How gaming prepares future job candidates for the challenges of today’s workforce ¬† Damon Neiser ¬† I WAS READING an article the other day that showed pictures of the Vatican and all these amazing architectural feats that humans have achieved. Then right next to that, it showed contemporary 8-year-olds in Minecraft, the video sandbox game, […]
It’s time for education and application to work together ¬† Lonnie Emard HAVING JUST SPENT three days in Washington, D.C., with nearly every organization that is impacting apprenticeship growth in this country, I can tell you that the United States is clearly at an inflection point. We’re at the crowded intersection where industry expansion and
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An employer’s guide to optimizing an already good thing ¬† Clint Hankinson ¬† REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS—that is, a proven model of apprenticeship that has been validated by the U.S. Department of Labor or a State Apprenticeship Agency—are growing fast throughout the U.S. Thanks to new industry sectors embracing apprenticeships, the positive perception among job seekers,
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I WANT TO give a big shout-out to James Morgan and Clint Hankinson, who together produce our monthly newsletter. Each month, Jim edits and Clint designs a lineup of quality content that we hope you look forward to receiving, and from which you get some professional utility and benefit—not to mention enjoyment. Reviewing the articles
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Yet after centuries of practice, we’re still having to learn some hard lessons ¬† Lonnie Emard WITH JANUARY BEING National Mentoring Month, I wanted to talk a bit about mentoring and our work at Apprenticely. Just as apprenticeships have moved into new realms of the workforce, so too have mentorships. And it hasn’t happened without
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The do’s and don’ts that make for stellar apprenticeships ¬† Nichole Parsons & Gwen Pirkle ¬† (Editor’s note: This feature was adapted for the newsletter from Apprenticely’sMentor Orientation booklet.) Welcome to Mentorship! You were selected to be a mentor for an apprentice or for multiple apprentices. Your selection was most likely due to some of
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THIS MONTH WE kick off a new feature, conversations with the people who make Apprenticely work. The idea is to put a human face on the inner workings of the apprenticeship process and the people who run it. We’re extremely proud of this team—for them, this isn’t just a job, it’s a mission. We’re starting
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HAPPY 2025 TO ALL of our clients, partners, and friends. Hope you’ve made your New Year’s resolutions and have kept them so far. At Apprenticely, our 2025 goals are wrapped in ribbons labeled either “MORE,” “BETTER,” or “BOTH.” We continue our emphasis on IT, but the other sectors—Manufacturing, Transportation/Logistics, Healthcare, Financial Services, and Energy—are gaining
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