The effort will allow Job Corps centers throughout the nation to emphasize pre-apprenticeship programs in green energy and other high-growth industry sectors.

Apprenticeships increase direct benefits for employers, like increased productivity, and indirect ones such as reduced turnover and improved talent pipelines.

In this session, learn about an exciting new nationwide apprenticeship program that addresses the workforce shortage plaguing the roofing industry.

RT3's events will focus on Tesla Solar Roof technology and how contractors can develop their workforce through apprenticeships and working with schools.

Each winner will receive a $1,000 education scholarship, plus $1,500 of tools from RIDGID and a special recognition at PHCC CONNECT 2021.

The grants — ranging from $2 million to $10 million — will bolster states’ efforts to expand programming and inclusive recruitment strategies to attract a diverse workforce.

The NCCER's second edition of Roofing was written in partnership with the National Roofing Contractors Association and meets the Department of Labor’s standards for a time-based apprenticeship program.

Recent actions taken by the Department of Labor will relaunch the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship and eliminate redundant apprenticeship programs.