JFF will support the colleges in implementing apprenticeship best practices and in outreach to employers.

Deborah Kobes in "CCCS Receives $2 Million Grant to Build 1,600 IT Apprenticeships Over Four Years"

Published mar. 05, 2020

Colorado Community College System (CCCS) was awarded a $2 million grant as part of the Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap Program. The funds will support information technology (IT) and cybersecurity apprenticeships in Colorado over the next four years.

CCCS’s 13 colleges will join with JFF and the Emily Griffith Technical College to begin implementation in the Denver metro area before scaling statewide.