Apprenticeship

Associated Builders and Contractors - Thu February 22, 2024

ABC: Government-Registered Apprenticeship Programs Not Keeping Up With Construction Industry Needs

At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs will fail to meet the construction industry's short- and long-term skilled workforce needs, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recently released U.S....

Georgetown County, S.C. - Thu October 12, 2023

Georgetown County, S.C., Introduces Apprenticeship Program for Heavy Equipment Operators

Shatara Duncan isn't your typical Georgetown County heavy equipment operator. It's not just that she's female. Or that she's young and petite, looking downright tiny next to the giant yellow off-road articulated dump truck she drives around....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 18, 2023

Putting Spotlight On Apprenticeships

A convergence of factors may mean a boost for construction employers trying desperately to fill jobs. The cost of a college education and a rewrite of the National Apprenticeship Act are giving a boost to the industry's labor pool....

Associated Builders and Contractors - Tue July 05, 2022

ABC: Government-Registered Apprenticeship System Inadequate to Meet Workforce Shortage

It would take 14 years for federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs to educate the 650,000 workers the construction industry needs to hire just in 2022, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed February 09, 2022

Fed Wants to Make Truck Driving More Attractive Career Field Choice

Like construction, trucking suffers a workforce shortage. The American Trucking Association (ATA) says 80,000 more truck drivers are needed. As a means to deal with supply-chain issues, the Biden administration is prioritizing trucking as a career field through apprenticeships and other recruiting programs....

Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 01, 2020

AED Gets Approval to Oversee Apprenticeship Programs

After a two-year application process, the AED Foundation has been authorized by the U.S. Department of Labor to create and manage department-approved apprenticeship programs in Associated Equipment Distributor dealerships....

Fri February 16, 2018

ABC of Wisconsin Partners with Penn Foster Partner to Provide Career Pathway Programs for Construction Apprenticeships

ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) of Wisconsin Apprenticeship and Training Trust announced it has partnered with Penn Foster, a leading middle skilled education and skills training provider, for which Penn Foster will provide an array of construction courses available to its member companies for entry-level employees and apprentices....

Tue January 16, 2018

Phaze Concrete Creates Advanced Training Techniques

Phaze Concrete's work is recognized across the country, but it's the way they have treated their employees that is turning heads. In 2016, the company partnered with the Department of Labor's Department of Apprenticeships....

Deidre Williams - Fri July 21, 2017

New York-Area Trades Council Offers Training, Jobs for Northland Corridor Project

Attention wanna-be carpenters, laborers, electricians, plumbers and iron workers. Applications are available for the pre-apprenticeship program for New York's Northland Corridor Project. Construction experience not required....