MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Student apprenticeship numbers have started to spike in Madison.
IBEW Local 159 has seen their trade apprenticeship applications double in the last five years. The post-graduation trade route has seen a spike since 2023, and students at IBEW Local 159 are the most recent example.
Deciding to forgo the common four-year college route has given students who go through an apprenticeship a direct path to family-supporting careers, along with getting hands-on work experience right out of high school…