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APPRENTICESHIP ILLINOIS BULLETIN
August 2024
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Apprenticeship IL 2024 Numbers | |
National Apprenticeship Week | |
Apprentice Ambassador Success Story | |
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Apprentice Ambassador Morgan Arnold
Apprentice Ambassador Morgan Arnold waved goodbye to Aon's Apprenticeship program on August 28, 2024, all set to conquer new horizons. With a shiny honors scholarship from Governors State University in hand, she's ready to dive into the world of Bachelor's degrees. Not stopping there, she traded in her Apprentice hat for an Operations Specialist position and landed a full-time gig at Aon. Morgan spent her Apprentice program honing her technical skills and working on projects filled with research and digging deep to find answers for her department. Apprenticeship Illinois asked Morgan, "What advice would you give to someone considering an apprenticeship in your field?" She responded "Take the leap of faith, the apprenticeship will teach you all of the technical skills, but the soft skills that you probably already have from other jobs or life experience will help you so don't be afraid to apply for something that seems out of your realm." Morgan shared, "This Apprenticeship journey has been a dream come true! Imagine I got paid to earn my associate's degree and secured a sweet scholarship for my Bachelor's at Governors State University. Plus, I found my career path at Aon - no more job-hopping for me!" Rock on, Morgan, your future looks brighter than a supernova!
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Apprenticeship
Fundamentals
July 23, 2024
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Best Practices for Employer Recruitment
July 30, 2024
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Engaging IBST Partners for Successful Partnerships
August 13, 2024
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Guidance for Collaborating with DOL Office of Apprenticeship
August 27, 2024 | 12:00 PM CST
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Working with High-Impact Intermediaries and Community Colleges
September 10, 2024 | 12:00 PM CST
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This 60-minute webinar will showcase community colleges that are going above and beyond for apprentices through case management services, “back-to-school guidance,” wraparound supports, and RAP sponsorship. College representatives will discuss the unique opportunities and challenges that come with building a RAP with a post-secondary institution and provide expert tips on how to maximize partnerships for successful outreach and high-quality program development. | |
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Collaborating with IDHS-DRS on RAP Outreach and Development
September 17, 2024 | 12:00 PM CST
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This 60-minute webinar will empower grantees by giving them a greater understanding of the work being done to increase equitable and accessible opportunities in Illinois by the Department of Rehabilitation Services as well as how they can better partner with IDHS-DRS in their area for RAP outreach and development. | |
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Youth Apprenticeship, CTE, and Secondary Education
October 1, 2024 | 12:00 PM CST
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This 60-minute webinar will explore the ample possibilities for Work-Based-Learning represented by youth and pre-apprenticeships. Educators will discuss existing Youth Apprenticeship models, roadblocks faced in past efforts, new avenues for using pre-apprenticeship as career exploration, and potential funding sources for youth-based apprenticeship programming. | |
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Utilizing Data for Effective Business Outreach
October 8, 2024 | 12:00 PM CST
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This 60-minute webinar will demonstrate the state, local, and national sources of workforce data that grantees and workforce partners can use to strengthen and guide their outreach efforts within specific sectors and geographic areas. Topics will include an overview of IDES Help Wanted Online and the services available through Dunn and Bradstreet. | |
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Thinking Local: Working with Chambers and EDCs
October 15, 2024 | 12:00 PM CST
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This 60-minute webinar will inform grantees and workforce partners about best practices for partnering with local Chambers of Commerce and other Economic Development Organizations. Topics for discussion will include event brainstorming/logistics, getting chambers engaged with IBSTs, and how to coordinate joint outreach efforts. | |
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Educating Educators:A Case Study of K-12 Apprenticeships
October 22, 2024 | 12:00 PM CST
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This 60-minute webinar will showcase national efforts to train up K-12 educators using a paraprofessional to classroom teacher pipeline through registered apprenticeship and teacher residency. | |
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National Apprenticeship Week Showcase
November 12, 2024 | 12:00 PM CST
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This 60-minute webinar will showcase the exciting and innovative apprenticeship programs developed by Apprenticeship Illinois grantees since the launch of the State Apprenticeship Expansion grant in 2022. | |
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National Apprenticeship Week Showcase
December 10, 2024 | 12:00 PM CST
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This 60-minute webinar will offer candid and useful discussion of Illinois’s pioneering apprenticeships in the field of healthcare including those in registered and licensed practical nursing, pharmacy technicians, Certified Medical Assistants, and more. Scheduling coursework, funding options for clinical learning experiences, and healthcare career ladders will feature prominently in a wide-ranging discussion that prepares grantees to support their local hospital systems in embracing registered apprenticeship as a means of filling some of the most in-demand roles across all sectors. | |
Apprenticeship in the News! | |
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Governor Pritzker Released Illinois' Five-Year Economic Growth Plan
Governor Pritzker Awards $1.5 Million in Funding to JTED Teacher Apprenticeship Program Recipients
DCEO Deputy Director Julio Rodriguez Toured Southern Illinois Workforce Development
American Job Center Connects Apprentice to Support
Hire360 Connects Minority Candidates with Jobs/Apprenticeships of Their Dreams
Youth Apprenticeship
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