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DOL, White House Accepting Proposals for State Apprenticeship Programs, Membership in TechHire Initiative

June 30, 2016
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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announced the second phase of the ApprenticeshipUSA program – a $175 million national effort intended to help states and regions provide pathways for workers to acquire the skills and knowledge needed for good-paying jobs in fields such as information technology, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, building trades, cybersecurity, and business services.  In this second phase, ETA will commit up to $50.5 million for ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grants to help states:

  • Integrate apprenticeships into their education and workforce systems;
  • Engage industry and other partners at scale to expand apprenticeships to new sectors and populations;
  • Support the state’s capacity to conduct outreach and work with employers to start new programs;
  • Provide support to expand opportunities for at-risk youth, women, people of color, Native Americans and individuals with disabilities – groups typically under-represented in registered apprenticeships; and,
  • Implement state innovations, incentives and system reforms.

ETA intends to make up to 33 total grants. Eligibility is restricted to U.S. states. Applications are due September 7. Read the federal funding announcement….

The Obama administration is accepting applications to establish TechHire Communities – a national network of public-private partnerships designed to provide rapid training for high-paying tech jobs in in-demand industries.  Over the coming months, the administration will highlight new, specific, and measurable steps that TechHire communities are already taking or ready to take  to use data and innovative hiring practices to expand non-traditional hiring, build accelerated training programs that prepare individuals in months instead of years, and connect people to jobs with hiring on-ramp programs. The administration also intends to announce funding available for both existing and new TechHire communities.  TechHire Community applications are due Jul 15. Submit an application…

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