Thursday, June 11th, 2026
Manufacturing Matters Monthly Call – June
June 11, 2026 | 12-1pm MDT on Zoom
Unlock Your Workforce Pipeline — and Your Tax Incentives
Is your company struggling to find and retain skilled talent? CareerWise Colorado’s Stephanie Klein will join us to explain how the statewide apprenticeship intermediary helps advanced manufacturers build sustainable talent pipelines through Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) — structured, earn-and-learn pathways that develop your next generation of skilled workers while they’re still in high school.
RAPs aren’t just good for workforce development — they’re good for your bottom line. Colorado employers who sponsor apprentices may be eligible for state and federal tax incentives, wage reimbursements, and grant funding that offset the cost of training.
CareerWise handles the heavy lifting: recruiting, onboarding, compliance, and training coordination — so you can focus on what you do best.
Join us at our upcoming event to learn how a Registered Apprenticeship Program could work for your company.
This month’s guest:
Stephanie Klein, Senior Director of Business Partnerships, CareerWise Colorado
Stephanie Klein serves as Senior Director of Business Partnerships at CareerWise Colorado, a leading apprenticeship intermediary working to build a skilled, workforce pipeline across Colorado. In her role, Stephanie leads employer engagement and apprenticeship ecosystem development across multiple high-demand industries — including Advanced Manufacturing — connecting employers, education partners, and workforce systems to create meaningful career pathways.
Drawing on 20 years of experience running her own Colorado recruiting firm, Stephanie brings deep workforce expertise and a practitioner’s eye to her work. She is passionate about building the kind of sector-based infrastructure that creates lasting change — reshaping how industries think about talent.
Stephanie is an active member of the Colorado Society of Human Resource Management and has held leadership positions including Chair of the Denver Workforce Investment Board. A recognized voice on workforce trends, she has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, and the Denver Business Journal.
