NAW is a nationwide celebration where employers, apprentices and graduates, industry representatives, labor organizations, community-based organizations, workforce partners, educational institutions, and federal, state, and local government agencies host events to showcase the successes and value of Registered Apprenticeship for strengthening our economy by developing a highly skilled workforce to meet industry needs, creating pathways for career seekers to catapult into good jobs, and advancing racial and gender equity. NAW gives apprenticeship sponsors, expansion grantees, and other partners the opportunity to showcase their programs, facilities, and apprentices in their community.

The overarching theme for NAW 2024 is “Celebrating 10 Years of Engagement, Expansion, and Innovation.” This theme reflects the transformative power of Registered Apprenticeship and its ability to bring together key national, regional, state, and local stakeholders across the country to meet critical workforce needs. Since NAW’s inception in 2014, Registered Apprenticeship has gained increased recognition as a tool to create the highly skilled workforce necessary to modernize our country’s infrastructure, build clean energy technologies, address cybersecurity threats, and build a stronger care economy, while also creating essential on-ramps for job seekers to enter robust career pathways.

The Department also identified daily themes, as follows:

• Monday: Youth Apprenticeship Day
• Tuesday: Registered Apprenticeship in New and Emerging Industries and Around the Globe
• Wednesday: Expanding Registered Apprenticeship to Underserved Populations
• Thursday: Women in Apprenticeship
• Friday: Federal Apprenticeship and Veterans in Apprenticeship

  For more information about the Mississippi Apprenticeship Program (MAP) and other National Apprenticeship Week activities that will happen across the state visit the US Department of Labor’s website, or follow us on social media.