The Labor Department on Wednesday took the wraps off an employment training program focused on getting more women into skilled apprenticeships.
The department said high-paying, skilled positions need to be filled in the growing fields of cybersecurity, construction, and manufacturing. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said the focus is on women to fill the growing number of open positions in those industries in the United States.
Since President Donald Trump took office, about 145,000 people have entered skilled apprenticeships. But Chavez-DeRemer said that’s not nearly enough. The U.S. needs 1 million in training in order to meet expectations for job growth.
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