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Apprenticeships may help build the child care workforce

by Mariana Dale
Nov 26, 2021
Low pay is still an obstacle to bringing people into the field, where employment is 10% lower than before the pandemic.
Carmen Del Alamo stands in her front yard, where children can play and strengthen their motor skills.
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Apprenticeship gives California health care workers a career boost

by Jill Replogle
Oct 21, 2021
The program helps licensed vocational nurses who work in state prisons to become registered nurses.
A program trains licensed vocational nurses who work in rural areas for the state correctional system to become registered nurses in California's correctional facilities.
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How much is the U.S. investing in apprenticeship programs?

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Erika Soderstrom
Aug 26, 2021
The infrastructure bill that recently passed in the Senate highlights a disturbing and long-neglected shortage in apprenticeship investments.
While the U.S. invests a lot of money in public higher education, investments in employment training are comparatively slim.
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