The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation is awarding four contracts up to $50,000 each for the Pathway Partnership Initiative to build high quality youth apprenticeship programs.
State Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman says youth apprenticeships help young people gain the foundational skills, experience and credentials to thrive in a rapidly changing economy. She says proposals must demonstrate leadership and partnership between employers, secondary and post-secondary education institutions, government bodies and community partners.
The funding will support partnerships in designing and implementing strategies to:
- launch, expand and strengthen youth apprenticeship programs aligned to the Principles for High-Quality Youth Apprenticeship;
- advance system alignment to mainstream youth apprenticeship; and
- improve understanding and awareness of youth apprenticeship to lay a foundation for sustainable expansion.
Hultman says to accelerate the work, a cohort approach will be used to develop activities. Awardees will receive technical assistance from DLR and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship.
Application deadline is Jan. 17, 2020. Awardees will be announced in March 2020.
View the Pathway Partnership Initiative application packet on the State of South Dakota’s posting board.
