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The new era of apprenticeships – Community College Daily

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DALLAS – The Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) took center stage Tuesday as it received a federal grant to start one of the first health-care apprenticeship programs in the country.

The grant is part of a $20 million partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) that aims to create 16,000 new apprentices across the U.S. by summer 2022. DCCCD was the first system announced to participate in the Expanding Community College Apprenticeships Initiative (ECCA). AACC soon will name the other competitively selected college consortia and individual community colleges.

The announcement was part of a series of releases this week regarding DOL grants for apprenticeships, particularly around industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAPs). Coupled with the grants it received under those programs, DCCCD hopes to create 50,000 apprentices by 2030 in nursing, radiology, cardiac sonography, surgical technology and other allied health specialties.

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