Apprenticeships
A Registered Apprenticeship is a workforce solution that can meet industry needs and create a more skilled workforce. Registered apprenticeships leverage an employer's involvement to create unique programs that integrate structured on-the-job training with related training and instruction.
Apprenticeships for Youth with Disabilities
Thank you for joining us at our February 27th Apprenticeships for Youth with Disabilities event! You can learn more here.
Next Steps
Are you interested in learning more about registered apprenticeships and special populations? In East Central Illinois, you have several options:
- Connect with the Apprenticeship Team of Aimee Densmore and Taylor Black
- Network with STEP and IDHS-DRS to leverage resources for people with disabilities
- Learn more about serving young people with disabilities from the U of I's Illinois Center for Transition and Work (ICTW)
- Attend a local Integrated Business Services Team (IBST) meeting
- Attend an East Central Illinois Workforce Board Youth Committee meeting
Connect
Taylor Black (CCRPC Apprenticeship Specialist)
Aimee Densmore (Parkland Apprenticeship Coordinator)
Tereta Love-Rutherford (IDHS-DRS Regional Manager)
Tereta.Love-Rutherford@Illinois.gov
Joe Pittinger (STEP Coordinator)
Jim Mayer (U of I ICTW Training Specialist)
Dr. Justin Arnold (IBST Lead)
Kristin Puckett (East Central Illinois Workforce Board Staff)
