Registered Apprenticeship News and Announcements
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry receives federal grant funds to expand Registered Apprenticeship
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) has been awarded a State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) grant by the U.S. Department of Labor to expand the Virginia… Read more »
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry and HITT Contracting Partner for Registered Apprenticeship Program
FALLS CHURCH, VA, January 4, 2023 — At the culmination of Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s inaugural apprenticeship month, HITT Contracting, Inc. (“HITT”), alongside Virginia’s Secretary of Labor Bryan Slater and… Read more »
Governor Youngkin Declares November as Virginia Apprenticeship Month
Virginia is responding to the many industries and employers who seek to replicate the values of their best employees through the mentorship and instruction of the Registered Apprenticeship model.
Here’s What Apprenticeships Look Like in 2022 and Why They Are Important Now
It’s National Apprenticeship Week. Unlike internships, apprenticeships are usually a full-time, paid, structured, occupation-specific job. There are about 15,000 apprentices in Virginia, and Southwest and Southside will soon have a regional… Read more »
A 10-year pipeline of solar jobs in coal country?
12 schools in Wise and Lee counties will soon be powered through solar energy, and their students are learning the trade in the process.
ESCC Hosts Apprenticeship Signing Event
Eastern Shore Community College hosted Commissioner Gary Pan, Director Patricia Morrison , and members of their leadership teams for the signing of a Registered Apprenticeship agreement with Peraton Corp.
This Signing Day ceremony honors Chesterfield teens who landed jobs after high school
A Signing Day celebration in Chesterfield honored more than 50 high school students.
Trade school student benefits from ‘earn while you learn’ program
Colonial Webb Contractors HVAC service apprentice Brady Woodel discusses his trade school experience on ‘Varney & Co.’
Student Registered Apprenticeships give students big boost to future careers
Students in our hometowns are getting on-the-job training while still in high school through work-based learning.
We’re Hiring, Especially If You’re in High School and Want an Apprenticeship
Companies scrambling to fill openings are increasingly tapping students with promises of training and good wages.