Denver Introduces Cohort of Youth Apprentices with CareerWise Colorado

Youth apprenticeships develop pathways into the city and the workforce through relevant and valuable work experience

City of Denver News Release

CareerWise Awarded $5M USDOL Grant to Assist Increase in Registered Youth Apprenticeship

CareerWise, a nonprofit developing a modern youth apprenticeship system in Colorado, today announced it has received a $5M grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. With the grant, CareerWise and its partner organizations, Ascend Indiana, EmployIndy and Horizon Education Alliance in Indiana, CityBridge Education in Washington, D.C., and HERE to HERE in New York City will create 900 total registered youth apprenticeships for high school students across a number of modern industries.

Colorado’s First Modern Youth Apprentices Hit the Job Market

“Of course apprentices are learning the technical know-how of a particular job, but if there’s a lesson from the economy’s sudden plunge, it’s that America needs an adaptable, resilient workforce,” said Ginsburg. “It’s the essential soft skills apprentices learn through working alongside professionals—skills like collaboration, problem solving, communication—that are creating the conditions for the workforce of the future.”

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