In July, Apprenti celebrated the graduation of 30 Washington, DC area apprentices at Amazon’s offices in Herndon, Virginia. The graduates were placed with Amazon for their on-the-job training to become Data Center Technicians, Network Technicians, Cloud Support Associates, or Associate…
Apprenti held an Apprenticeship Accelerator for the Silicon Slopes Apprenti program to launch tech apprenticeship in Utah in May. Apprenti is partnering with Silicon Slopes, Utah Department of Workforce Services, Talent Ready Utah, and the STEM Action Center to establish…
On May 18th, WTIA held its third annual Giving Gala to raise money to help underrepresented groups transition into the tech sector via Apprenti’s registered apprenticeship program. Approximately 350 people attended, among them were hiring partners Microsoft and F5, training…
On May 2nd, GeekWire honored the best in the Pacific Northwest technology world with their annual awards night at the Museum of Pop Culture. Included in their honorees this year were the Washington Technology Industry Association and Apprenti, winning the…
In April, our first cohort of Cincinnati-based software development apprentices began their training at MAX Technical Training. These nine apprentices come from a variety of backgrounds, including secondary education, package handling, and the restaurant industry. More than half of this…
On March 27th, the Apprenti Executive Director, Jennifer Carlson, appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education & Labor to testify at a hearing on Innovations in Expanding Registered Apprenticeship Programs. During the hearing, Jennifer spoke about the…
Apprenti is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) by launching two new locations, Massachusetts and Central Ohio, and graduating its first 48 apprentices. NAW, which is November 12th to 18th, is an annual celebration started by the U.S. Department of Labor…
This month marked the beginning of 41 promising tech careers. On May 5th, the first cohort of apprentices in the Apprenti™ program gathered at the World Trade Center, where they were honored by Governor Jay Inslee with a pinning ceremony.…