Construction industry groups welcomed President Trump’s new directive aimed at expanding the rolls of apprenticeship programs and reducing the federal role in determining those programs’ requirements.

unCommon Construction, a nonprofit startup that uses semester-long apprenticeships to teach and identify opportunities for high school students, has received a $300,000 donation from two Kentucky ...

Apprenticeship in union construction (left) and in the open shop (right) would change under a federal proposal that now exempts the industry. Images: IBEW (left); ABC-San Diego (right) August 29, 2019 ...

If the answer is “yes” to any of these questions, then apprenticeship could be the right strategy to meet your needs for skilled workers. Almost 14%, or 5.5 million Americans ages 16 to 24 are neither ...

New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler said he doesn’t believe apprenticeships will be an effective means to address the growing number of construction fatalities in the city ...

Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh joined leaders from North America’s Building Trades Unions, the National Urban League and graduates of pre-apprenticeship programs in ...

NEENAH, Wis. (WLUK) -- In 2023, the construction industry had over 450,000 job openings across the country. "There is definitely a gap within the building trades talent pipeline and this is certainly ...

LA GRANGE, IL — A new national study by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) has found that on average, graduates of joint labor-management (union) apprenticeship programs in the ...

Wappingers-based Michael Carney says being an apprentice has given him the opportunity to learn multiple trades as a laborer and encourages others to consider the career path. Michael Carney, 32, ...

FORT SMITH -- Six students are set to graduate Tuesday from the Residential Construction Apprentice Program. The two-year program equips participants with hands-on experience, industry training and ...