{"id":10806,"date":"2011-11-07T03:16:34","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T03:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=10806"},"modified":"2011-11-07T03:16:34","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T03:16:34","slug":"guam-labor-to-oversee-registered-apprenticeship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/guam-labor-to-oversee-registered-apprenticeship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Guam Labor to oversee Registered Apprenticeship program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Press Release<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/contact.aspx?user_num=152\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON<\/strong>-The U.S. Department of Labor announced last week the formal recognition of the Guam Department of Labor as the state apprenticeship agency authorized to oversee the territory&#8217;s Registered Apprenticeship system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuam&#8217;s now federally recognized Registered Apprenticeship program will expand career pathways that lead to good jobs for the territory&#8217;s workforce,\u201d said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. \u201cParticipants in Guam&#8217;s apprenticeship program will receive a nationally recognized credential, and employers will benefit from a highly skilled workforce that is trained to industry standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Guam Department of Labor has worked closely with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Labor Department&#8217;s Employment and Training Administration to develop a Registered Apprenticeship system. ETA&#8217;s recognition of the Guam Department of Labor as a state apprenticeship agency will support the territory&#8217;s efforts to improve opportunities for the local workforce through the Registered Apprenticeship \u201cearn and learn\u201d model, which prepares participants for highly skilled careers while allowing them to earn a paycheck.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2011, Guam Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo submitted formal documentation requesting ETA&#8217;s recognition of the Guam Department of Labor as the agency to facilitate apprenticeship programs and agreements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re finding every way to bring career opportunities to as many Guamanians as possible,\u201d said Calvo. \u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re finding every way to enhance the workforce with high-paying jobs for Guamanians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Guam, ETA&#8217;s Office of Apprenticeship has formally recognized apprenticeship agencies in 25 states and the District of Columbia. More information about Registered Apprenticeship can be found online at http:\/\/www.doleta.gov\/oa.\u00a0<strong><em>(PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Press Release WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Labor announced last week the formal recognition of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}