US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES $31M FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the availability of approximately $31 million in funds to establish Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers of Excellence to support the expansion and modernization of technical assistance available in the registered apprenticeship system.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Wins US Navy ISR Contract

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) said Friday that its Technical Solutions division was one of 11 companies selected to provide development, technical, management and engineering services for Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) department.

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 […]