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Thriving in Challenging Times: Connecting Education to Economic Development Through Career Pathways
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) and the National Career Pathways Network (NCPN) have released a joint publication, Thriving in Challenging Times: Connecting Education to Economic Development Through Career Pathways. This resource highlights successful career pathway models that create relevant, challenging learning environments for students and are designed to increase American employers' access to highly-skilled, qualified workers. Thriving in Challenging Times profiles 17 local and two statewide career pathways programs in multiple industry sectors, documenting the challenges, strategies, results, and business engagement each partnership has experienced.
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10/13/09 05:27PM
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Greening of Apprenticeship - Brochure
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10/02/09 03:15PM
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Greening of Registered Apprenticeship - Environmental Scan Report
This report is an environmental scan of the impact of recent policies and investments supporting “green jobs” on current and potential Registered Apprenticeship and other labor management training programs. The scan highlights the trends, activities, and changes that are underway in several key industries that will likely make up a significant portion of the emerging green economy.
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10/02/09 03:02PM
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Pre-Apprenticeship Programs: Results from a National Survey
The Aspen Institute's Workforce Strategies Initiative recently conducted a nationwide census project aimed at pre-apprenticeship programs in the construction trades. Funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the survey explored the number, geographic location, and scope of construction pre-apprenticeship programs. The survey generated responses from 260 pre-apprenticeship program leaders from across the United States. The research paper describing the results of the survey covers topics such as program size, organizational types and affiliations, the range of services provided, the current challenges programs face and the demographic groups the programs serve. To build on this work, WSI has received a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to interview a select group of leaders from some of the nation's most successful pre-apprenticeship programs. The results of these interviews will provide a more in-depth analysis of successful program models and promising practices in pre-apprenticeship programs. In conjunction with the results from the survey, the interview results ultimately will provide decision-makers and stakeholders with a picture of several different approaches to pre-apprenticeship programs and strategies across the U.S. To learn more about WSI's research on construction pre-apprenticeship programs, download the report.
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09/25/09 10:55AM
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How the Revised Regulations Strengthen the National Apprenticeship System
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06/16/09 12:00AM
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Apprenticeship Regs_Side-by-Side
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06/15/09 11:54PM
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The Benefits and Challenges of Registered Apprenticeship: The Sponsors’ Perspective
This is a study ETA commissioned by Robert Lerman of the Urban Institute and American University, “The Benefits and Challenges of Registered Apprenticeship: The Sponsors’ Perspective.” Findings show that 97 percent of Registered Apprenticeship sponsors—employers and labor-management programs alike—are highly satisfied with the model and would recommend it to other businesses. More than 80 percent of sponsors say that they use Registered Apprenticeship to meet their need for skilled workers. Another 72 percent say that Registered Apprenticeship helps them show which workers have needed skills; and 68 percent feel that the model raises productivity, strengthens worker morale and pride and improves worker safety. Few other publicly funded workforce programs have this level of satisfaction from employers and labor-management partnerships.
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05/07/09 03:57PM
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Apprenticeship and Adult Common Measures- Fact Sheet
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04/24/09 07:20PM
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Collaboration for Success Action Clinic Report- Florida
This report highlights the clinic that took place in April 2010 and discusses Florida's strategy to connect RA and the Workforce system to benefit Florida's employers, employees and economic future.
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08/10/10 10:58PM
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Collaboration for Success Action Clinic Report- Florida
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08/10/10 10:50PM
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Summary Report on 2010 Registered Apprenticeship Listening Sessions
On January 12 and 13, 2010, the Office of Apprenticeship (OA) held two listening sessions on three areas of focus facing Registered Apprenticeship over the next year. The listening sessions, held for National Labor Leaders on January 12, 2010, and for Employers and Industry Associations on January 13, 2010, focused on Green Jobs, Healthcare, and Other High Growth Industries; Pre-Apprenticeship; and Partnerships with the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the Education system. In addition, on June 11, 2010, OA held one additional public webinar which specifically focused on Pre-apprenticeship. As a follow up, OA has issued a report to highlight the comments, observations and major themes that surfaced during the sessions, which will be used to help guide its strategies around these key areas.
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07/21/10 01:41PM
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Registered Apprenticeship - An Economic Strategy (Power Point Version)
This is a powerpoint to accompany the white paper Heather Stefan, State Director of Apprenticeship Louisiana Workforce Commission, wrote late last year- Registered Apprenticeship: An Economic Strategy for Business in America. She gave a presentation recently for an employer's seminar, and used the white paper as the basis of the presentation.
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06/01/10 11:02AM
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Coverage of "WOW" Program
A program run by Wider Opportunities for Women trains women for jobs in a green economy, including in construction trades. Reporter Desmond L. Marshall followed one of those women to her first day of work as a cement mason.
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05/25/10 10:18PM
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2009 Office of Apprenticeship Program Guide Now Available
We are happy to announce that the 2009 Office of Apprenticeship Program Guide is now available here on the Registered Apprenticeship Community of Practice (COP) to be viewed and downloaded. The Program Guide reflects the hard work and dedicated efforts of the entire Registered Apprenticeship system.
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05/11/10 01:31PM
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2009 Office of Apprenticeship Program Guide
The Program Guide reflects the hard work and dedicated efforts of the entire Registered Apprenticeship system.
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05/11/10 01:26PM
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NAWB Training Survey Report
Three leading associations developed and disseminated the following training survey report, The Impact on Training of the American Recovery and Reconstruction Act of 2009 – the Local Level, which includes a question--#2—on WIBs’ use of Registered Apprenticeship as a workforce tool under ARRA. "Are you using Recovery Act funds to support Registered Apprenticeship opportunities through scholarships for apprentices or to support on-the-job training to employers?" That was the question put to WIBs and 30 percent responded that they are incorporating Registered Apprenticeship as a workforce strategy. The three groups collaborating on the survey were the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), who developed the survey and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB), which disseminated the survey. NAWB’s Terry Bergman authored the analysis. To read the full report, click "download now" on your right.
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03/30/10 05:20PM
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Training Tomorrow's Workforce: Community College and Apprenticeship as Collaborative Routes to Rewarding Careers
Apprenticeships in the United States are preparing over 500,000 workers for careers. Although the U.S. apprenticeship system is small relative to those in other countries, it is highly successful in raising earnings and productivity. Can these benefits be incorporated into community college and other postsecondary settings? What is the current state of apprenticeship-community college collaboration and what steps can expand such collaborations? This paper examines these questions, capturing the diversity of apprentice-community college collaboration and areas in which the two systems do and do not interact.
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03/24/10 10:18PM
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Using Registered Apprenticeship to Build and Fill Career Paths in Health Information Technology
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02/22/10 04:53PM
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Using Registered Apprenticeship to Build and Fill Healthcare Career Paths
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02/22/10 04:50PM
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Business leaders make rallying call for ‘the apprentice’
CMI (Chartered Management Institute) research finds that business leaders believe Apprenticeships are an effective way of developing management skills.
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