The state's director for apprenticeship standards said the signatures were the start of new career pathways for high school and post high school students.

Tagged with: apprentices apprenticeships CG Schmidt Dan Bukiewicz David Polk Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council Sirrah Construction trades USA Fire Protection WRTP/Big Step

Josh Morby and WRTP | Big Step will put together a workforce for a federal billion-dollar investment to expand high-speed internet access across the state.

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State government and workforce leaders will speak at a construction apprenticeship events across Wisconsin for National Apprenticeship Week.

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The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that Milwaukee-based WRTP | BIG STEP is an Apprenticeship Ambassadors and Wisconsin workforce intermediary.

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WRTP | BIG STEP will hold its annual Summer Trades Academy specifically designed for youth ages 16 to 18 and adults 18 to 24. The program will take place Monday, June 20 through Friday, June 24.

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WRTP | BIG STEP and the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council have been awarded the Mark H. Ayer's Award by North America's Building Trades Unions. NABTU announced the award recently in response to the ongoing work by WRTP and MBCTC to engage women in careers in the trades.

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Today we are facing a near crisis around the number of skilled laborers and artisans in the workforce.

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The Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership's Big Step program is working with other training groups around the country to bring more women into the trades as part of an attempt backed by a U.S. Department of Labor grant.

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Once upon a time, Wisconsin was a shining beacon for workers’ rights, leading our country with policies that protected workers’ safety, encouraged fair wages and promoted a relationship between employees and employers rooted in shared prosperity. Unfortunately, over the decades, ...

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Industry recruitment has always been a big task in the Milwaukee area. The COVID-19 pandemic has only made it more so.

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