Recent Press Coverage
| Date | Title | Author | Publication | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/28/2020 | Tech Apprenticeships Promise A New Path For Diverse Candidates | Brian Nordli | Built In Seattle | https://builtin.com/diversity-inclusion/apprenticeship-training-programs-offer-diverse-hiring-solution |
| 4/21/2020 | Microsoft, Amazon prepare to onboard their largest-ever intern classes – virtually | Paxtyn Merten | Puget Sound Business Journal | https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2020/04/21/microsoft-amazon-prepare-to-onboard-their-largest.html |
| 4/13/2020 | COVID-19 Changes Internships, Apprenticeships | Kathy Gurchiek | HR News | https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/organizational-and-employee-development/pages/covid19-causes-changes-to-internships-apprenticeships.aspx |
| 3/15/2020 | Tech companies are 'still heavily committed' to apprenticeships: Apprenti CEO | Brooke DiPalma | Yahoo! Finance | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tech-companies-are-still-heavily-committed-to-apprenticeships-apprenti-ceo-144114584.html |
| 3/13/2020 | How Apparenti is changing the tech apprenticeship space | On The Move | Yahoo! Finance | https://finance.yahoo.com/video/apparenti-changing-tech-apprenticeship-space-170154721.html |
| 3/12/2020 | Grants provide more apprenticeship opportunities for NJ residents | Raven Santana | NJTV | https://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/grants-provide-more-apprenticeship-opportunities-for-nj-residents/ |
| 3/10/2020 | N.J.’s registered apprenticeship programs top 1,000; awarded $3M in new grants | Emily Bader | ROI NJ | https://www.roi-nj.com/2020/03/11/industry/n-j-s-registered-apprenticeship-programs-tops-1000-awards-3m-in-new-grants/ |
| 3/10/2020 | NJ’s Registered Apprenticeship programs top 1,000 | David Hutter | NJBiz | https://njbiz.com/njs-registered-apprenticeship-programs-top-1000/ |
| 1/15/2020 | From jobs to debts – with a dash of bitcoin and college | John Crudele | New York Post | https://nypost.com/2020/01/15/from-jobs-to-debts-with-a-dash-of-bitcoin-and-college/ |
| 12/30/2019 | Tech job access for all: New Yorkers of all backgrounds, from across the income spectrum, deserve a shot at upward mobility | Jonathan Bowles and Eli Dvorkin | New York Daily News | https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-tech-job-access-for-all-20191230-wpjhk5t4xvfjvacjxgnoecyxwm-story.html |
| 12/10/2019 | This Non-profit Trains Minorities, Women to Work in Tech | Hope King and Tim Stenovec | Cheddar | https://cheddar.com/media/this-non-profit-trains-minorities-women-to-work-in-tech |
| 11/27/2019 | Rebooting the apprenticeship for tech jobs | Bill Kerr | Harvard Business School | https://www.hbs.edu/managing-the-future-of-work/podcast/Pages/podcast-details.aspx?episode=12186038 |
| 11/26/2019 | New IT apprenticeship program coming to Nicholls | Drew Miller | Tri-Parish Times | https://www.houmatimes.com/news/new-it-apprenticeship-program-coming-to-nicholls/article_7e03f974-10a5-11ea-8853-5b587325fbe2.html |
| 11/19/2019 | Innovating in Apprenticeship | Staff | US Department of Labor Blog | https://blog.dol.gov/2019/11/19/innovating-in-apprenticeship |
| 11/15/2019 | Apprenti Elevates Diversity of Tech Skills & People | Larry Sivitz | Seattle24x7 | https://www.seattle24x7.com/commentary/pioneer-squared/2019/11/15/apprenti-elevates-diversity-of-tech-skills-people/ |
| 11/11/2019 | Mayor Sharon Weston Broome proclaims Registered Technology Apprenticeship Week | Justin Franklin | Baton Rouge Proud | https://www.brproud.com/uncategorized/mayor-sharon-weston-broome-proclaims-registered-technology-apprenticeship-week/ |
| 11/8/2019 | First Apprenti Louisiana cybersecurity class graduates | Caitie Burkes | Greater Baton Rouge Business Report | https://www.businessreport.com/newsletters/first-apprenti-louisiana-cybersecurity-class-graduates |
| 11/1/2019 | Michael Schutzler Transforms the Washington Technology Industry Association Into a Powerful Force | Heidi Mills | Seattle Business Magazine | https://www.seattlebusinessmag.com/technology/michael-schutzler-transforms-washington-technology-industry-association-powerful-force |
| 10/18/2019 | Tech training program aims to scale ahead of Amazon's Nashville arrival | Joel Stinnet | Nashville Business Journal | https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/10/18/tech-training-program-aims-to-scale-ahead-of.html |
| 10/16/2019 | East Baton Rouge Parish/City of Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome Proclaims Registered Technology Apprenticeship Week | Staff | Houtson Style Magazine | http://stylemagazine.com/news/2019/oct/16/east-baton-rouge-parishcity-baton-rouge-mayor-shar/ |
| 10/3/2019 | New BFIT programing trains job-seekers for high tech career | Yukun Zhang | Dorchester Reporter | https://www.dotnews.com/2019/new-bfit-programing-trains-job-seekers-high-tech-career |
| 9/30/2019 | Apprenti Louisiana Now Accepting Enrollment for Prospective Apprentices | Staff | Biz New Orleans | https://www.bizneworleans.com/apprenti-louisiana-now-accepting-enrollment-for-prospective-apprentices/ |
| 9/24/2019 | SRP Apprenti program trains former NGS employees for IT careers in the Valley | Graham Bosch | Chamber Business News | https://chamberbusinessnews.com/2019/09/24/srp-apprenti-program-trains-former-ngs-employees-for-it-careers-in-the-valley/ |
| 9/18/2019 | NGS workers redeploy to new jobs in Phoenix | Krista Allen | Navajo Times | https://navajotimes.com/biz/ngs-workers-redeploy-to-new-jobs-in-phoenix/ |
| 9/18/2019 | Training targets mid-level tech jobs | Yawu Miller | Bay State Banner | https://www.baystatebanner.com/2019/09/18/training-targets-mid-level-tech-jobs/ |
| 8/2/2019 | Moving from Coal to Computers | Larry Hendricks | Flagstaff Business News | https://www.flagstaffbusinessnews.com/moving-from-coal-to-computers/ |
| 7/25/2019 | The best employers of our veterans | Blair Shiff | Fox Business | https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/the-best-employers-of-our-veterans |
| 7/19/2019 | Apprentice program is boosting Baton Rouge tech workforce | Annie Ourso Landry | Business Report | https://www.businessreport.com/business/apprenti-louisiana-apprentice-tech-workforce |
| 7/18/2019 | WTIA Apprenti program opens doors to tech | Carolyn Bick | Puget Sound Business Journal | https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2019/07/18/wtia-apprenti-program-opens-doors-technology-msft.html |
| 7/16/2019 | From coal to computers: Navajo Generating Station workers retrain for tech industry | Larry Hendricks | Navajo-Hopi Observer | https://www.nhonews.com/news/2019/jul/16/coal-computers-navajo-generating-station-workers-r/ |
| 7/9/2019 | With First Massachusetts Cohort, Apprenti Aims to Fill the Tech Talent Gap | Rowan Walrath | BostInno | https://www.americaninno.com/boston/bostinno-bytes/with-first-massachusetts-cohort-apprenti-aims-to-fill-the-tech-talent-gap/ |
| 5/30/2019 | Utah has unfilled tech jobs. These new apprenticeships will train candidates to fill them. | Sean P. Means | Salt Lake Tribune | https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/05/30/utah-has-unfilled-tech/ |
| 5/29/2019 | New apprenticeship program aims to fill tech talent void in Utah | Art Raymond | Deseret News | https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900073010/new-apprenticeship-program-aims-to-fill-tech-talent-void-in-utah.html |
| 5/29/2019 | Silicon Slopes offers paid apprenticeship in tech | Max Roth and Lauren Steinbrecher | Fox 13 Salt Lake City | https://fox13now.com/2019/05/29/silicon-slopes-offers-paid-apprenticeship-in-tech/ |
| 5/8/2019 | IT apprentice program graduates first class | Timothy Boone | The Advocate | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_5d69e4a6-71b0-11e9-9910-97d98614e42a.html |
| 5/3/2019 | Geeks Give Back award winner: WTIA’s Apprenti program provides path to ‘life changing’ tech jobs | Lisa Stiffler | GeekWire | https://www.geekwire.com/2019/geeks-give-back-award-winner-wtias-apprenti-program-provides-path-life-changing-tech-jobs/ |
| 3/1/2019 | Military Veterans Can Jump-Start Careers In IT With This New, Free Program | Ken Larson | The Medium | https://medium.com/@Smalltofeds/military-veterans-can-jump-start-careers-in-it-with-this-new-free-program-812a1cc3b700 |
| 2/12/2019 | Apprenti Cincinnati is Looking for Tech Talent | Fox 19 | http://www.fox19.com/video/2019/02/12/apprenti-cincinnati-is-looking-tech-talent/ | |
| 2/12/2019 | Cincinnati Chamber, CIO Roundtable launch tech apprentice program | David Holthaus | Soapbox Cincinnati | http://www.soapboxmedia.com/innovationnews/Apprenti-Cincinnati.aspx |
| 2/12/2019 | New program aims to fill Cincinnati's tech worker shortage | Andy Brownfield | Cincinnati Business Courier | https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2019/02/12/new-program-aims-to-fill-cincinnatis-tech-worker.html |
| 2/12/2019 | No experience? No problem! Vets can jump-start careers in IT with this new, free program | Joshua Axelrod | Military Times | https://rebootcamp.militarytimes.com/transition-tips/education/2019/02/12/no-experience-no-problem-vets-can-jump-start-careers-in-it-with-this-new-free-program/ |
| 2/11/2019 | 11,000 tech jobs open: New Cincinnati chamber program aims to begin filling that need | Mark Curnutte | Cincinnati Enquirer | https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/02/11/cincinnati-chamber-program-address-major-shortage-tech-workers/2811265002/ |
| 2/8/2019 | Central Oregon Community College tries to build code school in Bend | Kathleen McLaughlin | The Bulletin | https://www.bendbulletin.com/business/6915665-151/central-oregon-community-college-tries-to-build-code |
| 2/8/2019 | The State of Tech | Preston Callicott | Cascade Business News | http://cascadebusnews.com/the-state-of-tech/ |
| 2/7/2019 | Oregon’s First Journey Level Software Developers | Staff | Cascade Business News | http://cascadebusnews.com/oregons-first-journey-level-software-developers/ |
| 2/2/2019 | Cincinnati Chamber-led Apprenti Cincinnati launches to grow regional tech talent through apprenticeships | Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber | North Kentucky Tribune | https://www.nkytribune.com/2019/02/cincinnati-chamber-led-apparent-cincinnati-launches-to-grow-regional-tech-talent-through-apprenticeships/ |
| 1/15/2019 | Living the tech dream, thanks to a novel apprenticeship program | Beth Pinsker | Reuters | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-world-work-apprenti/living-the-tech-dream-thanks-to-a-novel-apprenticeship-program-idUSKCN1P91CY |
| 11/23/2018 | Apprenticeship program for tech workers expands into central Ohio | Mark Williams | The Columbus Dispatch | https://www.dispatch.com/news/20181123/apprenticeship-program-for-tech-workers-expands-into-central-ohio |
| 11/20/2018 | Tech apprenticeship program Apprenti graduates its 1st class, sending workers to Microsoft, Amazon and others | Nat Levy | GeekWire | https://www.geekwire.com/2018/tech-apprenticeship-program-apprenti-graduates-1st-class-sending-workers-microsoft-amazon-others/ |
| 10/19/2018 | LWC Launches Apprenti LA, First IT Apprenticeship Program in the State | Nina Luckman | Workers Compensation | https://www.workerscompensation.com/news_read.php?id=30731 |
| 10/15/2018 | No tech degree? No problem. Tech Council launches Apprenti program to meet Nashville's demand for skilled employees | Jamie McGee | Nashville Tennessean | https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/10/15/nashville-technology-council-apprenti-program-tech-jobs/764439002/ |
| 10/11/2018 | Detroit’s Workforce Intelligence Network, OneMagnify Bring Apprenticeship Program to Metro Detroit | Grace Turner | DBusiness Daily | http://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/Annual-2018/Detroits-Workforce-Intelligence-Network-OneMagnify-Bring-Apprenticeship-Program-to-Metro-Detroit/ |
| 10/4/2018 | Baton Rouge tech workforce getting boost from state's first registered tech apprenticeship program | Sam Karlin | The Advocate | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_a14d8e08-c7dc-11e8-948e-4f88de33b7d1.html |
| 9/26/2018 | Tech industry apprenticeship program up and running in Eugene | Elon Glucklich | Reigster Guard | https://www.registerguard.com/news/20180926/tech-industry-apprenticeship-program-up-and-running-in-eugene |
| 9/24/2018 | No Four-Year Degree? An Apprenticeship Could Be Your Ticket to a New Career | Tiffany Connors | Penny Hoarder | https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/make-money/apprenticeship-programs/?aff_id=2&aff_sub2=homepage |
| 8/22/2018 | Seattle’s Apprenti seeks to take its tech apprenticeship program nationwide | Anna Hensel | VentureBeat | https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/22/seattles-apprenti-seeks-to-take-its-tech-apprenticeship-program-nationwide/ |
| 7/19/2018 | Tech Training Programs: What’s the Best Model for Success? | Alexis Buchanan | Nonprofit Quarterly | https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/07/19/tech-training-programs-whats-the-best-model-for-success/ |
| 6/27/2018 | Episode 141: Future of Work: Apprenticeships and Employing People With Disabilities | Jessica Miller-Merrell | Workology | https://workology.com/apprenticeships-and-employing-people-with-disabilities/ |
| 6/20/2018 | New Washtenaw County program to offer paid tech apprenticeships, emphasizing underrepresented groups | Sarah Rigg | Concentrate | http://www.secondwavemedia.com/concentrate/innovationnews/apprenti0461.aspx |
| 6/19/2018 | Louisiana lands $1.3M in federal dollars for labor programs, including tech workforce initiative | Sam Karlin | The Advocate | http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_057f9e20-7404-11e8-9dde-23a295f52f9f.html |
| 6/4/2018 | WTIA’s Apprenti Program Raises $290K | Todd Matthews | South Sound Business | https://southsoundbiz.com/wtias-apprenti-program-raises-290k/ |
| 3/6/2018 | Apprenticeship program gives tech sector a boost | Sherri Buri Mcdonald | The Register-Guard | http://registerguard.com/rg/business/bluechip/36497515-62/apprenticeship-program-gives-tech-sector-a-boost.html.csp |
| 2/28/2018 | Why Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and Salesforce All Have Apprenticeship Programs | Heather Huhman | Inc. | https://www.inc.com/heather-r-huhman/why-amazon-ibm-microsoft-salesforce-all-have-apprenticeship-programs.html |
| 1/31/2018 | How a new Nashville apprentice program got its roots in Amazon's hometown | Joel Stinnett | Nashville Business Journal | https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/01/31/how-a-newnashville-apprentice-program-got-its.html |
| 1/11/2018 | Tech Apprenticeship Program Now Accepting Applications | CBN Staff | Cascade Business News | http://cascadebusnews.com/tech-apprenticeship-program-now-accepting-applications/ |
| 1/10/2018 | Apprentices needed in tech world | Joseph Gallivan | Business Tribune | http://portlandtribune.com/but/239-news/383666-271429-apprentices-needed-in-tech-world |
| 12/21/2017 | Oregon Tech Employers Look to Apprenticeships to Build Local Skills | Ben Romano | Xconomy | https://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2017/12/21/oregon-tech-employers-look-to-apprenticeships-to-build-local-skills/ |
| 12/13/2017 | Redmond-Based Tech Apprenticeship Program Expands Nationally | Zoe Branch | 425 Business | https://425business.com/apprenti-expands-nationally/ |
| 12/1/2017 | New tech apprentice program heading to Lane County | Sherri Buri McDonald | Register-Guard | http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/36174899-75/new-tech-apprentice-program-heading-to-lane-county.html.csp#.WiHHW11QmfA.twitter |
| 11/27/2017 | After Successful Pilot, Apprenti Expands Tech Training Program | Sarah Schmid Stevenson | Xconomy | https://www.xconomy.com/detroit-ann-arbor/2017/11/27/after-successful-pilot-apprenti-expands-tech-training-program/ |
| 11/16/2017 | Tech-training apprenticeship expanding to Ohio, 3 other states | Carrie Ghose | Columbus Business Journal | https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/11/16/tech-training-apprenticeship-expanding-to-ohio-3.html |
| 11/16/2017 | Apprenti Tech Apprenticeship Program Expands Nationally | Larry Sivitz | Seattle 24x7 | https://www.seattle24x7.com/community/e-city/2017/11/16/apprenti-tech-apprenticeship-program-expands-nationally/ |
| 11/15/2017 | Tech apprenticeship program launches in Bend | Kathleen McLoughin | Bend Bulletin | http://www.bendbulletin.com/business/5755941-151/tech-apprenticeship-program-launches-in-bend |
| 11/14/2017 | WTIA’s Apprenti program is turning out skilled tech workers by the dozens, with no tuition costs | Lisa Stiffler | GeekWire | https://www.geekwire.com/2017/wtias-apprenti-program-turning-skilled-tech-workers-dozens-no-tuition-costs/ |
| 10/20/2017 | Apprenticeships, long common in blue-collar industries, are coming to white-collar office work | Jena McGregor | Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/10/20/apprenticeships-long-common-in-blue-collar-industries-are-coming-to-white-collar-office-work/?utm_term=.d0edc47a88a7 |
| 7/20/2017 | Apprenticeship As a Tool to Address the Diversity Gap | Jarod Karol | Tech Inclusion | https://blog.techinclusion.co/apprenticeship-as-a-tool-to-address-the-diversity-gap-ebe62fd60470 |
| 6/13/2017 | Washington State Program Could Be Model for Trump Apprenticeship Push | Benjamin Romano | Xconomy | http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2017/06/13/washington-state-program-could-be-model-for-trump-apprenticeship-push/ |
| 5/2/2017 | Washington governor to honor 37 apprentices headed for tech jobs thanks to Apprenti program | Kurt Schlosser | GeekWire | https://www.geekwire.com/2017/washington-governor-honor-37-apprentices-headed-tech-jobs-thanks-apprenti-program/ |
| 4/18/2017 | How Trump's order on H-1B visas could affect Washington | Natalie Brand | King 5 | http://www.king5.com/news/politics/how-trumps-order-on-h-1b-visas-could-affect-washington/432343696 |
| 4/11/2017 | As Trump Throttles Immigration, Tech Looks to Apprentices for Its Needs | Salvador Rodriguez | Inc. | https://www.inc.com/salvador-rodriguez/trump-h1b-apprenticeships.html |
| 3/21/2017 | New tech apprenticeship racks up 1,000 applicants, first two success stories | Katherine Long | Seattle Times | http://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/a-new-tech-apprenticeship-racks-up-1000-applicants-and-its-first-two-success-stories/ |
| 3/8/2017 | Washington Apprenticeship Program Opens Doors to Tech Careers | Ben Romano | Xconomy | http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2017/03/08/washington-apprenticeship-program-opens-doors-to-tech-careers/ |
| 2/17/2017 | Tech leaders look to mine political chaos for policies that benefit the industry | Lisa Stiffler | GeekWire | http://www.geekwire.com/2017/tech-leaders-look-mine-political-chaos-policies-benefit-industry/ |
| 10/6/2016 | Tech Apprenticeship Program in Washington State to Expand Nationwide | Don Tennant | IT Business Edge | http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/from-under-the-rug/tech-apprenticeship-program-in-washington-state-to-expand-nationwide.html |
| 10/5/2016 | Why industry and education must collaborate to solve the tech talent gap, fight sexism and ageism | Clare McGrane | GeekWire | http://www.geekwire.com/2016/tech-leaders-say-industry-education-must-collaborate-solve-tech-talent-gap/ |
| 9/27/2016 | Tech association gets $7.5M to expand apprenticeship program nationwide | Becky Monk | Puget Sound Business Journal | http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/09/tech-association-gets-7-5m-to-expand.html |
| 9/27/2016 | WTIA apprenticeship program awarded $7.5M to expand nationally, tackle diversity and talent gap | Clare McGrane | GeekWire | http://www.geekwire.com/2016/wtia-apprenticeship-program-awarded-7-5m-expand-nationally-tackle-diversity-talent-gap/ |
| 9/27/2016 | WTIA receives $7.5 million from U.S. for apprentice program | Rachel Lerman | Seattle Times | http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/wtia-receives-75-million-from-us-for-apprentice-program/ |
| 9/27/2016 | WTIA Apprenti Program A Model for the Nation | Larry Sivitz | Seattle 24x7 | http://www.seattle24x7.com/community/whats-brewing/2016/09/28/fresh-tech-spresso-shots-from-around-the-sound/ |
| 9/27/2016 | How An Apprenticeship Pilot Might Solve Tech's Diversity Problem | Kavi Guppta | Forbes | http://www.forbes.com/sites/kaviguppta/2016/09/27/how-an-apprenticeship-pilot-might-solve-techs-diversity-problem/#67e58f734f6c |
| 9/14/2016 | Tech apprenticeship to train 600 workers for Seattle-area companies including Microsoft, F5 | Ashley Stewart | Puget Sound Business Journal | http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/09/tech-apprenticeship-to-train-600-workers.html |
| 9/14/2016 | ‘Apprenti’ program aims to train and place 600 tech workers, led by WTIA and backed by $3.5M grant | Lisa Stiffler | GeekWire | http://www.geekwire.com/2016/apprenti-program-aims-train-place-600-tech-workers-led-wtia-backed-3-5m-grant/ |
| 7/20/2016 | When will women in tech become the norm? | Jenny Kelly | Cloud Tweaks | http://cloudtweaks.com/2016/07/will-women-tech-become-norm/ |
| 7/18/2016 | Who’s fixing tech’s diversity problems? | Jackie Zubrzycki | Crosscut | http://crosscut.com/2016/07/the-tech-industry-sets-out-to-solve-its-diversity-problem/ |
| 7/7/2016 | Two new apprenticeship programs in Seattle area aim to launch tech careers | Katherine Long | Seattle Times | http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/two-new-apprenticeship-programs-in-seattle-area-aim-to-launch-tech-careers/ |
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