2:00 pm ET

Welcome to Apprenticeship Week!

This first session kicks off as we celebrate National Apprenticeship Week with COABE. After the welcome we will highlight the impact and importance of apprenticeship programs nationally and how in adult education, we can empower individuals and strengthen the workforce. We’ll explore the role of apprenticeships in bridging skills gaps, fostering economic mobility, and supporting community development.

In this session, we will review the key partners and provide ways that you can start the process of creating an apprenticeship, learn how to engage with employers and how to find in-demand industry trends. We will emphasize integrating supportive services and how adult education plays a part in wrap-around service delivery. Finally, we will view how one state created a pilot to help adult education programs begin the process of creating apprenticeship programs.

Speakers:

Karyn Goven, MiSide Community Impact Network

2:00 pm ET

Creating Pre-Apprenticeship Programs Leading to Credentials and Meaningful Employment in Maine

This interactive session will provide an overview of how Lewiston Adult Education created a certified pre-apprenticeship to apprenticeship program pathway, leading to employment at one of five local healthcare providers for their students. The Maine Department of Labor will provide a brief overview of registered apprenticeship and certified pre-apprenticeship programming in Maine and the many types they have created and supported. Lewiston Adult Education will describe their involvement in the creation of their Healthcare Pathways Pre-Apprenticeship program and Central Maine Healthcare will speak to how this program has helped prepare individuals for employment in their CNA apprenticeship program. Attendees will learn how this program is creating credentialed professionals for the workplace through registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship pathways. Session participants will learn now they can establish programs at their institutions and there will be an opportunity to ask questions in a facilitated Q and A after the presentation.

Speakers:

Razell Ward,  Lewiston Adult Education

Kristine McCallister,  Maine Department of Labor

2:00 pm ET

Blueprints to Construction Career Pathways: Nailing it With NCCER

Are you interested in helping your students into a career pathway in construction? Explore the COABE NCCER partnership and how your adult education program can easily engage with world class curriculum and resources. This is a model that easily incorporates the IET and pre apprenticeship model and facilitates entry into registered apprenticeship programs.

Learn about industry recognized credentials, as well as the processes and programs that are available to you!

Speakers:

Cathy Tyler, NCCER

Robert Moore, Monroe County Community School Corporation

2:00 pm ET

Virtual Apprenticeship Programs Change Lives For Incarcerated Women

Incarcerated populations face countless challenges during incarceration and post-release. These include accessing relevant training and valuable apprenticeship programs during incarceration and high paying employment opportunities post-release. Maryland Correctional Institute for Women has partnered with non-profit Vehicles For Change VR to bring a state-of-the-art virtual training and apprenticeship program to the women in their facility. This program has benefited the women by providing both a life-changing experience during incarceration and a pathway to high-paying employment post-release.

Speakers:

Danielle Cox, Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services

Geoff Crawford, Vehicles for Change

2:00 pm ET

Adult Education & Registered Apprenticeship: Partners on the Path to Sustainable Careers

Registered Apprenticeship is the buzzword in workforce development around the country but what is it and how can adult learners access and benefit from it? Join COABE and Safal Partners to close out the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week on Friday, November 22, at 2:00 PM ET and learn how Registered Apprenticeship provides pathways into family-sustaining careers in industries like Cybersecurity and IT for Adult Education participants. As a USDOL National Industry Intermediary, Safal Partners works together with partners like COABE to help facilitate workforce system alignment and provide technical assistance to organizations engaging in the proven model of Registered Apprenticeship.

Speakers:

Amber Gallup, New Mexico Higher Education Department

Angela Baker, Safal Partners