NJ Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education Grant

The NJ Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education Grant supports individuals preparing for Registered Apprenticeship programs in New Jersey. By partnering with at least one Registered Apprenticeship sponsor, successful applicants will help participants gain industry-specific skills and classroom instruction. This initiative aims to enhance career pathways, drive economic development, and promote educational attainment, ultimately leading to better job opportunities and higher wages for those disconnected from the workforce.

Grant funds will be awarded to successful applicants responding to this competitive NGO. The purpose of the PACE Program is to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in Registered Apprenticeship programs. These pre-apprenticeship programs have a documented partnership with at least one Registered Apprenticeship program sponsor that is committed to hiring from the pre-apprenticeship program within 18 months from the start of the contract period of performance, and together, they expand the participant's career pathway opportunities with industry-based training coupled with classroom instruction. The program will drive economic development through skills and educational attainment and create pathways to better-paying careers and advanced credentials.
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Office of Apprenticeship seeks to encourage the growth of career pathway opportunities for people disconnected from employment, training, and education. Within the workforce development system, pre-apprenticeships serve a critical role for people to acquire career-specific skills, advance work-readiness, and connect them to longer-term career opportunities.