How the HIRED program aims to upskill and re-skill Arkansans for today’s workforce Karl D. Schubert ¬† LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (November 14, 2024) -On Thursday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary Hugh McDonald, Chief Workforce Officer Mike Rogers, and Arkansas Workforce Connections Director Cody Waits awarded $48 million in training grants to support workforce development efforts […]
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INQUISITIVE…PEOPLE-ORIENTED…RESULTS-DRIVEN. That’s a pretty good summary of what it takes to succeed in workforce development, and, not coincidentally, it’s also a good description of this month’s Apprenticely Insider. Amanda Champlin thrives on helping employers align business needs with strong talent and training pathways through IT apprenticeships. ___________________________________________ I was looking at your educational background on
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The Director’s Chair HAPPY FEBRUARY TO all our friends and partners! While we at Apprenticely focus year-round on continuous improvement, here in Q1 of 2026 our thoughts are squarely on innovation—in other words, how to do more with less, while maintaining the high quality of our services. If you interact with any technical brand these
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Love in the Tech Age—get off your phone!…Today’s workplace and the need for “change fitness”…Will A.I. find the world’s next big soccer star? Check it all out right here. ‘Get Off Your Phone’: Debora Spar on Love in the Digital Age – Harvard Business School AI Trends for 2026: Building ‘Change Fitness’ and Balancing