This week, November 17-23, 2024, is National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). As an industry-led coalition, the Coalition for Career Development (CCD) Center recognizes the value apprenticeship offers to ALL learners and industries across the country.
To attract, retain, and advance the next generation of talent, we need to reach adolescents, teens, and young adults as early as possible to spare them the potential snare of poverty. We need to reach those who have yet to earn a living wage or risk the opportunity to achieve the economic and social mobility that all working adults deserve in a prosperous nation.
But how can we build this skilled workforce and ensure every American can contribute to our local, national, and global economies? By designing and offering high-quality pre-apprenticeship programs for ALL youth and young adults.