Making an Impact Through Apprenticeship: TechNation Careers and Shakur's Story

Making an Impact through Apprenticeship Series

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

An open laptop shows the text "Making an Impact Through Apprenticeship" typed into the search bar. Below that is a button labeled "TechNation Careers"

Hear from an apprentice, employer sponsor, and the executive director of apprenticeship intermediary organization TechNation Careers about the impact apprenticeship programs have had on their careers in this brief video from AIR's Source & Grow Talent: Apprenticeships for Tech initiative.

For Shakur Akhlaqi as a New American, apprenticeship gave him the chance to upskill his tech abilities and find a new career with Touchsource, while Steve Goslee at TechNation Careers builds a pathway for other New Americans to find employers that can use their talents.

In order of first appearance:

Shakur Akhlaqi, Quality Assurance Test Analyst, Touchsource
Steve Goslee, Executive Director, TechNation Careers
Gene Dillon, Creative Director, Touchsource