Wisconsin Gets Federal Funding for Apprenticeships

Thursday, August 1st, 2024 -- 9:01 AM

(Bob Hague, Wisconsin Radio Network) Wisconsin gets federal funding for apprenticeships.

According to Bob Hague with Wisconsin Radio Network, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development announced Tuesday it will receive just over a million dollars through the U.S. Department of Labor’s State Apprenticeship Expansion created under President Biden’s Investing in America program.

DWD says the grant will grow Wisconsin’s Registered Apprenticeship program which allows participants to earn wages while they gain the know-how for a high-skill, high-paying job. Last year, participation in the program broke a record with nearly 17,000 apprentices statewide.

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