{"id":38959,"date":"2026-07-02T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=38959"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:27:29","slug":"rva-builds-500-students-get-paid-trades-apprenticeships-in-richmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/rva-builds-500-students-get-paid-trades-apprenticeships-in-richmond\/","title":{"rendered":"RVA Builds: 500 Students Get Paid Trades Apprenticeships in Richmond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">The Richmond Ed Fund has launched RVA Builds, an $8 million Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded initiative that will connect 500 Richmond Public Schools students with paid, work-based skilled trades experiences \u2014 and a clear path to Registered Apprenticeships \u2014 by the end of the 2028-29 school year.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Richmond Ed Fund has launched RVA Builds, a new initiative designed to create direct, paid pathways into the skilled trades for high school students in Richmond, Va. Backed by an $8 million investment from Bloomberg Philanthropies and supported by 17 community partners, the program aims to place 500 Richmond Public Schools students into paid, work-based learning experiences in fields like electrical work, HVAC, welding and construction \u2014 all before the end of the 2028-29 school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The urgency behind the program is reflected in a telling statistic: today, fewer than 15 Richmond Public Schools graduates enter a Registered Apprenticeship each year. Meanwhile, the largest employers of recent graduates are fast-food chains. RVA Builds represents an effort to dramatically change that reality within just a few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Too many of our students leave high school without a real path to a career that can support a family,&#8221; Taikein Cooper, president and CEO of the Richmond Ed Fund, said in a news release. &#8220;RVA Builds changes that, and getting it right meant choosing a partner who could both run the technology and stand up genuine Registered Apprenticeships. The Richmond we want depends on building that pipeline, and on building it to last.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part of a $90 Million National Push<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RVA Builds is one piece of a much larger national effort. Bloomberg Philanthropies recently launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.org\/press\/bloomberg-philanthropies-announces-first-of-its-kind-national-skilled-trades-initiative-to-accelerate-high-school-students-into-high-wage-in-demand-trade-careers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$90 million skilled trades initiative<\/a> spanning nine cities and regions across the United States, including Richmond and Washington, D.C. The initiative reflects a growing recognition that Registered Apprenticeships \u2014 structured, earn-while-you-learn programs certified by the U.S. Department of Labor \u2014 represent one of the most reliable routes to middle-class careers, and that high school students are frequently left out of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richmond&#8217;s $8 million allocation is among the larger individual investments in the national initiative, signaling the city&#8217;s potential as a model for how school districts and community partners can collectively rebuild vocational pipelines that have eroded over decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the Program Offers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students who participate in RVA Builds will complete at least 120 hours of paid, work-based learning experience in the skilled trades. Program partners have committed to paying at least $23 per hour in total compensation to graduates who move into Registered Apprenticeships. The goal is for 150 Richmond Public Schools graduates to enter Registered Apprenticeships over the next three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trades covered by the program include electrical, HVAC, welding and construction \u2014 occupations with strong regional and national demand and above-average long-term earning potential. Registered Apprenticeships in these fields typically combine on-the-job training with related classroom instruction, and they result in nationally recognized credentials upon completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technology and Infrastructure: BuildWithin&#8217;s Role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To manage the scale and compliance demands of the initiative, the Richmond Ed Fund selected BuildWithin \u2014 a workforce technology company and U.S. Department of Labor National Apprenticeship Program Sponsor \u2014 as its technology partner and Registered Apprenticeship intermediary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BuildWithin&#8217;s platform will handle application intake, AI-assisted skills matching between students and employer partners, and tracking of on-the-job training hours and classroom instruction against federal standards. The company will also design the apprenticeship programs, register and maintain them with the U.S. Department of Labor, and serve as sponsor of record with Virginia Works on behalf of the Richmond Ed Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Richmond Ed Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies are reshaping how young people enter the workforce,&#8221; William Lopez, co-founder and president of BuildWithin, said in the news release. &#8220;Our role is to help turn that opportunity into lasting careers, by pairing a proven apprenticeship model with the technology to run it well as it scales. We are grateful to partner with the Richmond Ed Fund, and we hope the approach taking shape here is useful to other communities working toward the same goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BuildWithin brings relevant prior experience to the effort. In Washington, D.C., the company&#8217;s technology helped the city&#8217;s labor agency accelerate placement of residents into federally funded training programs \u2014 reducing timelines from weeks to days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why This Matters Beyond Richmond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The skilled trades face a well-documented workforce shortage nationally, and young people \u2014 particularly those from lower-income communities \u2014 are underrepresented in Registered Apprenticeship pipelines despite those programs offering wages, credentials, and career advancement often comparable to or exceeding those of four-year college pathways. Programs like RVA Builds are part of a broader push by philanthropists, workforce advocates and policymakers to reconnect high school students \u2014 especially those not planning to attend four-year universities \u2014 with structured, well-compensated career pathways before they graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Richmond initiative&#8217;s emphasis on compensation standards (at least $23\/hour) is notable: it goes beyond simply creating access and attempts to set a wage floor that reflects the actual value of skilled labor, signaling to students that these are genuine career-building opportunities rather than low-wage placeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility &amp; How to Get Involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RVA Builds is currently focused on students enrolled in Richmond Public Schools and is operating through the 2028-29 school year. The program works in collaboration with 17 employer and community partners across the Richmond region. Students, families, school counselors and potential employer partners can learn more about the initiative, its participating trades, and how to get connected at <a href=\"https:\/\/rvabuilds.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rvabuilds.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workforce development organizations and school districts in other cities looking to understand how the model is being built \u2014 with an eye toward replicating it \u2014 can also explore BuildWithin&#8217;s broader platform at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildwithin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BuildWithin.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/turning-richmonds-investment-in-the-skilled-trades-into-apprenticeships-buildwithin-to-power-initiative-for-500-students-302815817.html\" 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