Rapidly growing participation in the state-administered program is raising concerns that it will become overwhelmed.

Participation in a state-sponsored apprenticeship program developed in the early 1940s is skyrocketing as Maine employers are desperately seeking out new ways to attract and retain workers.

https://www.pressherald.com/2019/08/24/employers-flock-to-80-year-old-apprenticeship-program-amid-workforce-crunch/