Applicants outside of the Chicago metropolitan area can apply for grants valued between $3 million and $6 million through the end of April.

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCED) awarded more than $18 million in grant funding to 36 recipients through the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. Recipients ...

Danville Area Community College (DACC) celebrated the graduation of the seventh cohort of the Illinois WORKS Pre-Apprenticeship Program on Dec. 12, in the Bremer Theater. A total of 23 students ...

Pre-apprenticeship programs in Illinois have enrolled over 5,800 participants since 2017, with women and minorities making up a disproportionately large share of enrollees Black apprentices have ...

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Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program for building and construction trades has expanded to Rock Island, Henry and Mercer counties. The no-cost program aims to prepare high school graduates for a ...

Illinois is investing $24M to create six new manufacturing training academies at community colleges. Applications open until April 30, 2026.

Spaces are still available for a free 12-week Illinois Works pre-apprenticeship program starting April 2 at the Fry Family YMCA in Naperville. The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago is offering the course ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Pritzker administration hopes to get more women and people of color working in the clean energy industry. Central Illinois is receiving a $4.7 million grant to launch a ...

As artificial intelligence, automation, and new energy sources reshape our economy, Illinois’ manufacturing sector must also ...

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