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Continuing the Work, TogetherWhether you served as a Teacher Ambassador in a previous cohort or support education and workforce efforts from within the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), this newsletter is meant to keep us connected around a shared goal: helping New York’s students better understand and access meaningful career pathways.
The Teacher Ambassador Program (TAP) continues to grow, not just in size, but in reach, impact, and integration across NYSDOL.
This newsletter will spotlight how that work shows up across the state, elevate the voices of educators and staff doing the work, and show how education and workforce efforts are connecting in practice.
What a Summer!The 2026 Teacher Ambassador Program has officially wrapped, and what a four weeks it was.
This summer,55 Teacher Ambassadorsandsix Emeritus Ambassadorsstepped outside their classrooms and into Career Centers, businesses, training facilities, healthcare organizations, advanced manufacturing sites, community organizations, and workplaces across New York State.
Together, they participated in244 industry site visits,11 in-person industry roundtables, eight virtual industry roundtables, and programming through16 NYSDOL Career Centers.
Those numbers tell us how much happened. But they don't tell us the most important part of the story:what happens next.
This school year, the reach of our 2026 Teacher Ambassadors will extend tonearly 6,000 New York State students.It's the student who learns about a career they didn't know existed.The educator who can answer,“What can I do with this?”with something more concrete than they could before.The employer who develops a relationship with a school.The Career Center that becomes a resource an educator returns to throughout the year.And the conversation that helps a young person see another possibility for their future.As a new school year begins, we wish all our Teacher Ambassadors, and educators across New York State, a successful and inspiring year ahead.
Returning to your classrooms and school communities, remember that you don’t leave TAP behind when July ends.
Take it with you.
Take the relationships you’ve built, the workplaces you’ve experienced, the resources you’ve discovered, and the new perspectives you’ve gained. And find ways to make them meaningful for your students.And keep the New York State Department of Labor in mind as a partner in that work.
Your local Career Centers, workforce professionals, Business Engagement teams, labor market analysts, and the other connections you have made remain available to you as you create new opportunities for NY students and continue transforming the way education connects young people to their futures.
Good luck this school year.
Stay connected. Keep asking questions.
Keep opening doors for students.
Send us your stories, photos, lessons, student projects, partnerships, and even the small moments when something you learned through TAP finds its way into a conversation with a student.
Those are the stories we want to tell next.
EmailDOLAmbassador@labor.ny.govwith updates.
What Changed in Four Weeks?Teacher Ambassadors came to TAP already committed to helping students think about their futures.
In fact,78% entered the program confident having career conversations with students.But our pre-program survey revealed something important: confidence dropped considerably when those conversations required more specific knowledge about New York's workforce system.
Before TAP:18% felt confident connecting students with NYSDOL resources.24% felt confident discussing labor market information.23% felt confident discussing Registered Apprenticeship as a pathway.31% felt confident discussing in-demand occupations and emerging industries.
Four weeks later?Those numbers had climbed to98%,97%,94%, and98%respectively.
Confidence having career conversations reached100%.
That's an important distinction.Our ambassadors already cared deeply about preparing students for life after school.
TAP helped give them more of theknowledge, resources, language, andconnections to turn those conversations into informed action.As one Ambassador reflected:“I have lived here all my life and was not aware of the resources, jobs, and services available to residents.
I feel confident I can guide students to explore employment in the local area.”That's TAP at work.
From the Field: Seeing the Workforce FirsthandAsk a Teacher Ambassador about July and chances are you'll hear about a site visit.
There's a reason for that.100% of respondents rated business site visits Valuable or Very Valuable.
Even more striking: 93% rated them Very Valuable, making experiential learning the strongest-rated component of the 2026 program.
Across New York, Ambassadors walked through workplaces and saw careers, technology, and industries in action.
Among the top-rated regional experiences were visits to GlobalFoundries, NY Creates, Stewart’s, Mountain Lake Services, Miner Institute, Micro Bird, URMC Orthopedics, Optimax, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Riverhawk, Griffiss Institute, Wynn Hospital, Northwell Health, Frito-Lay, Amphenol Aerospace, numerous NYS Building Trades Training Facilities, and the DHS Training Center.And sometimes, seeing really is believing.As one Ambassador explained:“The business site visits had the greatest impact on my learning because sometimes it can be difficult to understand what a job or career consists of until you see it in person.”That's one of the clearest lessons we're carrying forward from 2026:experience matters.
When educators can see a workplace, talk with the people doing the work, ask questions, observe technology in action, and understand the many roles that make an organization function, they return to students with something more powerful than a list of occupations.
They return with a story they can tell.
Commissioner CornerOne of the highlights of TAP 2026 was the opportunity for Teacher Ambassadors to engage directly with two leaders whose work sits at the intersection of education, workforce development, and the future of New York's young people.A Conversation with Labor Commissioner Roberta ReardonTo close out the program, New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon joined the cohort for a conversation that gave our Ambassadors an opportunity to do something equally important: share what they had experienced. After weeks spent visiting businesses, engaging with Career Centers, learning about New York's workforce system, and exploring career pathways throughout their regions, Teacher Ambassadors were able to speak directly with Commissioner Reardon about what they had seen and learned. They shared memorable experiences from across the summer, reflected on what had surprised them about the workforce opportunities available to their students, and offered candid feedback about both the Teacher Ambassador Program and their experiences engaging with NYSDOL.It was an opportunity not simply to hear from agency leadership, but for agency leadership to hear from our educators.
Together, these two conversations reflected something at the heart of TAP: preparing young people for the future isn't solely the responsibility of schools, employers, workforce agencies, or government.A Conversation with Education Commissioner Betty A.
RosaNew York State Education Commissioner Betty A.
Rosa joined our Teacher Ambassadors for a wide-ranging conversation about what it means to prepare students not simply for graduation, but for what comes next.The discussion explored New York's Portrait of a Graduate and NY Inspires, including the importance of creating a public education system in which schools have the opportunity and resources to provide meaningful, high-quality experiences for students regardless of their ZIP code.The conversation also highlighted the immense role of the school counselor.
As students navigate academics, career and postsecondary planning, social-emotional needs, family circumstances, and an ever-growing number of pathways and opportunities, counselors are being asked to carry an extraordinary responsibility.
The discussion reinforced the importance of creating broader systems of support around them and ensuring educators have access to the information, resources, and partnerships that can help students make informed decisions about their futures.For Teacher Ambassadors, the conversation connected what they were experiencing through TAP to a much larger question: How do we ensure every New York student has meaningful opportunities to discover who they are, what they can do, and where their education can take them?It requires all of us and it requires us to listen to one another.
Teacher Ambassadors are uniquely positioned to help make those connections, bringing the workforce into the classroom while also bringing the educator and student perspective into conversations about New York's workforce
Continuing the Work, TogetherWhether you served as a Teacher Ambassador in a previous cohort or support education and workforce efforts from within the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), this newsletter is meant to keep us connected around a shared goal: helping New York’s students better understand and access meaningful career pathways.
The Teacher Ambassador Program (TAP) continues to grow, not just in size, but in reach, impact, and integration across NYSDOL.
This newsletter will spotlight how that work shows up across the state, elevate the voices of educators and staff doing the work, and show how education and workforce efforts are connecting in practice.
What a Summer!The 2026 Teacher Ambassador Program has officially wrapped, and what a four weeks it was.
This summer,55 Teacher Ambassadorsandsix Emeritus Ambassadorsstepped outside their classrooms and into Career Centers, businesses, training facilities, healthcare organizations, advanced manufacturing sites, community organizations, and workplaces across New York State.
Together, they participated in244 industry site visits,11 in-person industry roundtables, eight virtual industry roundtables, and programming through16 NYSDOL Career Centers.
Those numbers tell us how much happened. But they don't tell us the most important part of the story:what happens next.
This school year, the reach of our 2026 Teacher Ambassadors will extend tonearly 6,000 New York State students.It's the student who learns about a career they didn't know existed.The educator who can answer,“What can I do with this?”with something more concrete than they could before.The employer who develops a relationship with a school.The Career Center that becomes a resource an educator returns to throughout the year.And the conversation that helps a young person see another possibility for their future.As a new school year begins, we wish all our Teacher Ambassadors, and educators across New York State, a successful and inspiring year ahead.
Returning to your classrooms and school communities, remember that you don’t leave TAP behind when July ends.
Take it with you.
Take the relationships you’ve built, the workplaces you’ve experienced, the resources you’ve discovered, and the new perspectives you’ve gained. And find ways to make them meaningful for your students.And keep the New York State Department of Labor in mind as a partner in that work.
Your local Career Centers, workforce professionals, Business Engagement teams, labor market analysts, and the other connections you have made remain available to you as you create new opportunities for NY students and continue transforming the way education connects young people to their futures.
Good luck this school year.
Stay connected. Keep asking questions.
Keep opening doors for students.
Send us your stories, photos, lessons, student projects, partnerships, and even the small moments when something you learned through TAP finds its way into a conversation with a student.
Those are the stories we want to tell next.
EmailDOLAmbassador@labor.ny.govwith updates.
What Changed in Four Weeks?Teacher Ambassadors came to TAP already committed to helping students think about their futures.
In fact,78% entered the program confident having career conversations with students.But our pre-program survey revealed something important: confidence dropped considerably when those conversations required more specific knowledge about New York's workforce system.
Before TAP:18% felt confident connecting students with NYSDOL resources.24% felt confident discussing labor market information.23% felt confident discussing Registered Apprenticeship as a pathway.31% felt confident discussing in-demand occupations and emerging industries.
Four weeks later?Those numbers had climbed to98%,97%,94%, and98%respectively.
Confidence having career conversations reached100%.
That's an important distinction.Our ambassadors already cared deeply about preparing students for life after school.
TAP helped give them more of theknowledge, resources, language, andconnections to turn those conversations into informed action.As one Ambassador reflected:“I have lived here all my life and was not aware of the resources, jobs, and services available to residents.
I feel confident I can guide students to explore employment in the local area.”That's TAP at work.
From the Field: Seeing the Workforce FirsthandAsk a Teacher Ambassador about July and chances are you'll hear about a site visit.
There's a reason for that.100% of respondents rated business site visits Valuable or Very Valuable.
Even more striking: 93% rated them Very Valuable, making experiential learning the strongest-rated component of the 2026 program.
Across New York, Ambassadors walked through workplaces and saw careers, technology, and industries in action.
Among the top-rated regional experiences were visits to GlobalFoundries, NY Creates, Stewart’s, Mountain Lake Services, Miner Institute, Micro Bird, URMC Orthopedics, Optimax, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Riverhawk, Griffiss Institute, Wynn Hospital, Northwell Health, Frito-Lay, Amphenol Aerospace, numerous NYS Building Trades Training Facilities, and the DHS Training Center.And sometimes, seeing really is believing.As one Ambassador explained:“The business site visits had the greatest impact on my learning because sometimes it can be difficult to understand what a job or career consists of until you see it in person.”That's one of the clearest lessons we're carrying forward from 2026:experience matters.
When educators can see a workplace, talk with the people doing the work, ask questions, observe technology in action, and understand the many roles that make an organization function, they return to students with something more powerful than a list of occupations.
They return with a story they can tell.
Commissioner CornerOne of the highlights of TAP 2026 was the opportunity for Teacher Ambassadors to engage directly with two leaders whose work sits at the intersection of education, workforce development, and the future of New York's young people.A Conversation with Labor Commissioner Roberta ReardonTo close out the program, New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon joined the cohort for a conversation that gave our Ambassadors an opportunity to do something equally important: share what they had experienced. After weeks spent visiting businesses, engaging with Career Centers, learning about New York's workforce system, and exploring career pathways throughout their regions, Teacher Ambassadors were able to speak directly with Commissioner Reardon about what they had seen and learned. They shared memorable experiences from across the summer, reflected on what had surprised them about the workforce opportunities available to their students, and offered candid feedback about both the Teacher Ambassador Program and their experiences engaging with NYSDOL.It was an opportunity not simply to hear from agency leadership, but for agency leadership to hear from our educators.
Together, these two conversations reflected something at the heart of TAP: preparing young people for the future isn't solely the responsibility of schools, employers, workforce agencies, or government.A Conversation with Education Commissioner Betty A.
RosaNew York State Education Commissioner Betty A.
Rosa joined our Teacher Ambassadors for a wide-ranging conversation about what it means to prepare students not simply for graduation, but for what comes next.The discussion explored New York's Portrait of a Graduate and NY Inspires, including the importance of creating a public education system in which schools have the opportunity and resources to provide meaningful, high-quality experiences for students regardless of their ZIP code.The conversation also highlighted the immense role of the school counselor.
As students navigate academics, career and postsecondary planning, social-emotional needs, family circumstances, and an ever-growing number of pathways and opportunities, counselors are being asked to carry an extraordinary responsibility.
The discussion reinforced the importance of creating broader systems of support around them and ensuring educators have access to the information, resources, and partnerships that can help students make informed decisions about their futures.For Teacher Ambassadors, the conversation connected what they were experiencing through TAP to a much larger question: How do we ensure every New York student has meaningful opportunities to discover who they are, what they can do, and where their education can take them?It requires all of us and it requires us to listen to one another.
Teacher Ambassadors are uniquely positioned to help make those connections, bringing the workforce into the classroom while also bringing the educator and student perspective into conversations about New York's workforce
Whether you served as a Teacher Ambassador in a previous cohort or support education and workforce efforts from within the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), this newsletter is meant to keep us connected around a shared goal: helping New York’s students better understand and access meaningful career pathways.
The Teacher Ambassador Program (TAP) continues to grow, not just in size, but in reach, impact, and integration across NYSDOL.
This newsletter will spotlight how that work shows up across the state, elevate the voices of educators and staff doing the work, and show how education and workforce efforts are connecting in practice.
The 2026 Teacher Ambassador Program has officially wrapped, and what a four weeks it was.
This summer,55 Teacher Ambassadorsandsix Emeritus Ambassadorsstepped outside their classrooms and into Career Centers, businesses, training facilities, healthcare organizations, advanced manufacturing sites, community organizations, and workplaces across New York State.
Together, they participated in244 industry site visits,11 in-person industry roundtables, eight virtual industry roundtables, and programming through16 NYSDOL Career Centers.
Those numbers tell us how much happened. But they don't tell us the most important part of the story:what happens next.
This school year, the reach of our 2026 Teacher Ambassadors will extend tonearly 6,000 New York State students.
It's the student who learns about a career they didn't know existed.
The educator who can answer,“What can I do with this?”with something more concrete than they could before.
The employer who develops a relationship with a school.The Career Center that becomes a resource an educator returns to throughout the year.
The employer who develops a relationship with a school.
The Career Center that becomes a resource an educator returns to throughout the year.
And the conversation that helps a young person see another possibility for their future.
As a new school year begins, we wish all our Teacher Ambassadors, and educators across New York State, a successful and inspiring year ahead.
Returning to your classrooms and school communities, remember that you don’t leave TAP behind when July ends.
Take it with you.
Take the relationships you’ve built, the workplaces you’ve experienced, the resources you’ve discovered, and the new perspectives you’ve gained. And find ways to make them meaningful for your students.
And keep the New York State Department of Labor in mind as a partner in that work.
Your local Career Centers, workforce professionals, Business Engagement teams, labor market analysts, and the other connections you have made remain available to you as you create new opportunities for NY students and continue transforming the way education connects young people to their futures.
And keep the New York State Department of Labor in mind as a partner in that work.
Your local Career Centers, workforce professionals, Business Engagement teams, labor market analysts, and the other connections you have made remain available to you as you create new opportunities for NY students and continue transforming the way education connects young people to their futures.
Good luck this school year. Stay connected. Keep asking questions. Keep opening doors for students.
Send us your stories, photos, lessons, student projects, partnerships, and even the small moments when something you learned through TAP finds its way into a conversation with a student.
Those are the stories we want to tell next.
EmailDOLAmbassador@labor.ny.govwith updates.
Teacher Ambassadors came to TAP already committed to helping students think about their futures. In fact,78% entered the program confident having career conversations with students.
But our pre-program survey revealed something important: confidence dropped considerably when those conversations required more specific knowledge about New York's workforce system.
Before TAP:
18% felt confident connecting students with NYSDOL resources.
24% felt confident discussing labor market information.
23% felt confident discussing Registered Apprenticeship as a pathway.
31% felt confident discussing in-demand occupations and emerging industries.
Four weeks later?Those numbers had climbed to98%,97%,94%, and98%respectively.
Confidence having career conversations reached100%.
That's an important distinction.Our ambassadors already cared deeply about preparing students for life after school.
TAP helped give them more of theknowledge, resources, language, andconnections to turn those conversations into informed action.As one Ambassador reflected:
Four weeks later?
Those numbers had climbed to98%,97%,94%, and98%respectively. Confidence having career conversations reached100%.
That's an important distinction.
Our ambassadors already cared deeply about preparing students for life after school.
TAP helped give them more of theknowledge, resources, language, andconnections to turn those conversations into informed action.
As one Ambassador reflected:
“I have lived here all my life and was not aware of the resources, jobs, and services available to residents. I feel confident I can guide students to explore employment in the local area.”
That's TAP at work.
Ask a Teacher Ambassador about July and chances are you'll hear about a site visit.
There's a reason for that.
100% of respondents rated business site visits Valuable or Very Valuable.
Even more striking: 93% rated them Very Valuable, making experiential learning the strongest-rated component of the 2026 program.
Across New York, Ambassadors walked through workplaces and saw careers, technology, and industries in action.
Among the top-rated regional experiences were visits to GlobalFoundries, NY Creates, Stewart’s, Mountain Lake Services, Miner Institute, Micro Bird, URMC Orthopedics, Optimax, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Riverhawk, Griffiss Institute, Wynn Hospital, Northwell Health, Frito-Lay, Amphenol Aerospace, numerous NYS Building Trades Training Facilities, and the DHS Training Center.
Even more striking: 93% rated them Very Valuable, making experiential learning the strongest-rated component of the 2026 program.
Across New York, Ambassadors walked through workplaces and saw careers, technology, and industries in action.
Among the top-rated regional experiences were visits to GlobalFoundries, NY Creates, Stewart’s, Mountain Lake Services, Miner Institute, Micro Bird, URMC Orthopedics, Optimax, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Riverhawk, Griffiss Institute, Wynn Hospital, Northwell Health, Frito-Lay, Amphenol Aerospace, numerous NYS Building Trades Training Facilities, and the DHS Training Center.
And sometimes, seeing really is believing.
As one Ambassador explained:
“The business site visits had the greatest impact on my learning because sometimes it can be difficult to understand what a job or career consists of until you see it in person.”
That's one of the clearest lessons we're carrying forward from 2026:experience matters.
When educators can see a workplace, talk with the people doing the work, ask questions, observe technology in action, and understand the many roles that make an organization function, they return to students with something more powerful than a list of occupations.
They return with a story they can tell.
One of the highlights of TAP 2026 was the opportunity for Teacher Ambassadors to engage directly with two leaders whose work sits at the intersection of education, workforce development, and the future of New York's young people.
To close out the program, New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon joined the cohort for a conversation that gave our Ambassadors an opportunity to do something equally important: share what they had experienced.
After weeks spent visiting businesses, engaging with Career Centers, learning about New York's workforce system, and exploring career pathways throughout their regions, Teacher Ambassadors were able to speak directly with Commissioner Reardon about what they had seen and learned.
They shared memorable experiences from across the summer, reflected on what had surprised them about the workforce opportunities available to their students, and offered candid feedback about both the Teacher Ambassador Program and their experiences engaging with NYSDOL.
It was an opportunity not simply to hear from agency leadership, but for agency leadership to hear from our educators.
Together, these two conversations reflected something at the heart of TAP: preparing young people for the future isn't solely the responsibility of schools, employers, workforce agencies, or government.
New York State Education Commissioner Betty A.
Rosa joined our Teacher Ambassadors for a wide-ranging conversation about what it means to prepare students not simply for graduation, but for what comes next.
New York State Education Commissioner Betty A.
Rosa joined our Teacher Ambassadors for a wide-ranging conversation about what it means to prepare students not simply for graduation, but for what comes next.
The discussion explored New York's Portrait of a Graduate and NY Inspires, including the importance of creating a public education system in which schools have the opportunity and resources to provide meaningful, high-quality experiences for students regardless of their ZIP code.
The conversation also highlighted the immense role of the school counselor.
As students navigate academics, career and postsecondary planning, social-emotional needs, family circumstances, and an ever-growing number of pathways and opportunities, counselors are being asked to carry an extraordinary responsibility.
The discussion reinforced the importance of creating broader systems of support around them and ensuring educators have access to the information, resources, and partnerships that can help students make informed decisions about their futures.
The conversation also highlighted the immense role of the school counselor.
As students navigate academics, career and postsecondary planning, social-emotional needs, family circumstances, and an ever-growing number of pathways and opportunities, counselors are being asked to carry an extraordinary responsibility.
The discussion reinforced the importance of creating broader systems of support around them and ensuring educators have access to the information, resources, and partnerships that can help students make informed decisions about their futures.
For Teacher Ambassadors, the conversation connected what they were experiencing through TAP to a much larger question: How do we ensure every New York student has meaningful opportunities to discover who they are, what they can do, and where their education can take them?
It requires all of us and it requires us to listen to one another.
Teacher Ambassadors are uniquely positioned to help make those connections, bringing the workforce into the classroom while also bringing the educator and student perspective into conversations about New York's workforce
You Spoke.
We Listened.TAP is designed around learning and that includes our own.At the end of the program, we asked Teacher Ambassadors and NYSDOL staff not only what worked, but what we could do better.
Their feedback is already helping us think about TAP 2027.One message came through particularly clearly:Protect the experiences that matter most.As we look ahead, we're exploring ways to create shorter and more interactive statewide learning opportunities, protect time for regional experiences and reflection, begin regional planning earlier to ease travel, strengthen experiential Career Center engagement, and create more opportunities for Ambassadors to remain connected after July.The goal isn't simply to make TAP bigger.It's to keep making it better, more intentional, and more useful to the educators and students we serve.
Share your ideas by emailingDOLAmbassador@labor.ny.gov.
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You Spoke.
We Listened.TAP is designed around learning and that includes our own.At the end of the program, we asked Teacher Ambassadors and NYSDOL staff not only what worked, but what we could do better.
Their feedback is already helping us think about TAP 2027.One message came through particularly clearly:Protect the experiences that matter most.As we look ahead, we're exploring ways to create shorter and more interactive statewide learning opportunities, protect time for regional experiences and reflection, begin regional planning earlier to ease travel, strengthen experiential Career Center engagement, and create more opportunities for Ambassadors to remain connected after July.The goal isn't simply to make TAP bigger.It's to keep making it better, more intentional, and more useful to the educators and students we serve.
Share your ideas by emailingDOLAmbassador@labor.ny.gov.
Become a subscriber today and stay informed about union news, worker protections, business advocacy, job seeker resources, and more!Business Buzz- Monthly newsletter highlighting NYSDOL programs, initiatives, and resources to help businesses and employers statewide.
Your DOL- Monthly newsletter for unemployment insurance claimants and job seekers that offers important job search information about new policies, DOL resources, career-building opportunities, job opportunities, useful tips, and more.
Union Voices- Bi-monthly newsletter focused on news and updates relevant to labor unions and union members.
Employment in New York State- Monthly newsletter that takes a deeper dive into regional economies and labor trends.
Apprenticeship Connection- Quarterly newsletter news and updates about the New York State Registered Apprenticeship program.
Workforce Secure- Quarterly newsletter dedicated to promoting improved safety and health awareness for state and local government employees.
Youth Worker Guardian- Bi-annual publication focusing on seasonal jobs and workforce news as it relates to youth workers.
TAP is designed around learning and that includes our own.
At the end of the program, we asked Teacher Ambassadors and NYSDOL staff not only what worked, but what we could do better.
Their feedback is already helping us think about TAP 2027.
One message came through particularly clearly:
Protect the experiences that matter most.
As we look ahead, we're exploring ways to create shorter and more interactive statewide learning opportunities, protect time for regional experiences and reflection, begin regional planning earlier to ease travel, strengthen experiential Career Center engagement, and create more opportunities for Ambassadors to remain connected after July.
The goal isn't simply to make TAP bigger.
It's to keep making it better, more intentional, and more useful to the educators and students we serve. Share your ideas by emailingDOLAmbassador@labor.ny.gov.
It's to keep making it better, more intentional, and more useful to the educators and students we serve.
Share your ideas by emailingDOLAmbassador@labor.ny.gov.
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Your DOL- Monthly newsletter for unemployment insurance claimants and job seekers that offers important job search information about new policies, DOL resources, career-building opportunities, job opportunities, useful tips, and more.
Union Voices- Bi-monthly newsletter focused on news and updates relevant to labor unions and union members.
Employment in New York State- Monthly newsletter that takes a deeper dive into regional economies and labor trends.
Apprenticeship Connection- Quarterly newsletter news and updates about the New York State Registered Apprenticeship program.
Workforce Secure- Quarterly newsletter dedicated to promoting improved safety and health awareness for state and local government employees.
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