Benefits

Employers who offer successful apprenticeship programs:

• Recruit and develop a diverse, highly skilled workforce that helps them grow their business
• Improve productivity, profitability and their organization’s bottom line
• Reduce turnover, improve employee loyalty and retain top talent
• Create customizable training that ensures workers develop the right skills
• Instill their company’s culture with vetted workers
• Invest in their community

Target Industries

While apprenticeship programs have historically been offered to those interested in a skilled trade, today’s apprentices are flourishing in a variety of fields:

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Construction
• Cybersecurity
• Energy
• Engineering
• Financial Services
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Information Technology
• Transportation
• Others!

Registered Apprenticeship Programs

There are five key components to every registered apprenticeship program:

• Paid Job with a competitive wage to enable apprentices to earn and learn
• Work-based Learning featuring structured on-the-job instruction (time-based, competency-based or hybrid approach)
• Mentorship providing internal, one-on-one support to apprentices by seasoned professionals
• Classroom Learning that often provides college credit and is administered by a community college or online training provider
• Nationally Recognized Credentials earned by apprentices upon program completion and transferable during the course of their careers