Union Apprenticeships: The Bachelor’s Degrees of the Construction Industry
Graduating college is not the only pathway to economic security and upward mobility for American workers. Through registered apprenticeship programs, the construction industry enables blue-collar workers to achieve middle class lifestyles. However, not all construction apprenticeship programs operate the same way. While outcomes for participants in joint labor-management (or union) apprenticeship programs rival those for […]
The Apprenticeship Alternative
Registered apprenticeships are training programs in which participants get the opportunity to “earn while they learn” with tuition costs covered by employers or joint labor-management organizations, who gain access to a pool of skilled, productive, and safe workers. Apprenticeship training is particularly important to the construction industry.