Forging Futures

About 94% of apprentices retain employment after completing an apprenticeship program.

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The median estimate of the employer’s return on investment in Registered Apprenticeship is 44.3 percent.

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The average starting wage after completing a Registered Apprenticeship program is $80,000.

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that workers who complete Registered Apprenticeship programs earn an average of $300,000 more over their career when compared to peers who do not?!

If you'd like to learn more about apprenticeships, visit https://forgingfuturesidaho.org/apprenticeship/

Happy National Apprenticeship Week! We are celebrating the great advancements made in apprenticeships this week.

Check back in daily to hear more about the benefits of an apprenticeship program for employers and apprentices.

Check out IMA's feature in the White House Fact Sheet!

"Micron Technology, the only U.S.-based leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company, partnered with the Idaho Manufacturing Alliance and College of Western Idaho to expand their first-ever Registered Apprenticeship Program in Advanced Mechatronics..."

What a monumental moment of recognition for Forging Futures! We are thrilled to see the growth of this program!

Read the article here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/23/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-highlights-new-commitments-toward-equitable-workforce-development-in-advanced-manufacturing/

We are very excited to see the 2nd cohort of Micron Apprentices entering this excellent opportunity! We look forward to continuing to support these apprentices throughout the program and help create a sustainable talent pipeline for Idaho manufacturing!

Big thanks to CWI for providing the education needed to help these apprentices succeed.

We are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week in hopes of elevating Registered Apprenticeships as an option for career development, stability, and earnings!

Join us as we showcase our commitment to RAPs and the difference they make in our communities.

Check out apprenticeship opportunities: https://forgingfuturesidaho.org/apprenticeship/

In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, we want to thank our partners at the National Institute for Innovation and Technology (NIIT). The IMA Apprenticeship program is growing, and we could not have done it without you!

We also want to extend a thank you to Apprenticeship Idaho and Idaho Business for Education for their support!

We are committed to helping Idahoans access pathways to well-paying jobs in manufacturing.

If you are a job-seeker, student, or employer looking to learn more about apprenticeships to pursue or offer and build your talent pipeline, visit: https://forgingfuturesidaho.org/apprenticeship/

Happy National Apprenticeship Week!

This year’s theme is “Registered Apprenticeship: Superhighway to Good Jobs” — to emphasize the prominence that Registered Apprenticeship has received as an industry-driven training model that expedites the pathway into good jobs and improves diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace.

Check out the apprenticeship programs and opportunities that we offer here: https://forgingfuturesidaho.org/apprenticeship/

Learn more: apprenticeship.gov/national-apprenticeship-week

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