokeswoman for the 1,000-acre plant in Clinton, announced Thursday a partnership with the college to start up a production and […]
HALTER MARINE AND MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE LAUNCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
Press Release from Halter Marine, Inc. Pascagoula, Miss., Oct. 5, 2020 – Halter Marine is creating jobs, and through its partnership with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC), training the apprentices to fill them. Demonstrating their commitment to the Gulf Coast community, Halter Marine and MGCCC launched their apprenticeship program with a recent apprenticeship orientation […]
U.S. Department of Labor to Mark Sixth Annual National Apprenticeship Week, November 8-14, 2020
Originally posted by the U.S. Department of Labor WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the sixth annual National Apprenticeship Week will occur from November 8 through 14, 2020. National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a nationwide celebration that gives businesses, communities, and educators the opportunity to highlight their apprenticeship programs and apprentices, and demonstrate […]
