Apprenticeship in the News

Apprenticeship has been in the news lately. Check out a few of the most informative and insightful stories about apprenticeship.

4 Local Companies Awarded National Youth Apprenticeship Funding To Expand Opportunities

Four local Chattanooga/Hamilton County companies were selected to receive $10,000 each in financial incentives to kick-start a new youth apprenticeship program for residents ages 16–24 years old.

The funding comes from the Apprenticeships Building America Program through the US Department of Labor.

Four Hamilton County businesses to start new youth apprenticeship programs

AlloHire, EPB, Tiny Tigers Learning Center and AHS Consulting were each awarded $10,000 to start a new apprenticeship program for young people ages 16-24 in Hamilton County.

The grants were distributed by BuildWithin, a national apprenticeship intermediary that selected Chattanooga as one of five Apprentice Innovation Districts in 2022

A new apprenticeship program serving Chattanooga and Hamilton County is helping local companies build from within

During November's Apprenticeship Week – which formally launched a remarkable new program called Apprenticeship Works – one local woman from Unum who participated and graduated from its company's apprenticeship program declared to a crowd of Chattanooga's business leaders, elected officials, and media: My apprenticeship is one of the best things in my life.

Local Companies Embrace Modern Apprenticeship Model to Celebrate Youth Apprenticeship Week 2024

Four local companies received a huge boost on Monday for their commitment to youth apprenticeships. $40,000 has been awarded to Allohire, AHS Consulting, Tiny Tigers Learning Center and EPB

This was announced as part of the launch of Youth Apprenticeship Week, as leaders say this is an opportunity to address socio-economic issues.

Chattanooga-Hamilton County becomes one of five Apprenticeship Innovation Districts in the country

The program will be a collaboration between Hamilton County, the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County Schools, the Benwood Foundation, Chattanooga 2.0, and BuildWithin.

The program is geared toward both our community’s youth + adults, who will be able to earn wages while learning and moving into careers.

Chattanooga’s apprenticeship program praised as a national model

As one of five Apprenticeship Innovation Districts across America, Chattanooga was able to offer Daily the opportunity to both work and learn a new skill under a federal grant.

In its first year in Chattanooga, apprenticeships have been developed for 21 types of jobs under the new Apprenticeship Works program, and the county is currently offering 40 other programs through schools, labor unions and trade schools.