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Welcome to Diversifying Funding to Support Registered Apprenticeships webinar. This webinar offers an overview of public and private funding opportunities to establish, support, and expand apprenticeship programs. The session features a state-level perspective on apprenticeship funding and explores strategies to diversify funding streams to support apprenticeships. Key takeaways include practical tools and resources to assist in identifying and diversifying funding for your apprenticeship initiatives.

Please view the links to the resources referenced in the webinar.

• The Federal Resources Playbook for Registered Apprenticeship
• State Tax Credits and Tuition Support
• State Incentives to Promote and Support Apprenticeship
• Career One Stop – Local Workforce Development Boards
• Grants.gov
• Michigan RAP Braided Funding and Co-Enrollment Matrix
• SCA Workforce Hub – Types of Apprenticeship Funding (Strategies)

Welcome to Enhancing Apprenticeship Programs Through Strategic Workforce Partnerships webinar. In this insightful pre-recorded session, our strategic partner, the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) explores the power of collaboration between industry leaders, educational institutions, government bodies, and workforce development boards, to strengthen apprenticeship initiatives.

Welcome to Building Youth Apprenticeship Programs through Strategic Workforce Partnerships webinar. This webinar underscores the value of youth apprenticeship programs, showcasing insights from an employer who has successfully integrated youth into their company. Workforce boards, the apprenticeship system, and community colleges share a common goal: connecting workers to economic opportunities while meeting the skill requirements of employers in high-demand industries.

Welcome to our webinar series on the importance of data collection in Registered Apprenticeships.

The first webinar in our series is Collecting and Using Accurate Demographic Data – Part 1. In this pre-recorded session, our consultants, Cori Di Biase, and Dr. Kimberly Harris, discuss the important role of data collection in fostering diversity within Apprenticeships, the significance of effective data gathering in enhancing diversity, and explore how demographic data can be a catalyst for understanding the workforce and gaining a competitive edge in the talent marketplace.

Part 2 of our data webinar series is focused on the intricacies of demographic data requests within RA program guidelines and their insights into the permissible questions and fields while exploring the collaborative potential between industries and apprentices to promote diversity in Apprenticeships.

In Part 3, Cori Di Biase and Dr. Kimberly Harris focus on the types of required data to be collected and begins to consider how these conversations can best serve the interests of a career seeker by highlighting their talents, strengths, and needs.

In Part 4 Dr. Kimberly Harris and Cori Di Biase continue their discussion of demographic data requests within the RA program guidelines. In this session, the presenters pivot from data collection to beginning to utilize data in strategic, affirmative action, and outreach planning efforts.

In Part 5, Cori Di Biase and Dr. Kimberly Harris discuss the significance of leveraging data in an effective communication strategy. They discuss how data can be used to measure success in affirmative action planning, with a particular focus on using data as a tool to understand the context. Mr. Di Biase and Dr Harris also discuss how intentional and strategic actions can be utilized to craft an effective communication strategy.

In this first webinar, Mentorship 101, Dr. Kimberly Harris explores the essential elements of mentorship, including open communication, role modeling, and DEIAB (diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging). She emphasizes the importance of intentionality in connecting these components. Dr. Harris also examines mentorship in Registered Apprenticeship programs, highlighting its significance and how it differs from other mentorships. The session concludes with a deep dive into the role of evaluations in mentorship programs.

In the second webinar of the series, Mentorship Program Design, Cori Di Biase discusses designing effective mentorship programs, emphasizing how program goals shape their structure. He highlights the importance of aligning program elements with participant needs and concludes with a thorough discussion on evaluating the effectiveness of these program components.

In the third webinar, Defining Recruitment Goals & Key Stakeholders, Dr. Kimberly Harris and Mr. Cori Di Biase discuss the importance of defining recruitment goals and of understanding the role of a mentor. The webinar also outlines the need to involve mentors and other key stakeholders in the refinement and execution of the mentor recruitment process and includes recruitment sources for good mentors. The webinar concludes by presenting the role of evaluation and the ongoing learning it provides to enhance the mentorship process.

In the fourth webinar, Navigating Mentee Needs Assessment and Mentor Matching, Dr. Kimberly Harris and Mr. Cori Di Biase discuss best practices in assessing mentee needs. They also share the importance of aligning mentee needs with mentor experience, expertise, and identity and offer insights into mentee needs assessment. The webinar wrap ups by presenting the role of evaluation and the application of evaluation to understand and improve the effectiveness of the matching process.

Hub team members Dorinda Byers and Dina Igoe hosted two Registered Apprenticeship Best Practices webinars focused on recruitment for Women in Manufacturing (WIM). In the first part of the 2-part webinar series, they covered recruiting 101, successful recruitment techniques and the importance of developing relationships and engagement.

In the second webinar, Dorinda Byers and Dina Igoe joined WIM to talk about successful recruitment techniques, connecting with students and Gen Z and using data to help in recruiting.

Hub team members Dina Igoe and Dorinda Byers, joined by Sinclair Community College and Warren County Career Center, hosted a new webinar, Employer Engagement in Registered Apprenticeships in partnership with the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers (NCATC). The webinar highlighted effective tactics, resources, and strategies to increase employer involvement in Apprenticeship program planning and outlined a robust employer engagement strategy to build lasting community partnerships.

Hub Sr. Advisor, Dorinda Byers, and co-presenter Dina Igoe, developed and presented an Apprenticeship Overview webinar to members of Women in Engineering Ohio (WEN Ohio). This session explores how the SCA Workforce Hub partners with employers to strengthen talent pipelines and develop a skilled workforce through RA programs.