THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IS ANNOUNCING AN EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION OF THE STATE’S APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 

THE EFFORT AIMS TO CREATE HUNDREDS OF NEW APPRENTICE POSITIONS ACROSS THE STATE, FOCUSING ON INDUSTRIES HEAVILY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC. WHILE YOU MAY THINK OF APPRENTICESHIPS MAINLY IN THE TRADES, D-C-E-O DEPUTY DIRECTOR JULIO RODRIQUEZ SAYS THEY CAN ALSO BE A STEPPING STONE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT, HOSPITALITY AND RESTAURANT INDUSTRIES.

RODRIGUEZ SAYS THESE POSITIONS CAN BE ESPECIALLY BENEFICIAL FOR LOW-WAGE EARNERS.

COMMUNITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GROUPS ARE URGED TO APPLY FOR FUNDING ONLINE AT: APPRENTICESHIP ILLINOIS DOT COM.