About our Program

Apprenticeship 101: How apprenticeship as a workforce development tool can help companies solve their talent needs

Access to qualified talent is one of the biggest issues facing South Carolina companies. Apprenticeship Carolina is on a mission to help employers around the state utilize registered apprenticeship programs as a way to find solutions to this issue and develop lasting changes to support their future workforce. In today’s webinar, local Beaufort employers will learn:

• What registered apprenticeship is and how it can be used as a workforce development tool to solve an employer’s workforce issues such as a lack of available qualified talent, ageing workforce populations nearing retirement, high turnover, and lack of standardized skill sets
• How apprenticeship differs from other workforce solutions available such as traditional on-the-job training or internships
• Specific resources available to companies in the Lowcountry through Apprenticeship Carolina and the Technical College of the Lowcountry

About our Speaker

Nicole Bentley is an Apprenticeship Consultant with Apprenticeship Carolina, the state agency for apprenticeship in South Carolina. She assists employers in the service areas of the Technical College of
the Lowcountry and Aiken Technical College and is based out of TCL’s Beaufort campus. Prior to joining Apprenticeship Carolina, Nicole worked in economic development fundraising and consulting as a
Principal at Resource Development Group and as a Development Associate at the International Economic Development Council. Nicole holds three Bachelors of Arts in International Relations,
Comparative Cultures & Politics, and French from the James Madison College at Michigan State University. She is an alumnus of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Nicole and her husband Ryan live with their son George in Beaufort, SC.