During the ICATT Roadshow organized to celebrate this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, we got the chance to talk to Austin, a first-year Mechatronics Apprentice at HARTING Americas. For Austin, the idea of following a traditional four-year college path never felt entirely right. Even during high school, he questioned whether a conventional bachelor’s degree – and…
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Plymouth, MN / Chicago, IL, May 1, 2026 The German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) has awarded Bühler the 2026 German American Apprenticeship Award, recognizing the company’s outstanding leadership and innovation in workforce development through its German-standard apprenticeship programs in the United States.Bühler Honored with 2026 German American Apprenticeship Award The German American Apprenticeship Award…
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How do we prepare the next generation of skilled workers for a globalized world? Partnerships for the Future – Vocational Schools Meet Community Colleges: Dialogue on Apprenticeship Exchange brings together representatives from German vocational schools and U.S. community colleges to collaborate on transatlantic apprentice exchange programs. The project creates a space for dialogue, knowledge-sharing, and…
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2025 marks another exciting chapter of our workshop series “Next-Level Apprenticeships – Transatlantic Exchange on Training Programs,” our initiative exploring how the German apprenticeship model can serve as a sustainable solution to workforce challenges. Building on a successful 2024 series, we published a brochure highlighting best practices shared by industry experts, educators, and policymakers who…
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Representatives from CLAAS accept the 2025 German American Apprenticeship Award during a ceremony recognizing excellence in transatlantic workforce development. The award honors CLAAS for its outstanding commitment to vocational training and collaboration between the U.S. and Germany. Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, New York, San Francisco, Washington, DC – November 3, 2025 The 2025 GACC…
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This year marks a major milestone for the ICATT Apprenticeship Program — our 10th anniversary. What began in 2015 with just five companies and five apprentices has grown into a thriving community with over 200 apprentices, a presence in 10 states, and an impressive 85% retention rate among program graduates.
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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…
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Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Greenwood, IN, New York, Washington, DC – November 19, 2024 The 2024 GACC Apprenticeship Award honors Indiana-based ICATT® Apprenticeship Program Network Company Endress+Hauser for its dedication to ensuring apprentices have the support they need to thrive along with its commitment to fostering long-term organizational growth and building community. Endress+Hauser joined the ICATT…
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Chicago — December 18, 2023 GACC Apprenticeship Networks is wrapping up the year with the launch of our best practices in Business and Mechatronics apprenticeship brochure. The Brochure is the cumulation of our 2023 webinar series “Next-Level Apprenticeships- Transatlantic Exchange on Training Programs,” a peer-to-peer exchange on the contingencies of German-style apprenticeships as a sustainable…
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Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Franklin, WI, New York, Washington, DC – November 14, 2023 The GACC Apprenticeship Award 2023 honors ICATT® Apprenticeship Program Network Company Krones Inc. for its well-structured, thorough, and goal-oriented approach to apprentice training and commitment to apprenticeships as a long-term workforce pipeline solution. Krones Inc. recognizes the unique opportunity apprenticeships bring to…
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