Apprenticeship and training funds have a long history of providing skilled workers for a number of industries. These funds are classified as employee welfare benefit plans under the Employee Retirement… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
January 6, 2021
Apprenticeship Programs, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S.apprenticeship, apprenticeship agreement
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Although the COVID-19 pandemic caught many off guard, the experience has provided opportunities for apprenticeship programs and training funds to adapt training methods that will meet educational needs far into… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
December 9, 2020
Apprenticeship Programs, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S.apprenticeship, COVID-19, virtual learning
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Running an effective apprenticeship fund requires the management of a wide variety of key stakeholders. Navigating this complicated landscape and avoiding potential pitfalls have long been concerns for a wide… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
September 16, 2020
Apprenticeship Programs, Canada, Employee Benefitsapprenticeship
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Apprenticeship program duties became significantly more challenging under limitations from the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers Thomas Fischer, Jennifer E. Germaine, Esq., and Thomas E. Pfundstein, Ph.D., addressed these challenges in a… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
July 9, 2020
Apprenticeship Programs, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefitsapprenticeship, coronavirus, COVID-19
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Running an effective apprenticeship program requires the management of a wide variety of key stakeholders. Navigating this complicated landscape and avoiding potential pitfalls have long been concerns of these contacts…. Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
April 24, 2019
Apprenticeship Programs, Employee Benefits, Multiemployerapprenticeship, ERISA, fiduciary
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Apprenticeship training has long been a key strategic initiative at the International Foundation. Over the years, we’ve engaged in a number of partner initiatives with the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA),… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
June 28, 2018
Apprenticeship Programs, Employee Benefitsapprenticeship
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As the economy improves, the construction industry and other apprenticeship trades are having a difficult time keeping up with the demand for skilled labor. An exodus of apprentices during the… Read more >
Bryan Zoran, CEBS
July 28, 2015
Apprenticeship Programs, Education, Employee Benefitsapprenticeship, construction, skilled trades, trades, training
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At the Annual Employee Benefits Conference in Boston last fall, International Foundation staff led a series of focus groups to collect direct feedback from members and provide assistance in driving… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
February 25, 2015
Apprenticeship Programs, Canada, Education, Human Resources (HR)apprenticeship, canada, recruitment, trades, training, workforce
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By: Tom DeRoche In a recent conversation, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka suggested that the American labor movement, second only to the military, has provided the majority of skills training and… Read more >
Tom DeRoche
June 24, 2014
Apprenticeship Programs, Educationapprenticeship, education, trades
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