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In one of his latest executive actions, President Joe Biden has discontinued an industry-led apprenticeship system launched under the Trump administration, shifting the control over those programs back to the federal government. The Trump initiative, known as Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP), was created in 2017 as a parallel to the existing Registered Apprenticeships, which are certified by the Labor Department or authorized state agencies. The IRAP model, however, allowed thi...

Friday, February 19, 2021 This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule * 9:45 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office 10:30 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive a COVID-19 briefing | Oval Office VPOTUS’ Schedule * 9:45 a.m. EST – the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Ov...

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 initiated under the Trump administration, shifting the control of those programs back to the federal government. The Trump initiative, known as the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP), was created in 2017 as a parallel to the existing Registered Apprenticeships, which are certified by the Labor ...

Published February 17. 2021 4:38PM  Rep. Joe Courtney In 1937, a freshman member of Congress from Norwich, former Rep. William Fitzgerald, led a successful effort to enact America’s first and only National Apprenticeship Act. After being signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt, the Fitzgerald Act, as it is still known today, went on to buoy our nation through war and peace, boosting America’s economy and workforce by way of its Registered Apprenticeship system. Fitzgerald was uniqu...

Biden talks COVID-19 relief, infrastructure with labor leaders By (0) President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with labor leaders to discuss plans for a COVID-19 relief package and improving Americas infrastructure. Pool Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI | License Photo Biden said Wednesday that the United States is "so far behind the curve" on infrastructure, pledging to bring the nation into the 21st century. Pool Photo by Pete Marovich/UPI | License Photo Biden also nominated Je...

Jennifer Abruzzo is a former deputy general counsel at the National Labor Relations Board.

The Edgewood Locker is offering a Meat Cutter and Butcher Apprenticeship program. This will be a tuition-paid program to those interested in developing a career in the meat industry. It will be a combination of classroom learning and on-the-job training. Apprentices will rotate through various work assignments at the Edgewood Locker and attend 96 lecture hours and 66 lab hours at Hawkeye Community College. Tuition costs will be entirely reimbursed by the Edgewood Locker for students who achieve...

WRAL TechWire keeps tabs on the latest and greatest meetups, panels, workshops, conferences, application deadlines and all things happening in the North Carolina startup/tech world. “The Headliners” is a multi-part weekly roundup of upcoming events to add to your calendar. Following is a list of February events in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the greater Triangle area. To find out what’s happening this month in cities outside of the Triangle, check out part two of the “Headliners”...

Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act to expand the registered apprenticeship model to high-growth job sectors. The bill is also cosponsored by U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.). At a time when more than 10 million Americans are unemployed due to COVID-19, apprenticeships provide proven pathways to well-paying jobs that offer workers in-demand skills and tangible credentials. Apprenticeships work for a wide range of Americans, from recent high school graduates to...

Tony Bryan doesn’t believe in the traditional notion of a cyber skills gap. In fact, he thinks educational institutions and vocational training programs have done a pretty solid job of creating new legions of skilled and talented cyber workers. But what these up-and-coming candidates lack, he says, is actual on-the-job experience. And he believes it is for this reason that employers are not enthusiastic about hiring them, preferring instead to seek out more battle-tested job candidates. No...