Ashmole & Co announce a number of new trainee accountants have recently been appointed as part of this year’s Apprenticeship Scheme.

The VSBA Legislative Positions Committee proposed a new position urging a dedicated, sustainable state funding model for regional Career and Technical Education centers, arguing they receive no dedicated state operational funding and need resources for equipment, facilities, and High‑Quality Work‑Based Learning standards.

Welshpool-based Cambrian Training Company held its autumn graduation ceremony at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground in Builth Wells.

The WorldSkills Learner Voice Roundtable was initiated by the Deputy Minister Cefin Campbell to hear from learners and the wider sector.

Students and instructors at the Vermont Construction Academy described hands-on training, donated equipment and industry partnerships that they say place high-school seniors into paid apprenticeships and jobs in the trades.

Treasurer Fiona Ma urged trustees to coordinate state treasury programs with regional workforce pipelines, warned that AI is eliminating some entry-level positions, and recommended aligning curricula to long-term employer needs to keep companies and talent in California.

City staff said the CDBG‑DR action plan allocates $5,000,000 to a workforce development program that will be delivered through subrecipients via a competitive NOFO (expected 2H 2027). Minimum awards to partners will be $500,000; eligible activities include construction trades, heavy-equipment operation and ecological restoration.

Career and technical education staff reported high cooperative education placement (about half of seniors on co‑op), new pre‑apprentice partnerships, pending skills capital grant applications and a $1M equipment and ventilation upgrade for welding.

🇬🇧 GE Aerospace is expanding its Prestwick facility with a £30m investment, new training support and around 150 jobs over five years.

Applications are now open for the Skills & Innovation Academy 2026, an intensive five-day professional development programme designed to help graduates

Officials at the Space Coast event cited growth in registered apprenticeship programs and graduates'with nearly 2,300 completers in the last year and an average exit wage of about $30 per hour; state leaders said apprenticeships are a central pathway to good jobs without debt.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) — The International Youth Centre (IYC) Open Day 2026 this year features a more comprehensive approach, with emphasis on value-added programmes covering employment opportunities, skills development, technology and education for youths. IYC chief executive officer Dr Wan Ahmad Hazman Wan Daud said the difference was reflected in broader collaboration with …

Speakers at the opening highlighted rapid enrollment growth in MCC's applied-technology programs — 58% growth in optical technology, nearly 57% in HVAC and large increases in precision machining — and framed the center as a training pipeline for local employers with strong placement outcomes.

Martin County officials today opened the Reach Center, a workforce training facility near Witham Field that county leaders say will offer programs in machining, aerostructures, airframe and powerplant maintenance and English-language support to address local labor shortages.

At Titusville High School, Governor DeSantis and education officials highlighted Florida’s investments in career and technical education (CTE), citing multi‑billion dollar commitments, expanded apprenticeships and local partnerships with employers such as Lockheed Martin and Parrish Medical Center.

Students gain practical skills and HBI certification through hands-on electrical training.