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County accepts $275,000 apprenticeship-expansion grant, adds one navigator position
Summary
The Health and Community Services Committee approved accepting a $275,000 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act apprenticeship expansion grant and authorized an emergency appropriation and one full-time position focused on expanding apprenticeships in the care economy.
Lake County’s Health and Community Services Committee on Aug. 5 approved accepting a $275,000 Apprenticeship Expansion Grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and authorized an emergency appropriation and the addition of one full‑time apprenticeship navigator.
The grant is the third year of a five‑year cycle to fund apprenticeship navigators who work with employers to build registered apprenticeships and pre‑apprenticeship “earn-and-learn” programs. "This is a really great opportunity here in Lake…
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