As National Apprenticeship Week wraps up, I am grateful for what has been accomplished to this point when we talk about registered apprenticeship programs, but there is far more education that needs ...

The North Dakota Safety Council calls this blended learning, hands on exercises combined with classroom instruction. The governor has proclaimed November as Registered Apprenticeship Awareness month.

There has been much national debate on how to attract and retain manufacturing jobs in the United States, but it’s the second side of the coin — cultivating a skilled workforce — that needs a ...

Recently, I was asked to speak at a local high school panel discussion with teachers on their in-service day. The purpose was to better inform the educators in attendance of how they might better ...

For years, North Dakota's higher education system has been a statewide concern. There have been numerous legislative discussions, a voter referendum to repeal it altogether and now Gov. Burgum's task ...

Until recently, "tradeswomen" were as common as unicorns. I’m proud to say that the earliest women pioneers in the building trades were carpenters, like me. Although women still comprise a small ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about workforce innovation, skills, and the future of work. In my previous post I talked about the “buy or build” choice ...

The ecological improvement of our transportation system needs a workforce development program to sustain infrastructure construction and maintenance activities. The Capital District Transportation ...

The Medical Assistant (MA) Apprenticeship is a yearlong, earn-as-you-learn program designed to equip candidates with the skills and knowledge to succeed in the role as a certified medical assistant ...

A bill mandating apprenticeship programs for construction workers of major buildings (defined as 10 stories or more) introduced into the City Council on Jan. 18 has received widespread opposition, ...