Announcing the Redesigned and Enhanced Registered Apprenticeship Community of Practice!Posted by Thao Nelson - On October 18, 2009 (EST) Editor's Note: A message from the Office of Apprenticeship Administrator- John Ladd announcing the redesigned and enhanced Community of Practice.
In the Spring of 2009 we launched the Registered Apprenticeship Community of Practice (CoP) and asked all of you to join us to help build an online community where we could learn from one another, share successful approaches and models, and advance Registered Apprenticeship efforts and activities. Thanks to you, our community has grown to become a nationwide network of resources, articles, best practices and personal stories and experiences specific to Registered Apprenticeship. Over the last six months we have learned a lot about what the CoP could and should be for its members. We took that new knowledge and worked to tweak the CoP to make it a user-friendly resource that we hope becomes part of your everyday routine in sharing, discussing and implementing programs and initiatives that use Registered Apprenticeship as a way to prepare workers for 21st century careers. We are excited to launch this revamped version of the CoP, which includes a new design, improved functionality and navigation, enhanced opportunities for interaction, and fresh and timely content. The redesigned Community now offers the following new features:
 I also want to take this opportunity to alert you to a just-issued report, titled “The Greening of Registered Apprenticeship: An Environmental Scan of the Impact of Green Jobs on Registered Apprenticeship and Implications for Workforce Development,” which highlights the trends and activities of industries expected to drive the emerging green economy. The report findings were compiled through a series of interviews with leaders in Registered Apprenticeship, including businesses and labor management organizations, to help identify the steps they are taking to prepare the U.S. workforce for the demands of a green economy. The report provides a great opportunity to better understand the impact of a green economy and help direct policy and program development for green-related initiatives, and is now available through the Registered Apprenticeship CoP. We encourage you to Read the Report and use it as a resource as you develop green strategies in your state or region.We hope this redesign and the resources within the CoP meet your needs and expand the ability of all of us to share knowledge, collaborate and develop workforce solutions that keep U.S. workers the most skilled and most competitive workforce in the world. We encourage you to sign up for daily e-lerts, real-time RSS feed updates, and other Community notifications. The strength and usefulness of our Registered Apprenticeship Community comes from the contributions of its many members – so we hope you’ll continue to connect, engage, and innovate! Thank you for your engagement and support. John V. Ladd Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship U.S. Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration User Comments (0)
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