North Carolina is committed to helping businesses prosper and workers grow stronger through the use of apprenticeship programs, according to a proclamation signed by Governor Pat McCrory announcing November 2-6 as National and State Apprenticeship Week.
“Thousands of North Carolina employers start each day with an advantage over their competitors because they’re using apprenticeships,” said Governor McCrory. “We remain committed to supporting apprenticeships, our universities, and our community colleges to ensure North Carolina’s workforce is receiving high-quality job training, our businesses are becoming more profitable, and our state’s economy remains competitive and strong.”
Apprenticeships combine on-the-job and classroom training, helping apprentices learn the skills of an industry without incurring large amounts of student debt. Employers can use these programs to close the skills gap by training their workers in the way that meets their business needs. In North Carolina, companies must register programs with NCWorks Apprenticeship. Together, the two parties determine the training covered in the program and the wages apprentices will be paid.
Companies and apprenticeship groups across the state will promote the advantages of apprenticeships to highlight both National and State Apprenticeship Week. For more information, visit http://www.nccommerce.com/wf/businesses/apprenticeship.
NCWorks
The NCWorks initiative includes NC Commerce Workforce Solutions, the NCWorks Commission, the NC Department of Public Instruction, and the North Carolina Community College System. The goal is to create a stronger alignment of services and resources to meet the workforce needs of businesses, connect North Carolinians to technical training and quality careers, and use data to monitor and assess program outcomes. For more information about NCWorks, visit www.nccommerce.com/ncworks.