Ascend in the News

Ascend’s internship program gave students real-world experience and meaningful roles that helped them grow professionally.

Ascend Indiana added three new board members to strengthen its workforce development mission across the state.

Women IN Roads is empowering young women to pursue careers in construction through mentorship, education and hands-on experiences.

Indiana is uniting data, technology, and leadership to build a smarter, more connected workforce system that meets employer and jobseeker needs.

Student-led businesses bring work-based learning to life by immersing students in real-world experiences with industry professionals, helping them build career-ready skills through hands-on management, mentorship and meaningful application of classroom knowledge.

Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy officially launched “Untapped: Connecting Employers to Indy Talent,” an interactive discussion focused on work-based learning (WBL) as a proven strategy to build a robust talent pipeline.

The Heritage Group is cultivating a long-term talent pipeline by offering high school students hands-on work-based learning experiences, mentorship, and STEM-focused career exploration programs.

The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation has awarded $12.9 million in grants to eight Indiana organizations to launch the Indiana Career Apprenticeship Pathway (INCAP), a statewide program starting in 2026 that will provide paid, on-the-job training for high school students and eventually adults in industries like banking, manufacturing and healthcare.

The Fairbanks Foundation has awarded nearly $13M in new grants to support the Indiana Career Apprenticeship Pathway.