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Governor Kelly Celebrates 2023 Exporter of the Year: Tank Connection Governor Laura Kelly visited Tank Connection in Parsons today to officially honor the company for being named the 2023 Governor’s Exporter of the Year. Tank Connection, a global leader in dry bulk and liquid storage systems, exports to 64 countries across six continents. Governor Kelly Announces More than $8M to be Invested in Digital Opportunities Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Kansas is receiving $8.2 million to begin implementing the Kansas Digital Equity (DE) Plan, which recently received federal approval. This announcement solidifies the state’s commitment to transform the landscape of high-speed internet connectivity and digital opportunity across Kansas. Nominations Open for 2024 Minority, Women Enterprise Development Awards Today Lieutenant Governor and Department of Commerce Secretary David Toland announced a call for nominations for the 2024 Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards. These annual awards are one way the agency acknowledges and observes the growing impact that minority- and women-led companies have on their communities and the Kansas economy. Governor Kelly Announces KMW to Invest $105M in Sterling, Create 251 New Jobs in Kansas Governor Laura Kelly today announced that KMW, a precision manufacturer of agricultural front loaders, backhoes, and other attachments, will invest $105 million to construct a new North American headquarters and state-of-the-art production facility in Sterling. The venture will create 251 new jobs, resulting in a local workforce of 485. View All

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Kansas Office of Registered Apprenticeship

Discover the opportunities Kansas Office of Registered Apprenticeship has to offer for employers large & small, associations, organizations, community and technical colleges, and career seekers. The Kansas Department of Commerce (KDC)-Registered Apprenticeship office supports apprenticeships across multiple industries to benefit employers and career seekers ensuring occupational proficiency. Contact us at [email protected] or (785)296-4161.

The Kansas Registered Apprenticeship Program

The Kansas Registered Apprenticeship Program is intentionally employer designed and driven, creating unique opportunities for employers and career seekers throughout the state. The program brilliantly incorporates on-the-job learning paralleled with technical instruction and mentorship with long term employment as the priority.

For Kansas, all Registered Apprenticeship programs are submitted for approval to an appointed Kansas Apprenticeship Council.  In addition to established regulatory responsibilities, the appointed Kansas Apprenticeship Council has been refocusing its efforts on expansion and awareness across the state.  Part of this effort included adopting the councils first ever vision and mission statement as well as publishing a strategic plan and annual review. On June 4, 2022, the council unanimously voted to adopt the vision and mission statement:

Vision: Growing Kansas Apprenticeship to the Top 25 by 2025

Mission Statement: To meet the needs of the Kansas economy and its citizens, the office of Apprenticeship will actively grow a robust system that supports our apprenticeship stakeholders, sponsors, intermediaries, and apprentices. We do this by strategically empowering partnerships that serve a diverse and inclusive workforce through occupational proficiency, for generations to come. 

Get ready for the Kansas Apprenticeship Tax and Grant Act today!

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Kansas Registered Apprenticeship Dinner Bell Calls

Join us for our monthly dinner bell calls! Build and promote your registered apprenticeship
program, discover resources, connect with others, hear success stories and share your own.

Youth Registered Apprenticeship 

Meeting our vision to be a Top 25 apprenticeship state By 2025 will take everyone!  We know that Registered Apprenticeship and Youth Registered Apprenticeship is a proven win-win solution – its good for workers and good for the bottom line. 

We are asking for leaders, practitioners and all Kansan’s ready to think outside the box and courageously move forward on proven workforce solutions!

Send us your information and your interest.  We will use the information to start making connections to make this happen!

Youth Registered Apprenticeship Interest Form

We need all of Kansas engaged – Business, industry, education, workforce boards, unions and parents! Therefore we are asking for leaders, practitioners and all Kansan’s ready to think outside the box and courageously move forward on proven workforce solutions!

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