What is Apprenticeship?

Apprenticeship is an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, classroom instruction, and a nationally recognized, portable credential. Employers should register their programs with the U.S. Department of Labor to show prospective job seekers and students that their apprenticeship program meets national quality standards. There are also several funding opportunities that employers, students, and education partners can qualify to receive.

 

There are key components to an apprenticeship and these elements differentiate apprenticeships from other types of career education and workplace training programs in several ways:

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• COMPENSATION - Apprenticeships are jobs, and apprentices earn competitive wages from the employer allowing them to earn & learn.

• EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING - Programs provide structured on-the-job learning using a model that is either time-based, competency-based or a hybrid approach.

• MENTOR/ADVISOR - Offer the opportunity to form an internal mentorship program to provide one-to-one support to apprentices.

• CLASSROOM LEARNING - Apprenticeship opportunities include classroom instruction and provide college credit. Choose a training partner, such as a university, community college or online training provider.

• CREDENTIALS - Upon program completion, apprentices earn a portable, nationally recognized credential within an industry.

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Apprenticeship Program Benefits

Apprenticeship programs help employers, students, and career seekers. For employers, apprenticeship programs offer the opportunity to:

• Recruit and develop a diverse and highly skilled workforce that helps you grow and sustain your business

• Improve productivity, efficiency, profitability, and your business’ financial stability

• Increase your talent pipeline, improve loyalty, better workplace morale, and retain top talent

• Create flexible education and training options that ensure workers develop the right skills

• Many funding sources and tax credits may be available to the organization

• Develop an on-going talent pipeline, cross training model, and instill a strong culture

• Demonstrate investment within your community.

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Offered in Many Industries

Apprenticeship is a flexible training and education model that can be customized to meet business needs across multitude of industries. Industries with apprenticeship programs include:

• Information Technology

• Healthcare

• Hospitality

• Cybersecurity

• Energy

• Advanced Manufacturing

• Engineering

• Transportation

• Construction

• Accounting & Financial Services

• Supply Chain & Logistics

• Education & Child Care

• Criminal Justice

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Educate Yourself

Learn about the benefits of modern apprenticeship across industries and geographies as well as see success stories how others have leveraged apprenticeship as a talent pipeline and workforce development solution plus see about potential tax benefits and funding sources available.

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Start Creating A Program

Though our ApprenticeshipWorx team, you can connect with work-based learning/apprenticeship experts to help design and register your program, determine the right model for your organization, build strong partnerships, and obtain resources to create, sustain, and expand your apprenticeship program.

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Promote Your Apprenticeship Program

Use our network to list your open apprenticeship opportunities to make sure the right students and job seekers find your program, connect with education partners to enhance the core components of your program, and leverage best-in-class frameworks to expand your program within other occupations and disciplines.