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20180723T085728 Upcoming Webinar- Sustainability: Partnership Development and Diversification of FundsRegister Now U.S. Department of Labor YouthBuild is one source of funding for YouthBuild, but should not be considered the sole or primary source of funding. Strong programs diversify funding and build strong partnerships on the local, regional, state, and federal level to bolster the stability that DOL YouthBuild funding provides. |
20181012T112940 National Apprenticeship Week 2018!This November 12 – 18, 2018 we will celebrate the third annual National Apprenticeship Week and we want this year’s celebration to be bigger and touch even more communities. |
20170824T132018 YouthBuild Program on NPR!The Disconnect: America's Youth Crisis, Part 3 - Program Aims to Empower Disconnected Youth in Rural Communities |
20170816T111112 Sign Up for the WorkforceGPS Member Directory!It takes just a minute, and will give you the opportunity to network with your peers, reconnect with someone you met at a conference, or ask questions of an expert. |
20171108T133137 Recognizing Native American Heritage MonthFrom R. Alexander Acosta, United States Secretary of Labor |
20171114T085159 Highlight Your YouthBuild Program During National Apprenticeship WeekIt’s National Apprenticeship Week! Another great time to showcase the great work of our YouthBuild programs. |
20171114T101725 New WorkforceGPS Collection: Performance ReportingWorkforceGPS is proud to announce the release of its latest collection, Performance Reporting . This is a centralized collection of information for Performance Reporting-related policies and resources for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) employment and training programs. |
20171127T121646 Youth Cohort Challenge: Short Applications Due December 15, 2017Is effectively engaging and retaining OSY a challenge in your local area? How would you like to be part of a diverse and dynamic group consisting of participants from around the country that focuses on tackling this issue head-on? Apply now to participate in the Youth Cohort Challenge. |
20170605T151715 Four-year college not for you? There are many pathways to career successWhile college remains a goal for many, advocates are pushing other options that provide youth, such as Soria, experience and credentials for high-demand jobs.They include everything from short-term certificate programs to structured apprenticeships from institutions, such as the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Yakima Valley Community College and Perry Technical Institute |
20171101T070144 Newly Updated: Construction Training at a YouthBuild ProgramThe revision of the Construction Handbook was done to ensure that DOL YouthBuild Grantees have the most relevant and up-to-date information in hand for sustaining a well-managed and compliant work site. |
20171019T134440 National Apprenticeship Week 2017!Mark your calendars for November 13 - 19, 2017 as we will celebrate the third annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). |
20170502T153359 Gen 2 Gen Summer + DOLThe #Gen2GenSummer Challenge is part of Encore.org’s Generation to Generation campaign, a national effort to inspire adults over 50 to make a positive difference in the lives of children and youth. |
20171027T080504 WorkforceGPS Is Taking Your Relationship to the Next Level; Chat (Beta Version) Now Available!The DOL YouthBuild Community of Practice knows you've been in love with WorkforceGPS for a while now, and things are getting pretty serious. That's why we're excited to help you take things to the next level and introduce you to Chat. |
20170905T115623 Local YouthBuild leaders take on national rolesTwo students from Randolph County Housing Authority (YouthBuild North Central in Elkins) have been elected to the program's National Young Leaders Council. |
20170914T151249 Four-year college not for you? There are many pathways to career successWhen he wasn’t studying for the high school diploma he’ll get next Friday, 17-year-old Alvaro Soria of Toppenish was helping build a home for Habitat for Humanity. The work is part of the YouthBuild program, which provides job training in construction for Lower Yakima Valley youths ages 16 to 24. For Soria, it’s one step toward his career goal: becoming an electrician after attending Perry Technical Institute. |
20200624T125928 YouthBuild USA CEO: Prison experience helps me lead my company through uncertainty of COVID-19USA Today, June 23, 2020, Opinion Traditional advice for CEOs no longer works. Business leaders need to look at the long game and prepare for action years down the road, just as I did while incarcerated. |
20201028T090119 Workforce Resources’ YouthBuild Program Wins Prominent Economic Development AwardWorkforce Resources, Inc. today was presented with their 2020 Community and Economic Development Award (CEDA) for the Chippewa County YouthBuild program. Workforce Resources won the CEDA award in the Talent Development category, which recognizes initiatives or programs that drive workforce development efforts to strengthen Wisconsin’s labor force. |
20200813T125950 DOL Announces $42 Million in Youth Apprenticeship Readiness Grant AwardsOn July 1st, DOL/ETA announced the award of $42,296,247 in Youth Apprenticeship Readiness grants to 14 organizations to increase participation by youth, ages 16 to 24, in new or existing Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs). |
20200327T143242 DOL YouthBuild TA and MIS Newsletter!In case you missed it, we are excited to share that we have combined our TA and Resources Newsletter with our MIS Newsletter into a new format, in order to streamline information and ensure more staff at YouthBuild programs have access to valuable updates and resources. |
20201221T171129 U.S. Department of Labor Announces YouthBuild Funding OpportunityThe Department of Labor (DOL) has published a YouthBuild Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for $89 million in grants to support and expand YouthBuild programs across the country. YouthBuild, a pre-apprenticeship model, provides at-risk youth ages 16-24 with education and occupational skill development to obtain employment in construction and other in-demand industries. |
20210201T093103 Training and Technical Assistance Opportunity to Address Youth Homelessness and Juvenile JusticeJoin us to help address the intersections of youth homelessness and juvenile justice. Apply today for a unique training and technical assistance opportunity to address the intersections of youth justice and youth homelessness. Your community has the chance to be a national leader in addressing the issue of youth homelessness and juvenile justice, a critical issue for our young people. |
20200612T131508 Custom E-Mail AlertsWorkforceGPS has implemented a new way for you to stay up to date about the content you care about by allowing you to create a customized email alert. You will now have the ability to tailor emails from across WorkforceGPS and this Community by specific filters. Check out this video which describes this new feature and how you can set it up! |
20201008T140130 2020 National Apprenticeship Week - November 8-14, 2020DOL has announced the sixth annual National Apprenticeship Week 2020 taking place November 8-14! |
20200825T095042 The Department of Health and Human Services Request for Information on programs serving youthThe Department of Health and Human Services issued a Request for Information (RFI) in order to seek information about programs that provide services to help young people, ages 16 to 24, advance on education and employment pathways. |
20201202T115526 Request for Information (RFI) on Expanding Work-Based Learning Opportunities for YouthThe Department of Education has published a Request for Information (RFI) on Expanding Work-Based Learning Opportunities for Youth and will use submitted information to inform its implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V). Responses are due by January 13, 2021. |