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What Senate Bill 123 Means for Kansas Teens and Students
In 2023, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly approved Kansas Senate Bill (SB) 123, the Career and Technical Education Credential and Transition Incentive for Employment Success Act. This act requires Kansas...
Kansas Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program to Address Statewide Teacher Shortage
As the statewide teacher shortage continues to impact education, Kansas students, parents and teachers await a sustainable, long-term solution. Although 262 Kansas teaching vacancies were filled...
Strengthening Kansas Communities, One Apprenticeship at a Time
When Kansas Farm Bureau (KFB) leaders sat down in early 2022 to brainstorm innovative ways to support their members, strengthening the state’s rural economic health emerged as a top priority. The...
Kansas CTE Scholar Program to Honor Outstanding High School Seniors
If you have a senior — or you teach or advise seniors — enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes, here’s your chance to help them secure a statewide honor to recognize their hard work...
Kansas Registered Apprenticeships to Now Include Human Resource Professionals
While apprenticeship is a centuries old, tried-and-true way to learn a trade, it’s a relatively new way for business and management professionals to earn the credentials they need to launch a career...
What’s HirePaths All About Anyway?
Ever since its inception, HirePaths’ purpose has been to help parents set their children up for a successful future. We know that each kid has a unique combination of skills, interests and goals that...
MATC Ranks No. 4 Out of 650 for Best Community Colleges in the U.S.
Kansas’ own Manhattan Area Technical College (MATC) hit it out of the park with an impressive No. 4 spot on WalletHub’s national 2022 Best & Worst Community Colleges list. “One of the main...
WSU Tech's Job-First Enrollment Program: Earn & Learn
By Megan Feeney, Director of Industry & Workforce Collaboration with the Shocker Career Accelerator When envisioning a career path, most of us imagine something like this: Graduate from high...
Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Partners with Butler, Pitt State to Help Apprentices Earn Degrees
Plumbers and pipefitters have been training new members of their industry through apprenticeships for more than 125 years. However, in recent years, like many skilled trades, they have struggled to...
Bring the FutureMaker Lab to Your School For Hands-On Career Exploration
Kansas teachers and parents can help students “try on” in-demand jobs through an innovative career exploration program that delivers activities and resources directly to them. The FutureMaker Lab...
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