Polis signs executive order to bolster state’s workforce

DENVER (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order Thursday with the goal of boosting the state’s workforce. He wants to provide more apprenticeships and work-study programs for students.

The plan will take a couple of years to play out, but the governor is hoping students and the state will benefit from the action in the end.

Polis met with students from the Community College of Denver on Thursday. He listened to their stories about how Colorado work-based learning programs and apprenticeships have helped them earn degrees and certificates and chart their paths in life.

“It was great to hear from students of all ages who face a lot of adversity in their lives. They’re going back…