National Apprenticeship Week 2021

A man and a younger man work in an industrial setting.

National Apprenticeship Week is a week-long celebration geared towards raising awareness for apprenticeship-based training programs throughout Michigan and the country as a whole.

Yoopers are Getting Hired through Application Drives

A man sits at a table and fills out an application at an application drive.

You may have seen our roving RV around the Upper Peninsula more than usual lately. No, we aren’t taking an extended summer vacation. It’s been acting as our rolling billboard at our recent application drives. What’s an application drive, you ask? Sit back, relax, and let us explain.

Michigan’s more than half a million jobs in high-demand, high-wage industries highlighted as part of Professional Trades Month

A person in welding equipment welds a piece of metal.

With nearly 530,000 Michigan jobs and 47,000 annual openings in the professional trades projected by the year 2028, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joins the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to proclaim May as Professional Trades Month to honor those in these fields, show the value of this work, and encourage others to explore educational opportunities and gain career awareness.