apprenticeships

Why trade jobs are unpopular, and how low-wage workers can get better opportunities

By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis

A tech apprenticeship program helping middle America find jobs without college

Even before the pandemic sent shock waves through the U.S economy, innovation had always been a key to success in business. As part of our "Work Shift" series, economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at one businessman whose determination to locate…

By Paul Solman

How nontraditional pathways can lead workers to good jobs

Not everyone takes a traditional route to a college degree that will prepare them for the workforce. John Yang talks with Nicole Smith of Georgetown University and Beth Cobert of the Markle Foundation about alternatives to help young adults and…

Student Kalei Kipp in Cedar Crest High School’s welding program in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, during the 2016-2017 school year. Three percent of welders in the U.S. are women. Photo from PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs series “Outside the Box.”

Twitter chat: Are apprenticeships more lucrative than a college degree?

To learn more about apprenticeships and share your thoughts and questions, join in @NewsHour's Twitter chat on Thursday, August 31, at 1 p.m. EDT.

By Vic Pasquantonio

Colorado apprenticeship program turns the factory floor into a classroom

Some high school students in Colorado may get prime jobs even before they get their diplomas. That’s because CareerWise, the nation’s first statewide youth apprenticeship program, links students to industries and addresses manufacturers’ demand for skills, while offering employment, academic…

By PBS NewsHour

After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople

By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report

As California budgets millions to rebrand long-disparaged vocational education, there are an estimated 30 million jobs in the U.S. that pay at least $55,000 per year and don’t require a bachelor’s degree.

WATCH: Acosta, DeVos speak after Trump workforce roundtable

By Erica R. Hendry

Acosta and DeVos are expected to speak around 4:30 p.m. ET. Watch live in the player above.

WATCH: Trump signs executive order on apprenticeships

By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

As part of the president's weeklong push on workplace development, the action would shift the certification process from the Labor Department to the companies relying on these programs.

In Wisconsin, Trump makes case for apprenticeships to fill jobs gap

By Ken Thomas and Josh Boak, Associated Press

The push is aimed at training workers with specific skills for particular jobs that employers say they can't fill at a time of historically low unemployment.