With apprenticeships seen as key to post-pandemic economic recovery, local partners invest in future talent

Gov. Jared Polis declared November Apprenticeship Month in recognition of the role such programs play in supporting economic recovery and moving forward in the time of COVID-19. 

“As we work on Colorado’s economic recovery, apprenticeships can help workers of all ages and backgrounds gain in-demand skills while also earning a paycheck,” Joe Barela, executive director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, stated in a news release

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