by CareerSource NEFL | Dec 23, 2024 | Apprenticeship
Apprenticeships are a trending alternative to college — but there’s a hitch (Courtesy of the Hechinger Report) — Joey Cook was 17 and a junior in high school when he heard about a way to learn a profession while getting paid: by landing an apprenticeship, a path...
by CareerSource NEFL | Dec 13, 2024 | Apprenticeship
OPINION: The power of apprenticeships in building successful careers (Courtesy of Midland Daily News) –As someone who started my journey in the restaurant industry as a 12-year-old dishwasher, I’ve spent nearly my entire life learning, growing, and...
by CareerSource NEFL | Nov 19, 2024 | Apprenticeship
Wary of student debt, a new generation test whether skilled trades pay off (Courtesy of the Florida Trend) — Growing up in Flagler Beach, Matthew Marcusky watched his older brother and sister go off to college and it was expected he would follow. He had other...
by CareerSource NEFL | Nov 5, 2024 | Apprenticeship
CCAC offering new apprenticeship program for electric vehicle technicians (Courtesy of WPXI) — The Community College of Allegheny County celebrated the opening of a new electric vehicle technician training lab. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the West...
by CareerSource NEFL | Oct 22, 2024 | Apprenticeship
DPR Construction Builds Next Generation of Skilled Trade Workers through Inaugural Apprenticeship Classes (Courtesy of PR Newswire) — DPR Construction, one of the nation’s top technical builders, recently celebrated the first graduates of its Craft...
by CareerSource NEFL | Oct 3, 2024 | Apprenticeship
The Higher Ed Bubble Is Deflating While Interest in Apprenticeships Increases (Courtesy of the National Review) — Back as recently as the Obama years, getting a four-year college degree (in anything!) was the big thing. That was real “attainment.” Community...