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Committee reviews expansion of registered apprenticeships and pre‑apprenticeship pathways
Summary
The Youth Empowerment Committee heard local workforce leaders describe registered apprenticeship benefits, recruitment tactics and how pre‑apprenticeships can shorten training time; members emphasized transportation and school partnerships as priorities for 16–24-year-olds.
The Youth Empowerment Committee on Feb. 25 heard presentations on growing registered apprenticeships and pre‑apprenticeship pathways aimed at connecting students aged 16–24 to in‑demand careers.
Doreen Lund, apprenticeship manager at CareerSource Northeast Florida, told the committee that apprenticeships are an “earn as you learn” model in which participants are employees from day one, receive classroom and on‑the‑job training, and earn nationally recognized credentials when they complete registered programs. Lund said Florida has thousands of apprentices and participating employers and cited a national goal—to reach 1,000,000 apprentices—as part of efforts to scale programs.
Lund distinguished registered pre‑apprenticeship programs…
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