Youth apprenticeships and new industries helped drive Wisconsin apprenticeships to record numbers

Wisconsin shattered several records for youth and adult apprenticeships this fall, and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) officials credited federal funding, youth apprenticeships and new industries for successfully breaking the state record. Construction apprenticeships remained strong in the state’s historical program, while new apprenticeships in industries outside the norm began to catch up...

...Of that total, the state used $158 million for barriers to the workforce such as lack access to daycares, transportation to job sites and affordable housing in proximity to where people may work. The money fueled DWD’s Workforce Solutions Initiative which partners with local workforce development boards and provides grants to help workers get over barriers..