One of the great skits from the Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall is a two-minute rant against Switzerland. “Sick of the Swiss” features Scott Thompson as a businessman named Ed and Mark ...

Earn-and-learn work-based education through apprenticeships is a promising and growing pathway to good jobs and other opportunities. To be successful, any effort to expand apprenticeship programs will ...

Leslie Ford is a visiting fellow in Domestic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research. The House Education and Labor Committee on Tuesday will be voting on a reauthorization of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Manno writes on education, workforce training, and career pathways. “Businesses don’t launch and run apprenticeships on their own.

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WASHINGTON, DC – The US Department of Labor today announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to enhance the National Apprenticeship System by modernizing regulations for Registered Apprenticeships. The ...

President Trump issued an executive order last month instructing federal officials to “reach and surpass” a million new active apprenticeships. It was an ambitious target that apprenticeship advocates ...

Indeed is one of the top destinations for connecting hiring managers and job seekers. As a company, it aims to not only make the job search and hiring process easier but also more inclusive. Part of ...

The Maine Department of Labor will hold its first-ever summit next month on the use of job apprenticeships and best practices for implementing them. The conference is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18, ...

President Trump issued a flurry of executive orders last week relating to education and workforce development. Most continued the administration’s predictable attacks on traditional higher education, ...

Education is a powerful instrument for reducing poverty and improving health, stability, and economic prosperity. Access to quality education, skills development, and lifelong learning—from early ...