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Montana expands apprenticeships and retraining after Stillwater Mine layoffs; department seeks WIOA alignment
Summary
The Department of Labor and Industry highlighted growth in registered apprenticeship, incumbent worker training and recent federal dislocated-worker grants — including $3.8 million for Stillwater Mine workers — and urged alignment of WIOA adult-education funding to the department to expand access to HiSET testing and services.
Dr. Sewell, representing the Department of Labor and Industry's Workforce Services Division, gave the subcommittee a program-level briefing that stressed registered apprenticeship growth, targeted retraining grants and rapid response work after major layoffs.
Registered apprenticeship: “We think it's the best kept secret in Montana's workforce arsenal,” Commissioner Sarah Swanson said, describing the state program. The department reported that Montana has registered apprenticeship activity in most counties, trained thousands of apprentices and that apprenticeship completers have average earnings well above statewide averages. The department told legislators the average wage for apprenticeship completers was about $69,000 and the program was training…
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