ApprenticeshipNC News

Altec Receives Statewide Honor for Building Career Pathways Through Registered Pre-ApprenticeshipApprenticeshipNC presented its 2026 Outstanding Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Employer Award to Altec during a ceremony on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the Mount Airy–Surry County Airport Terminal. The annual award recognizes employers that demonstrate exceptional leadership in advancing Registered Pre-Apprenticeship opportunities across North Carolina. The event brought together elected officials, education and business leaders, apprentices, and pre-apprentices to celebrate the company’s achievements and commitment to expanding work-based learning opportunities.Read More

From Classroom to Career: Apprentices recognized during Doosan Bobcat ceremonyDoosan Bobcat, Mitchell Community College, and ApprenticeshipNC recently hosted an Apprentice Recognition Ceremony to celebrate the company’s Spring 2026 Registered Apprenticeship completers, as well as the recipient of the state-recognized 2026 ApprenticeshipNC Outstanding Registered Apprentice Award for exceptional achievement.Read More

Youth Apprenticeship Academy Launched with $4 Million in Support from Bloomberg PhilanthropiesWake Tech Community College and the Wake County Public School System are launching the WakeWorks® Youth Apprenticeship Academy, a groundbreaking partnership designed to connect high school juniors and seniors with in-demand skilled trades careers. Supported by $4 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the WakeWorks® Youth Apprenticeship Academy in Raleigh is one of nine regions in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ first-of-its-kind $90 million national skilled trades initiative. This investment is the largest in Wake Tech’s history.Read More

Durham Early Childhood Educator Apprenticeship Program Receives Statewide Award: 2026 ApprenticeshipNC Outstanding Group ProgramEarly Years’ Durham Early Childhood Educator Apprenticeship Program, a DurhamPreK initiative, has been recognized as ApprenticeshipNC’s Outstanding Group Program Award winner for 2026. This award is presented annually through a competitive nomination and review process evaluating performance, leadership, innovation, program quality and overall impact, and is given to an outstanding group program across all industries, not just in early childhood education.Read More

GTCC, NC FAME’s First in Flight chapter graduates 26 in 2026 cohortGuilford Technical Community College and the North Carolina Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (NC FAME), The First in Flight Chapter, recently graduated its second cohort of 26 student recruits.Read More

2026 ApprenticeshipNC Awards Recognize Registered Apprenticeship Excellence in North CarolinaApprenticeshipNC is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 ApprenticeshipNC Awards. Since their inception, the ApprenticeshipNC Awards have honored individuals and organizations that demonstrate excellence, innovation, and leadership in North Carolina’s Registered Apprenticeship ecosystem. Recipients were selected through a competitive nomination and review process, evaluating performance, leadership, innovation, program quality, and overall impact.Read More

2026 ApprenticeshipNC Awards Nominations OpenThe 2026 ApprenticeshipNC Awards nomination period is now open! Each category celebrates the individuals and organizations that exemplify excellence, innovation, and leadership in North Carolina's Registered Apprenticeship ecosystem. Strong nominations provide concrete examples of impact, growth, and commitment to workforce development.Read More

American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive FundThe American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive Fund is managed by the Arkansas Department of Commerce and is fully funded ($35.8M) through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor. The fund was created to address the urgent need to grow and modernize the U.S. manufacturing workforce and in direct response to the national call (White House Executive Order 14278) to expand access to high-quality registered apprenticeship programs.Read More

Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt Honors 2025 N.C. State Fair Apprentice Contests WinnersLieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt hosted a reception on December 15, 2025, honoring the winners and runners-up of the 2025 N.C. State Fair Apprentice Contests. The event celebrated the craftsmanship and technical proficiency demonstrated by the apprentices and pre-apprentices during the annual masonry, electrical, HVAC/R, and carpentry contests.Read More