Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) has shown a strong linkage between apprenticeship, worker productivity and economic value
About NITAS NITAS is a national workforce development program for companies of any size. NITAS, developed by the IT Community and the U.S. Department of Labor IT Specializations Apprenticeship American Industries and its IT workforce maintain global competitive advantage through rapid adaptation to technological innovation, consistently high productivity of IT workers and utilization of superior training and development approaches. Apprenticeship is a centuries-old, proven method of training that provides classroom instruction, industry certification and on-the-job training. NITAS, is a 21st Century Apprenticeship system that incorporates all three elements with a critical competency sign-off that ensures a knowledge and skills transfer has taken place between the apprentice and mentor. White Papers The Role of Apprenticeship in the Development of the Information Technology Workforce: An Economic Perspective IT Generalist 21st Century Apprenticeship – McDonald...