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WorkHands Community Launch Webinar Recap
If you missed our National Apprenticeship Week 2024 webinar announcing the launch of WorkHands Community, you can rewatch it here.
Announcing the launch of Community, the free apprenticeship network
7 more National Apprenticeship Week (2024) events you don't want to miss
6 common challenges for apprentices and how to solve them
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WorkHands Community Launch Webinar Recap
If you missed our National Apprenticeship Week 2024 webinar announcing the launch of WorkHands Community, you can rewatch it here.
Announcing the launch of Community, the free apprenticeship network
Announcing the launch of Community, a free network especially made for apprenticeship programs
7 more National Apprenticeship Week (2024) events you don't want to miss
7 more National Apprenticeship Week events that you don't want to miss from Guam to Georgia
6 common challenges for apprentices and how to solve them
Are you an apprentice? Learn how to handle the biggest apprenticeship challenges, from time management to mentorship.
Top 5 National Apprenticeship Week 2024 events on our radar
Looking to get involved in National Apprenticeship Week? Here are the top 5 events on our radar to check out.
Everything You Need to Know About National Apprenticeship Week 2024
NAW 2024 What to know about the nation's weeklong event celebrating apprenticeship in all its forms.
How to Host a Successful Event for National Apprenticeship Week: A Planning Checklist
Looking to host a National Apprenticeship Week event? Make sure to go through your checklist to ensure a successful event!
How to speak apprenticeship, part 2
You're on your way in your apprenticeship journey, but you're starting to hit intermediate terms you don't know. Here's a few explained.
WorkHands at Apprenticeship Texas: A Successful Launch and Exciting New Beginnings
WorkHands at Apprenticeship Texas Conference 2024 wrap up.
Why we're going to ApprenticeshipTX
WorkHands is going to the ApprenticeshipTX conference in Dallas in early October. Meet us there and get a sneak peek into something new from us.
Exactly how long does an apprenticeship take to complete?
Apprenticeship duration varies based on the occupation's minimum standards as defined by the DOL, but a number of factors determine that actual duration for each apprentice.
Why make apprenticeship simpler? Part 1: A multipart agreement
Apprenticeship is inherently complicated because it is a multipart agreement between employers, training providers, and the apprentices, themselves. Each one has their own wants and needs.
Washington States' public Apprenticeship Registration and Tracking System, a shining transparency example
Washington state's public Apprenticeship Registration and Tracking System (ARTS) is a model of transparency for the apprenticeship system at large.
Why make apprenticeship simpler? Part 2: Regulation
In our second part in this series, we address why we're obsessed with making apprenticeship simpler. Apprenticeship is heavily regulated -- and needs to be! -- but it creates foundational complications that make apprenticeships difficult to start and run.
Apprenticeships need to be more visible, but how?
Almost everyone in apprenticeship has a "How I discovered apprenticeships" story. WorkHands is no different! But, it shouldn't be that way. Apprenticeships shouldn't be a secret, and the solution is multi-faceted.
Call us an apprenticeship management system. We wont.
If it looks like an apprenticeship management system and solves apprenticeship management problems, is it an apprenticeship management system? Or just one part of making apprenticeship simpler?
The apprenticeship acronym of the day is... NASTAD
Today's apprenticeship acronym is NASTAD. NASTAD is an organization of state and territorial apprenticeship directors that collectively advocate for their SAAs with the federal apprenticeship system
What is an OA vs SAA apprenticeship state?
If you're still ramping up your understanding of the apprenticeship system, you've heard about OA and SAA states. This post covers the difference between Office of Apprenticeship and State Apprenticeship Agency states.
Is WorkHands SOC 2 Type II certified? You bet.
WorkHands explains the process and content of its recently obtained SOC 2 Type II certification
AOA Training Library Aims to Brings Clarity to Apprenticeship
Alabama's Office of Apprenticeship has released a series of videos to help you understand apprenticeship documents with a lot more on the way!
What happens at state apprenticeship council meetings? An example from Minnesota.
WorkHands listened in on the July Apprenticeship Advisory Board meeting for Minnesota to give readers a sense of what goes on at state apprenticeship agency council meetings across the country.
How to register an apprenticeship program with the DOL
This article covers the details of how to input your program into Standards Builder for apprenticeships registered in Office of Apprenticeship (OA) states.
Officially announcing the launch of the WorkHands blog!
Announcing the launch of the WorkHands blog as part of furthering WorkHands' mission to Make Apprenticeship Simpler.
Register your own apprenticeship? Or work with an intermediary?
Should your organization work with an intermediary for your apprenticeship? Almost certainly, but here are the pros and cons to help you answer that question.
What's new on WorkHands in Q2 2024?
WorkHands launched the blog, bulk time card actions, support for multiple courses for a single RSI, and inactive occupations this quarter.
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