Worker shortages are increasing across the U.S. There are many reasons for that — including baby boomers retiring from the workforce, skill gaps and an increasingly dangerous landscape for immigrant ...

MADISON, Wis. -- For the fourth year in a row, Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship program set a new record for enrollment. 11,344 youth apprentices enrolled during the 2024-25 school year, a 14% ...

David Polk, director of the Wisconsin Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards, speaks at the state's biennial apprenticeship conference. (Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development) In Brief: The ...

Proposed rule requires 10% apprentices on large state projects. Unions support rule to grow workforce, boost safety training. ABC of Wisconsin warns of higher costs, fewer bidders. Rule still under ...

Enrollment in electrician apprenticeship programs at Mid-State Technical College has grown over the past three years.

Only 1 in 4 Americans now believe a four-year college degree is worth taking out loans, driving students toward trade careers Waunakee High School placed its highest number of students ever in ...

Sharieka Thomas is the first Black woman "A" mechanic for MCTS. She began her apprenticeship in May. The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is one month into a new apprenticeship program for bus ...

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has awarded nearly $2.3 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward worker training grants to 18 Wisconsin employers across the state to ...

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is one of 47 states with a teacher apprenticeship program, but its size doesn’t compare with other states and it is a large issue in Wisconsin’s struggle to retain ...