As the training administrator at Western Washington Sheet Metal Local 66, Jeff Reinhardt has seen many apprentices come and go. Over the years, he realized a common thread among many of those who ...

One has a bachelor's degree in business administration, one has a bachelor's degree in elementary education, and one even has a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering. This is the new wave of manufacturing ...

Calling apprenticeships in high-skilled, high-tech fields a “ticket to the middle class,” U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced Thursday a new $100 million federal grant competition for ...

On the heels of Oscar night, I applaud the broad Asian representation among the winners and am particularly in awe of Michelle Yeoh, who made history as the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award ...

Microsoft and IBM use apprentice programs to diversify the tech world and solve the labor shortage Your email has been sent Tech leaders who want to fill open jobs and hit diversity goals should test ...

Bemnet Bez, a teacher apprentice with the Center for Black Educator Development, works with a student at an elementary school in Camden, N.J. • Between lingering pandemic-era stress and retirements, ...

New COVID-19 restrictions are already affecting the craft worker pipeline, forcing many apprenticeship and training programs to be shuttered or severely limited. Programs are turning to online ...

Each year we recognize the value and significance of American apprenticeship programs during National Apprenticeship Week. As we demonstrate our appreciation this year for the programs, leaders, ...

Lincoln Park — Randy Jercick passed an exam to get into Ford Motor Co.’s apprentice program more than a decade ago, but had almost given up hope that he’d ever get a chance to become an electrician.

The Trump administration asked federal agencies and departments to remove regulations that could be an obstacle to apprenticeship programs as part of a White House effort to improve workforce ...

Kudos to Peter Downs ("Can't Find Skilled Workers? Start an Apprentice Program," op-ed, Jan. 17). Industry is constantly crying about a lack of qualified employees for their various narrowly focused ...