Four career and technical education centers around Indiana will split $700,000 to pilot local youth apprenticeship programs. The grant, which was awarded by Ascend Indiana, will fund apprenticeships in healthcare, information technology, advanced manufacturing and business.

Students across the state will have greater access to youth apprenticeship programs through nearly $2.5 million in new grants. Ascend Indiana, the organization that received the grants, expects to nearly double the number of students in its apprenticeship programs with the additional funding.

The job-searching tool the Ascend Network is entirely free to students. The goal is to keep more talent in the local workforce.

A new report from Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy takes a deeper look at the job market and postsecondary education following the pandemic.

A Marion County program to connect high school students with paid, on-the-job experience will receive $6 million for three years to continue its work.

Agencies in central Indiana are launching a new apprenticeship program for up to 30 high school students next school year.