NC apprenticeship programs get $4 million boost from U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor is providing $4 million to North Carolina's community college system.
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It Pays To Be An Apprentice: 63% More
Participants in an apprenticeship program that matches employers with community colleges were able to earn substantially more after one year than their peers at community colleges, a new study finds.
Economists Say Millennials Should Consider Careers In Trades
Many economists say a big missing piece of the economic puzzle is apprenticeships that give high school graduates access to good-paying, higher-skilled jobs in the trades.
In South Carolina, A Program That Makes Apprenticeships Work
Apprenticeship programs have been in decline, but South Carolina is bucking the trend. Nearly 11,000 apprentices have been trained there since 2007 in fields ranging from manufacturing to nursing.