2024 was another full year of our workshop series “Next-Level Apprenticeships- Transatlantic Exchange on Training Programs,” a peer-to-peer exchange on the contingencies of German-style apprenticeships as a sustainable workforce solution. To conclude the series, we released the 2024 brochure that summarizes the best practices shared by experts in our workshops.
Within the scope of the European Recovery Program, GACC Apprenticeship Networks hosted a series of virtual workshops bringing together educators, policy makers, and other stakeholders to deep-dive into best practices regarding the implementation of apprenticeships as a workforce development strategy.
The brochure condenses strategies regarding the successful implementation of high-quality apprenticeship programs, tackling topics such as efficient recruiting and succession-planning, trainer responsibilities, well-rounded on-the-job training as well as comprehensive college education and quality control.
Many of the speakers and participants are already part of the ICATT and MAT2 Network, others are planning to join, GACC Midwest’s own apprenticeship programs. Cooperative efforts like these show the significant advantages that professional networks of like-minded peers offer.
“The Next-Level Apprenticeships- Transatlantic Exchange on Training Programs” European Recovery Program will continue in 2025 with another virtual workshop series focusing on Industrial Electronics Technician apprenticeship programs.
Like in 2024, the workshop series will conclude with a study trip to Germany as a practical observation of transatlantic best practices.
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