Description: Apprenticeships have been well-implemented across many U.S. industries, but the ICT sector is just embracing Registered Apprenticeships as a viable solution both to training a new workforce and to bridging the skills gap. This presents numerous opportunities and challenges, such as implementing diversity and inclusion plans to ensure that diverse communities are not left behind. Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) are the key to resolving these problems. Experts representing key players in the Registered Apprenticeship system will address these issues, including the Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship and the Wireless Infrastructure Apprenticeship Access Initiative, a Consortium made up of MMTC, the National Urban League, and the Wireless Infrastructure Association to expand RAPs. Moderator:
Rikin Thakker, Ph.D., Vice President of Spectrum and Telecom Policy, MMTC – @RikinThakker @MMTConline
Remarks – “New Pathways to the Jobs and Opportunities of the Future Using Registered Apprenticeship”:
- Diane Auer Jones, Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Department of Labor – #DianeAuerJones @USDOL #ApprenticeshipWorks
Panelists:
- Deb Bennett, Training Consultant and Director of Apprenticeship, Wireless Infrastructure Association; National Sponsor Facilitator, TIRAP – #DebBennett @WIAorg
- Marcella Gadson, Director of Communications and Editor, MMTC – #MarcellaGadson @MMTConline
- Justin Gillette, Director of Risk Management, Vertical Limit – #JustinGillette @VerticalLimit1
- Gavin Logan, Esq., Telecommunications Fellow, National Urban League Washington Bureau – #GavinLogan @NULPolicy @NatUrbanLeague
- Jennifer L. Tracy, Senior Director of Recruiting Services, Spectrum – #JenniferTracy @GetSpectrum