Growing Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeships in ...

Growing Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeships in Pennsylvania: Grant Opportunity #1

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August 17, 2021 3:00 PM

Introduction

What is PAsmart?

Growing Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeships

What is PAsmart?

? Governor Wolf's PA Statewide Movement for Accountability, Readiness and Training (PAsmart) framework is designed to better align education, workforce and economic development initiatives and funding.

? Designed as strategic, competitive and cross-sector investment focused on meeting the education and workforce development needs of students, workers, employers, and communities across Pennsylvania

? PAsmart grants support the following PAsmart Principles and Funding Priorities:

Data-driven Innovation

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Cross-sector Partnership

Capacity Building

Cross-sector Alignment

Leveraging Existing Resources

Stakeholder Engagement

Performance Outcomes

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Growing Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeships

? Governor's 2020/2021 PAsmart Growing Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeships initiative created in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry's Apprenticeship and Training Office

? Provides up to $12.5 million in two competitive grant opportunities to align, expand and diversify the apprenticeship model to include nontraditional occupations, non-traditional program models and nontraditional populations

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Growing Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeships

Funds will support apprenticeship through the following opportunities:

1. $11.5 million is available to build, support and expand Registered Apprenticeship and PreApprenticeship Programs with specific focus on diverse talent pipelines and underserved populations, non-traditional occupations, alignment with secondary and/or post-secondary educational institutions, and expedited growth through multi-county or statewide initiatives.

2. $1 million is available to support Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeship through ambassador networks across the Commonwealth.

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