by dankeelan | Jun 23, 2026 | Apprenticeships, Featured
At a boatyard, a group of enthusiastic apprentices are hard at work, restoring two traditional vessels. Aged between 16 and 31, they are learning skills at risk of being lost. With boatbuilding recently included on a list of endangered crafts, could these young people...
by dankeelan | Oct 28, 2025 | Apprenticeships, California
In the construction industry, more than a third of California developers have delayed or canceled commercial real estate projects due to rising costs and tariff uncertainty, according to a summer 2025 Allen Matkins and UCLA report. However, the Golden State has moved...
by dankeelan | Aug 5, 2025 | Apprenticeships, Featured, Future of Work
As a small business owner, I know how tough it can be to find skilled, dedicated workers. To help remedy this, I find apprenticeships to be one of the most practical, underused tools for closing that gap. Apprenticeships have historically offered a hands-on,...
by dankeelan | Mar 25, 2025 | Apprenticeships, Jobs, Michigan
Programs supporting career training are getting $1.9 million in grant funding. In partnership with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer awarded $1.9 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion grant funding into...
by dankeelan | Feb 11, 2025 | Apprenticeships, Skills
National Apprenticeship Week is approaching, with this year’s theme being ‘skills for life’. In this article, we hear from Steven Hurst, Director of Corporate Learning at Arden University, who discusses how businesses can help their employees develop the critical,...
by dankeelan | Jul 9, 2024 | Age, Apprenticeships, Retirement
Just before the Covid pandemic hit, Chris Bore retired at 63. Then in September 2020, he changed his mind and unretired. For Chris, his retirement at 65 was highly desirable after decades in corporate life, working as a consultant and trainer in DSP (digital...
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