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Indiana Chamber’s Work and Learn Indiana to Celebrate Excellence at Work-Based Learning Conference

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Learning by doing. Increasingly, employers are adopting that powerful strategy in the battle to secure, retain and develop talent. Work and Learn Indiana’s Work-Based Learning Conference on February 22 will spotlight that theme. The event, hosted at the Embassy Suites in Noblesville, is a convening of best practices and sharing of ideas toward growth and partnership within workforce [...]

Matt Ottinger2024-02-02T10:53:53-05:00February 2nd, 2024|

A Look at Indiana’s Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Programs

A Look at Indiana’s Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Programs

Did you know the Indiana Department of Workforce Development partners with Hoosier employers to create work and learn programs for adults? The Institute for Workforce Excellence and the Indiana Chamber believe work-based learning is an important strategy in developing a robust talent pipeline for the state. The Indiana Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship (OWBLA) at the Department of Workforce Development [...]

Matt Ottinger2023-09-15T12:29:14-04:00September 15th, 2023|

‘EARN’ Program Expands to High School Work-Based Learning, With Employer Reimbursement

The Indiana Chamber's Institute for Workforce Excellence continues to help employers meet their staffing needs with work-based learning opportunities. The Institute's Work and Learn Indiana (WLI) program, in partnership with the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE), is introducing a statewide rollout of high school EARN (Employment Aid Readiness Network) Indiana. For years, WLI and CHE have partnered to [...]

Rebecca Patrick2023-09-04T21:46:22-04:00September 4th, 2023|

Future of Apprenticeships

Future of Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are a growing part of the workplace landscape in Indiana and beyond. Whether these on-the-job experiences can translate to a virtual environment is the focus of this report from Inside Higher Ed. Virtual apprenticeships could be a boon to the future, some experts say. They would open up opportunities for those with disabilities that make working in an [...]

Symone Skrzycki2020-07-01T08:00:03-04:00June 29th, 2020|

Priority Chamber Bills Focused on Education and Workforce Alignment Hit Roadblock

Priority Chamber Bills Focused on Education and Workforce Alignment Hit Roadblock

House Bill 1404 (School Accountability) and Senate Bill 420 (Workforce Development) failed to make it through the third reading deadlines in both houses this week. The former urged the State Board of Education to include “postsecondary outcome” measures like student enrollment in postsecondary education/training programs and completion of industry-recognized credentials in the state’s A-F school accountability system as a [...]

Rebecca Patrick2019-04-19T13:47:41-04:00April 19th, 2019|

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Indiana Chamber’s Work and Learn Indiana to Celebrate Excellence at Work-Based Learning Conference

A Look at Indiana’s Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Programs

‘EARN’ Program Expands to High School Work-Based Learning, With Employer Reimbursement

Future of Apprenticeships

Priority Chamber Bills Focused on Education and Workforce Alignment Hit Roadblock