KDE to host educator apprenticeship information sessions
Be sure to make your calendars to come learn from practitioners about how to get started!
U.S. Department of Labor recognizes KDE for its commitment to apprenticeships
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE’s) Office of Career and Technology Education received an Apprenticeship Ambassador Certificate of Recognition from the U.S. Department of Labor at a White House ceremony on Oct. 23. KDE was the only entity from Kentucky and the only state department of education to receive this recognition.
Kentucky students taking opportunities for career readiness through youth apprenticeship programs
The Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky (TRACK) youth apprenticeship program includes a wide variety of business and industry-driven programs designed to create a pipeline for students to enter post-secondary apprenticeship training.
Getting their feet wet: Kentucky Rural Water Association’s high school apprentices get training in high-demand industry
A group of high school students is getting intensive training as future utility operators by the Kentucky Rural Water Association (KRWA).
KDE’s Mary Taylor recognized as Apprenticeship Ambassador by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship
Mary Taylor, industry training specialist in the Office of Career and Technical Education at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), was named an Apprentice Ambassador by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on July 12.
Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet Secretary Jamie Link brings ‘lifelong learning’ to newly merged cabinet
Jamie Link began leading the Kentucky Labor Cabinet in July 2021, but several months later, he was asked to lead an entirely new cabinet. In November 2021, Gov. Andy Beshear announced he would be merging the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet with the Labor Cabinet.
Data points to Kentucky’s student outcomes crisis
Statistics that look into postsecondary outcomes for Kentucky students indicate that the number of students who are achieving success in postsecondary education isn’t what it should be.
Inaugural TRACK summit draws 200 employers to Louisville
The first Inside TRACK to Youth Apprenticeships summit brought in several speakers, including Scott Stump, an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education, who gave high praise to Kentucky’s TRACK Youth Apprenticeship program.
KDE to showcase TRACK apprenticeship program to employers
The Kentucky Department of Education hopes to attract employers to the Tech Ready Apprentices for Careers in Kentucky youth apprenticeship program.
Home-grown help in social services staffing
A new apprenticeship program allows high schools students to work in local offices of the Kentucky Department for Community Based Services.