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Geoffrey Mearns (Ball State): Indiana Must Attack Degree-Attainment Challenge
September 23, 2022
Indianapolis Business Journal, Geoffrey Mearns: Ball State is working with Ascend Indiana to connect our students with Indiana career opportunities that match their skill sets and interests. One goal from this partnership is workforce outcomes that help them prepare for fulfilling careers, keeping the graduates in Indiana, and thus good jobs.
Youth Apprenticeship Program Hopes to Reach Hundreds of Students with New Funding
September 23, 2022
WFYI, Taylor Bennett: A Marion County program (Modern Youth Apprenticeship), to connect high school students with paid, on-the-job experience will receive $6 million for three years to continue its work. Ascend Indiana Vice President and co-founder, Stephanie Bothun said the goal with the new funding is to provide opportunities to 400 Marion County students over the next three years.
Ascend Indiana Receives $6M to Scale Youth Apprenticeships
September 23, 2022
Inside INdiana Business, Mary Roberts: Indianapolis-based workforce development initiative Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy have received $6 million from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. The partners say the grant funding will support growth of the Modern Youth Apprenticeship (MAP) program in Marion County. MAP is a three-year, work-based learning experience that starts in high school and offers paid employment, on-the-job training, related academics, and college credit.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Be Creative in Attacking Health Worker Shortage - Modern Apprenticeship (MAP)
September 23, 2022
Indianapolis Business Journal, Claire Fiddian-Green: As Indiana grapples with a severe health care workforce shortage, Modern Apprenticeship has recently launched a health care pathway aimed at closing this gap. Led by local not-for-profit intermediaries Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy, Modern Apprenticeship offers competitive pay, college credit, and a hands-on work experience for high schoolers in the Indianapolis area.
Report Finds Black Hoosiers Lack Access to Careers in Math and Science Field
September 23, 2022
WFYI, Sydney Dauphinais: Jason Kloth is the president of Ascend Indiana and an author on Business Equity for Indy’s report. Kloth says he believes that addressing this opportunity gap is an imperative part of closing racial wealth gaps that already exist.
Purdue, IU Partner to Keep Grads in Indiana
January 12, 2022
Inside INdiana Business, Alex Brown: Purdue University and Indiana University are teaming up in an effort to boost the state’s talent pipeline by keeping more graduates in Indiana. The schools are partnering with Ascend Indiana with the goal of connecting students with in-state career opportunities more effectively, as well as providing one-on-one career guidance and job search support.
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