Apprenticeships
Start a New Career with an Apprenticeship!
Looking to start a new career where you can learn on the job?
Apprenticeship may be your solution!
Connecting Job Seekers to Apprenticeships at CareerSource NEFL
Apprenticeships have been used for many years to train new employees in specialized trades like shipbuilding and electrical work.
Now, employers in diverse industries are starting up apprenticeship programs as a way to attract quality people to their businesses.
In these “We’re Here to Help” videos, listen as CareerSource Northeast Florida Apprenticeship Navigator Doreen Lund explains how apprenticeships work and how she can help employers both fund and set up their first apprenticeship programs – and why job seekers should consider this great ‘earn while you learn’ alternative to the traditional four-year college degree.
Apprenticeships are expanding in Florida and are available in a host of industries including Information Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Construction, Hospitality, Trades, and more.
Earn while you learn at an organization investing in you and your future. Under the guidance of a mentor, you will be taught new skills, earn periodic raises, receive national certification, and have a well-paying job on completion.
Gov. Ron Desantis on Workforce Training & Apprenticeships
Earn Up
CareerSource NEFL has partnered with the Jacksonville Chamber, education, business, and community leaders to focus on developing a shared framework designed to increase system coordination, with the desire to build a workforce pipeline that serves both the goals of talent within our community and the needs of businesses throughout our region.
Our work facilitates opportunities for a growing collaboration of regional partners to share best practices and engage in projects that support talent advancement. Our goal is to build a robust talent ecosystem to meet the needs of our business communities.
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Apprenticeship News and Updates
Amid nationwide construction worker shortage, high school students get first-hand experience at Jacksonville event
Local high school juniors and seniors had the opportunity to get first-hand construction experience thanks to an event meant to help them find their passion. Transportation officials led the event at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center where more than 2,000 students...
Florida Lieutenant Governor awards $600K grant to Jacksonville apprenticeship program
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — February is Career and Technical Education Month, and the State of Florida has been making some big investments in the field in recent years. (Courtesy of www.actionnewsjax.com) Action News Jax spoke exclusively with Florida’s Lieutenant Governor...
Skilled Craft Apprenticeships
As one of the largest community-owned utilities in the nation, JEA offers well-paying, professionally rewarding career opportunities. We also offer training, an excellent benefits package and exceptional career advancement opportunities. For those interested in...
’Saved my life’: Free job training program gives Jacksonville graduates career tracks
At age 45, Aaron Scott Brady lost the postal carrier job he’d had for 24 years. “The job market has changed a lot,” he said. “I didn't know what I was going to do.” At age 21, Riviera Mew was a high school graduate enrolled at the Jacksonville Job Corps Center who...
Florida Makes Remarkable Strides in Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship
~ 14% increase in total number of active apprentices and preapprentices ~ (Courtesy of fldoe.org) Tallahassee, Fla., September 15, 2023 – Today, Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. announced historic participation in Florida’s apprenticeship and...
Let’s Broaden Our Focus From ‘Go To College’ To ‘Get On A Pathway’
Teacher With Female Students Building Robotic - Vehicle In Science Lesson The term “career pathways” used to evoke very narrow and specific imagery: shop class, vocational education and job training options for kids who weren’t going to college. (Courtesy of Forbes)...
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