ApprenticeshipTN

Apprenticeship TN held its first Virtual Apprenticeship Accelerator on May 7, 2024, bringing together apprenticeship stakeholders and resources to accelerate the further use and adoption of registered apprenticeship to meet businesses' workforce needs.

The 2023 Fourth Annual Apprenticeship TN Conference was held during National Apprenticeship Week, November 13–19. This video from the West TN event in Dyersburg on November 14 provides a great discussion between our panelists and attendees.

The 2023 Fourth Annual Apprenticeship TN Conference was held during National Apprenticeship Week, November 13–19. This video from the Middle TN event in Nashville on November 15 provides a great discussion between our panelists and attendees.

The 2023 Fourth Annual Apprenticeship TN Conference was held during National Apprenticeship Week, November 13–19. This video from the East TN event in Chattanooga on November 16 provides a great discussion between our panelists and attendees.

In this episode of the podcast Tennessee's Workforce Reimagined, State Apprenticeship Director Shalondria Shaw and Deputy State Apprenticeship Director Autumn Derrick discuss the impact of Apprenticeship TN and why it became a State Apprenticeship Agency, bringing Registered Apprenticeships to the health care industry.

Apprentice Instructor Kevin Vaughn speaks about the opportunities apprenticeships offer, and how learning his trade through apprenticeship shaped his life. “It’s a problem finding skilled help, not just for our company, but other trades that’s out there, also.” - Kevin Vaughn

Hear how an apprenticeship program is creating a better life for two men — without any student loan debt. "When I get done with this (apprenticeship) I can take it anywhere and get a job easy, because there's always going to be a need for an electrician." - Donald Heughan 

Tim Cassidy is an apprentice graduate from Northeast State Community College’s Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing program. Tim talks about how this Registered Apprenticeship program helped him achieve his career goals. “The reason I wanted to work for an apprenticeship is because ... I wanted to be the best I can be at anything I can do.” - Tim Cassidy

For three decades, workers at Komatsu in Chattanooga have taken on the task of building excavators. The first class of Komatsu's pre-apprenticeship program will teach a new generation about jobs in manufacturing and allow high school students to learn lessons they can't get in the classroom.