Idaho Governor Touts Apprenticeships 鈥� and Launch
Governor Little discussed the multiple pathways to success for high school graduates.
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Gov. Brad Little touted Idaho鈥檚 growing apprenticeship programs Wednesday.
He also used the occasion to talk up one of his pet projects: the fledgling post-high school incentives program.
鈥淭here are multiple pathways to success,鈥� Little said Wednesday, at a proclamation ceremony in Meridian marking November as Idaho Apprenticeship Month. 鈥淲e need more young Idahoans to go on to postsecondary education, and we鈥檝e been very intentional about expanding 鈥榞o-on鈥� to include opportunities outside of the traditional four-year college degree 鈥� including apprenticeships.鈥�
Idaho now offers about 2,400 apprenticeships, a number that has increased by 40% over the past three years, according to a Wednesday news release from Little鈥檚 office.
The state has put more than $10 million into building apprenticeship programs over the past five years, and starting next year, the state will put about $75 million of additional money into Launch.
High school seniors can now apply for Launch grants of up to $8,000, which they can put toward two- or four-year college, career-technical education or worker training programs. Grants will go out next summer.
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