Deborah Kobes, a senior fellow and higher education expert at the Urban Institute, spoke with Inside Higher Ed about how including registered apprenticeships in Workforce Pell could encourage more colleges to offer apprenticeship programs while benefiting local economies, including small and midsize employers. “Being a sponsor at the community college is a really great way to engage small and medium-sized businesses in apprenticeship. Because, as a small employer, if you only have one or two apprentices, you might not have that scale that you need to really deliver the related instructions,” she said. However, “if a community college takes the lead on delivering an apprenticeship, they can aggregate the interest of local employers.”

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