At the Dallas "Collaborate for Success" Action Clinic, I had the pleasure of working as a facilitator with the Montana team.  They developed many great plans for how to advance Registered Apprenticeship as a talent development strategy in their state.  So, I was really excited to see this August 3rd article in the Great Falls Tribune, which highlights the launch of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry's new "Apprenticeship Montana" Web site.  Please take a few minutes to look at the site - it's a fantastic example of outreach and awareness-building for both potential apprentices (geared toward middle and high school students) AND parents.  I particularly enjoyed the interactive "top ten" list on the "Why should you consider an apprenticeship?" portion of the Web site, which does a great job of appealing to youth interests (e.g. "Learn skills for a rewarding career with no educational debt!" and "Own a cool rig - not a clunker").

I think Montana has developed a really great - and replicable - outreach and education tool here.  Way to go, Team Montana - I hope you will keep us posted on your efforts!