2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (365+ words) Applications are now open for the sixth round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, which offers tuition-free training and stipends to help workers enter construction and building trades. The program, launched in 2021, aims to diversify the construction industry by expanding…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (334+ words) To increase diversity in construction and building trades as well as the industry’s talent pipeline, Illinois state Sen. Mike Halpin is urging local, community-based organizations to apply for funding from the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. “Pre-apprenticeship programs are a wonderful…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (760+ words) The federal Job Corps youth training program, under threat of shutdown by the Trump administration since May, 2025, will remain open after a group of students successfully fought the closure in federal court. The U.S. Department of Justice agreed Aug. 10 to stop…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (184+ words) The funding comes through the third round of the state's Job Training and Economic Development Program. Grants will support education, technical training, employability skills, career preparation and services designed to help participants enter or return to the workforce. The program…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (794+ words) YOUNGSTOWN -- Workers can earn wages while obtaining certifications and degrees through a new incentive program JobsOhio rolled out Monday at Youngstown State University. The program is intended to address a shortage of skilled technicians created by industrial growth and the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (794+ words) YOUNGSTOWN -- Workers can earn wages while obtaining certifications and degrees through a new incentive program JobsOhio rolled out Monday at Youngstown State University. The program is intended to address a shortage of skilled technicians created by industrial growth and the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (454+ words) In the most recent episode of ASE’s “Beyond the Wrench” podcast, ASE discusses how ASE is spending its $25 million registered apprenticeship grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The new podcast, with Jay Goninen, ASE’s vice president of industry…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (785+ words) YOUNGSTOWN -- Workers can earn wages while obtaining certifications and degrees through a new incentive program JobsOhio rolled out Monday at Youngstown State University. The program is intended to address a shortage of skilled technicians created by industrial growth and the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (734+ words) Sydney Webb scrimped and saved to pay for an eight-week certified nursing assistant program at a North Carolina community college. On top of the $255 registration fee, the 26-year-old bartender also had to pay for a background check, scrubs, a stethoscope,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (450+ words) FLINT, Mich. - Students enrolled in short-term trade programs can apply for a federal Pell Grant for the first time under a new Workforce Pell Grant program, expanding eligibility beyond the two- to four-year college programs that previously qualified. The funding…...