UPCOMING EVENTS
EVOLVE EARLY LEARNING NC CAREER LAUNCH WEBINAR
April 16, 2025 (3:00-4:00 pm)
Zoom Webinar - Join Live Here
Join the NC Career Launch Webinar Series for valuable insights from Corrie Price of Evolve Early Learning in Asheville, NC! Learn about successful models for implementing youth pre-apprenticeships, network with other educators and industry partners, and identify potential solutions to challenges faced in implementing work-based learning programs.
BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES 2025 UPDATE
Coming Soon!
Virtual - Zoom
Learn about the results of the pilot and changes to the Building Bright Futures program for 2025.
PAST EVENTS
BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES APPRENTICESHIP SUMMIT 2024:
A Statewide Event Supporting Career Pathways for the Early Childhood Workforce
Monday, April 15, 2024
In-person - A-B Technical Community College, Asheville, NC
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PRE-APPRENTICESHIP WEBINAR SERIES FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS
This series of evening webinars was designed for high schoolers interested in or already registered as a pre-apprentice. Representatives from the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE), the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), ApprenticeshipNC, Early Years, and others shared information about the ECE field, financial resources available to students, and the importance of early childhood advocacy.
DIVISION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY EDUCATION (DCDEE) AND THE HUNT INSTITUTE
Enrichment Field Trip
October 27, 2023
In-Person - DCDEE Headquarters, Raleigh, NC
BBF participants from around the state joined us in Raleigh on October 27 to hear from leaders at DCDEE and The Hunt Institute about the important work being done to support North Carolina’s children, families, and early educators. Participants learned the roles of each organization and the impact it has on the current and future ECE workforce.
FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Enrichment Field Trip
July 28, 2023
In-Person - UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, Chapel Hill, NC
Apprentices, mentors, and center directors from across the state converged at UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute in Chapel-Hill as part of BBF’s first field trip for participants. The event provided a closer look into some of the early childhood research being conducted by the Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Institute and how this research benefits communities of families, educators, and policy makers across North Carolina and the nation.