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Dear Employer,

Is your business looking for new ways to fill open positions?? Join the Maine Department of Labor next week for one or more webinars as we explore how Registered Apprenticeship can meet your workforce needs:

  • Tuesday, November 15 from 10 am ? 11 am:?Maine Hire-A-Vet Weekly Educational Programming ? Maine Registered Apprenticeship Program
    • Registered apprenticeships can be a great opportunity for employers to train their workforce and for jobseekers to ?earn while they learn?. In addition, individuals eligible for GI Bill benefits can receive those benefits while they are an apprentice. In this webinar, the Maine Apprenticeship Program will provide an overview of registered apprenticeships, discuss benefits to employers and jobseekers, and explain how to start or join an apprenticeship program.
  • Wednesday, November 16 from 9 am ? 10 am: Maine Cyber / IT Apprenticeships: A Workforce Development Solution
    • Safal Partners, with the support of the Maine Department of Labor, will host a live webinar, ?Cybersecurity/IT Apprenticeships, A Workforce Development Solution." The webinar will highlight the National Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint which was launched on July 19, 2022 at the White House Cyber Workforce and Education Summit. Safal Partners, a USDOL National Industry Intermediary, is leading work on the Sprint to assist employers in every sector and industry build a stronger, more skilled cyber, IT and tech workforce through registered apprenticeship. Meet with Safal Partners? Apprenticeship Subject Matter Experts to explore registered apprenticeship and the benefits of joining Safal?s National Program Standards as an employer partner.
  • Thursday, November 17 from 9 ? 10 am: Expansion of Registered Apprenticeship and Diversity in Maine?s Workforce
    • This webinar is focused on helping apprenticeship employers and sponsors better understand disability awareness and resources, how to promote an inclusive environment and how the Maine Bureau of Rehabilitation Services can help them in their efforts to increase apprenticeship opportunities here in Maine.
  • Friday, November 18 from 10 am ? 11 am: Panel Discussion: Building Your Talent Pipeline Through Registered Apprenticeship
    • Hear from current apprenticeship sponsors ? General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, HospitalityMaine, and Somerset Career & Technical Center ? on how they started their registered apprenticeship programs to meet workforce needs. Each will provide a brief overview of their programs, followed by a facilitated discussion with opportunity for attendees to ask questions.

To register for any of these webinars, visit https://www.maine.gov/labor/jobs_training/apprenticeship/naw2022/index.shtml

For more information about Registered Apprenticeship, visit https://www.maine.gov/labor/jobs_training/apprenticeship/index.shtml or email?[email protected].

Other Upcoming Webinars:

  • Labor Law ? Overtime: Friday, November 18 at 1 p.m.

Overtime violations are costly for Maine businesses. The Maine Department of Labor?s Bureau of Labor Standards can help your business maintain compliance with overtime labor laws!

Join us on Friday, November 18th at 1pm for a webinar to review laws regarding overtime, the minimum hourly wage, setting the salary threshold for overtime, and determining whether an employee is exempt from the overtime provisions.

You can register here: https://mainestate.zoom.us/.../WN_j3yGLQR0RtWZcgRAjJWgvA

Thank you,

?? The Maine Department of Labor

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