Articles Tagged with ''Apprenticeship''

US organized labor chief warns that project "uncertainty and instability” are “incompatible with building the high-road construction workforce America urgently needs at this time.”

More than 80 apprentices from across the U.S. and Canada squared off in the BAC/IMI International Apprentice Contest in Detroit.

Order sets a goal of surpassing 1 million new active apprentices, but the new federal focus may be on sectors outside of construction.

New York state is providing $45 million to fund apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships for clean energy construction in an effort to build a pipeline of skilled workers to meet the sector’s projected employment needs.

Proposed administration mandate that would have reduced apprenticeship flexibility was opposed by both business and labor groups

With growing investment and favorable growth projections, the future appears bright for the solar energy sector.

In 1968, the Whitehill Report on Professional and Public Education for Historic Preservation raised concerns about a dearth of tradespeople qualified in historic preservation work.

In addition to learning skills needed, apprentices are also trained in pre-task planning, safety training, hazard identification and other areas.

Reports from key industry events across the Mountain States region.

Incentives tied to craft worker compensation and apprenticeship on clean energy projects won't require developers to have project labor agreements, says the U.S. Treasury Dept.