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Pre-apprenticeship programs in Illinois have enrolled over 5,800 participants since 2017, with women and minorities making up a disproportionately large share of enrollees Black apprentices have ...

Women and people of color are now the two fastest-growing groups in Illinois’ construction workforce, a shift researchers link to investments in pre-apprenticeship programs. The findings come from a ...

“It is clear that pre-apprenticeships are transforming lives and creating a more stable skilled labor pipeline for the construction industry,” Manzo concluded. “This first-of-its-kind study shows that ...