Inside North Carolina's Apprenticeship Ecosystem

In this episode, Joe chats with Analisa Archer, Senior Director of Policy at EducationNC; Caroline Sullivan, Executive Director of the North Carolina Business Committee for Education; and Dr. Chris Harrington, Director of ApprenticeshipNC, North Carolina's State Apprenticeship Agency. Together, they discuss North Carolina's rise as an apprenticeship leader, the growth of apprenticeship programs across the state, youth apprenticeship and high school pathways, expanding apprenticeship into new industries and sectors in the state, how other states could replicate North Carolina's model, apprenticeship funding and sustainability, employer engagement in North Carolina apprenticeship, the role of community colleges in supporting apprenticeship growth, and much more. Read Analisa's recent article, "Apprenticeships are on the rise in North Carolina. Will that growth continue?" at www.ednc.org/apprenticeships-are-on-the-rise-in-north-carolina-will-that-growth-continue. Music by Evgeny Bardyuzha from Pixabay.