CareerWise Colorado works with industry leaders to identify the most in-demand and hard-to-fill positions to create a talent-development program that builds the workforce your business will need to compete tomorrow.
The three-year apprenticeship ensures that the investment you make in your community’s young people will provide tangible ROI based on their production, establish a pipeline of workers for middle-skill positions and contribute to your diversified workforce.
Modern Youth Programs
The Apprentice Experience
Learn about businesses in Colorado have been leveraging modern youth apprenticeship to augment their talent acquisition strategies and gain a competitive advantage. Some industries are facing an aging workforce, while others simply can’t find workers with the proper skillset to keep up with market demand.
Growing Interest
It's the right time for a modern youth apprenticeship
There’s a growing interest in apprenticeship in America. Businesses are struggling to find workers for their most in-demand jobs, the economy is bracing for retirement of the Baby Boomer generation, student debt is exploding, and the K-12 education system is admirably searching for the best ways to prepare students for the cultural shift that automation and on-demand knowledge dropping at this generation’s doorstep.
Society for Human Resource Management
"Could Swiss-Style Apprenticeships Fill the US Skill Gap?"
The Business Times
"While Labor Pool Drains, Efforts Under Way to Fill Applicant Pipeline"
Wall Street Journal
"How Dual-Track Education Could Help Students Gear Up for the Digital Economy"
Plastics News
"Apprenticeship Advocates See 'Stars Aligning'"
