apprenticeship

Employers Hiring Apprentices Who ‘Self-Identify’ Get Double the Funds From Federally Funded Program

The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) is offering double the funds to construction companies if they hire apprentices who self-identify as being part of an "equity deserving group." The program ...

September 28, 2023BY Chandra Philip
The Question of College

Commentary Student debt debates have, among other things, enlivened conversation about the nation’s long-standing emphasis on college. With ...

March 3, 2023BY Milton Ezrati
Ottawa Announces $247 Million to Create 25,000 Apprenticeship Positions Across Canada

The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the ...

May 30, 2022BY The Canadian Press
England, Wales to Offer Apprenticeships and Skills Training to Prisoners

Prisoners in England and Wales will have the opportunity to enter apprenticeships or get trained in "skills of ...

February 11, 2022BY Lily Zhou
Dire Shortage of Skilled Tradespeople Looming in Canada

Canada has a shortage of tradespeople that will worsen this decade unless educators, employers, and policy-makers respond, according ...

September 19, 2021BY Lee Harding
Good Pay Doesn’t Require a Four-Year Degree

History is full of successful people who carved their own path far away from traditional education. Despite what ...

April 23, 2021BY Ken Coleman
Biden Scraps Trump’s Industry-Focused Apprenticeship Program

President Joe Biden, in one of his latest executive actions, has discontinued an industry-led apprenticeship system that was ...

February 19, 2021BY Bill Pan
Foreign Companies Pledge Skills Training for Nearly a Million US Workers

WASHINGTON—Executives of more than 65 foreign companies signed on June 12 the “Pledge to America’s Workers,” committing to provide ...

June 12, 2019BY Emel Akan