County College of Morris (CCM) has been awarded a $4 million grant from the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) to expand apprenticeship programs for advanced manufacturing.
The USDOL’s Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies grant program focuses on advancing the development of apprenticeship programs in three areas: advanced manufacturing, information technology and health care. The program supports partnerships among educational institutions and the private and public sectors. These partnerships will create apprenticeship models to close the skills gap by providing key training and job placement opportunities and strengthening pathways into the workforce. Read more here.