Space Age Skills: Apprenticeships Explored
At a Glance
Companies exploring new frontiers need workers who can adapt to constant change and innovation. Leading-edge organizations in a range of industries—including advanced manufacturing, IT, green energy, agriculture, and more—are increasingly turning to apprenticeship to recruit, train, and onboard the talent they need to keep pace with the latest technological breakthroughs.This is especially true of the innovative organizations that are involved in the quest to tap the potential and unravel the mysteries of the final frontier: space. Apprenticeship could be the answer for companies competing to fill jobs that require the specialized skills necessary to achieve technologically complex goals like landing on the moon or deploying communications satellites.
Learn more about the power of apprenticeship to build a next-generation workforce driving innovation in aerospace and other rapidly evolving industries—join Jobs for the Future from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 14, for Space Age Skills, a special National Apprenticeship Week virtual event where industry leaders will share insights about what it takes to train the workers who can propel this rapidly expanding industry to new heights.
This project has been funded, either wholly or in part, with Federal funds from the Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration under Contract number 1605C2-20-C-0007. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement of same by the U.S. Government.
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