Apprentice Ambassadors 2025

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Apprentice Ambassador Program
In 2024, the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board​'s (IWIB) ​Work-Based Learning & Apprenticeship (WBLA) Committee formed a network of diverse apprentices and apprentice graduates of all ages and backgrounds from regions across the state in multiple industries. Apprentice Ambassadors serve as champions of apprenticeship programs in Illinois by sharing success stories and promoting apprenticeships to career seekers, employers, and educational institutions through community outreach, business/apprentice engagement, personal networks, and events.
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2025 Apprentice Ambassadors
To kick off National Apprenticeship Week 2024, the State of Illinois proudly revealed the 2025 Apprentice Ambassadors. The announcement streamed across Apprenticeship Illinois social media channels on November 18, 2024, with Daniel Serota, Chair of the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board Work-Based Learning & Apprenticeship Committee, and Sheryl Morris, Chair of the Ambassador Program Committee. Ten individuals were selected from a statewide pool of applicants based on their transformative stories, leadership, and commitment to professional development. Each apprentice brings a unique experience and insight that will be used in collaboration with state workforce leaders to strengthen apprenticeships across Illinois.
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Apprentice Ambassador must agree to meet these Core Expectations:
✓ Commit to a one-year term, beginning in December 2024 and ending in December 2025.
​✓ ​Attend all events highlighted in the calendar.
​✓ Ambassador's name, title, photo, and apprenticeship employer name are publicized on ApprenticeshipIllinois.com and included in press releases.​​
​✓ Share perspectives on apprenticeship programs and experiences.​
​✓ Maintain professionalism, open communication, and transparency with their Apprenticeship employer regarding participation in this Initiative.
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News
  • Hanna Val in Three Things I Wish I Knew About Apprenticeship | Video​
  • Jason Francis in Three Things I Wish I Knew About Apprenticeship | Video
  • Zackary Thurman in Three Things I Wish I Knew About Apprenticeship | Video​
  • Hanna Val in Dreams Take Flight: How United Airlines Invests in Its Next Generation of Talent | Will Works Podcast E58​
  • Jason Francis in The Workers' Mic Talks to the Illinois AFL-CIO & IBEW Local 197 | The Workers' Mic Podcast​
  • ​​Kenny Munao and Ariel Lozner, Apprentices Lead the Way in State's Ambassador Program | District 214 Article​
  • ​State of Illinois Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2024 | Press R​elease​​​
  • 2025 Apprentice Ambassadors Cohort Announcement | Livestream / Presentation​​
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Cohort Materials
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Videos
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