In 2020, workers across Washington state have been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, with many losing their jobs or working reduced hours. In April, more than 645,000 Washingtonians were out of work, and the state’s unemployment rate reached a…
Last week, Apprenti hosted our first ever national virtual graduation, with over 230 graduating apprentices representing 27 companies, 10 different occupations, and 10 states, including Washington, Oregon, Ohio, Massachusetts, Michigan, Tennessee, Louisiana, California, Arizona, and Texas. In recognition of our…
We have two Program Coordinators on our staff, Auriana Robin and Ryan Foster. They both are an integral part of the work that Apprenti does in Washington and around the country. Earlier, I sat down to talk with them about…
If you’ve spent some time researching Apprenti’s registered apprenticeship program, you may have noticed that candidates are required to complete a multi-step process before being accepted. Our staff receive many questions about these steps, so here are some additional details…
Last December we had our software developer apprentice cohort start its on-the-job training at Microsoft in the Windows Devices Group. This is the very first cohort we have placed with Microsoft and its a very lively cohort, filled with driven…
It's 2018 and Apprenti is set to double the number of apprentices by second quarter. 2017 witnessed a lot of firsts for the program, which is natural for Apprenti since it is the first and only registered tech apprenticeship program…
This month we are featuring our very first apprentice with ComTech - Lauren McGuire. Lauren is a multi-talented apprentice who is making a return to the workforce after being a stay-at-home parent for several years. How did you first decide…
This month we are presenting one of our first Amazon apprentices. Bevin moved all the way from Chicago to pursue his passion in the tech sector. Bevin is from a group of 8 veterans who are currently training as apprentices…
This month we are featuring one of our first web development engineer apprentices - Yana Radenska. Yana has a background in education and now she is training to be a web developer at Avvo. How did you first decide to…
The WTIA is proud to be affiliated with the Apprenti program. Starting today, Apprenti will feature an apprentice each month on WTIA Blog. To kick off, we have Jared Call who is one of Apprenti’s first apprentices sharing his experience.…