Pushed by Trump, states look to promote apprenticeships

Published December 11, 2017 5:01am ET



Several states are rising to President Trump’s challenge to promote apprenticeship programs as a way to fill a “skills gap” in companies and reduce the unemployment rate.

Trump has been pushing blue-collar and non-collegiate jobs as opposed to his predecessor, Barack Obama, who advocated for young people to attend college.

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