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Need Funding? Learn More About the Advantage: Apprenticeships Program

Employers: An apprenticeship program provides a long-term solution to your workforce needs and talent gaps

Partner with Oakland County Michigan Works! to launch a U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship program.

A Win-Win Opportunity for Everyone

Build a Registered Apprenticeship program to expand your skilled workforce and provide a comprehensive, work-based training opportunity.

Apprenticeships combine classroom study with paid, on-the-job training under the supervision of a journey-level craftsperson or trade professional as a mentor.

The length of apprenticeships vary, depending on the training requirements that you determine are necessary for apprentices to succeed.

Registered Apprenticeship programs may be eligible for federal and state grant support.

Follow Our Roadmap to Building A Registered Apprenticeship Program

Explore how an
apprenticeship program
creates skilled workers
        
Build core components
and standards of your
apprenticeship program
        
Launch your
apprenticeship
program
EXPLORE
(2 Months)
PARTNER
(3 Months)
BUILD
(3 Months)
REGISTER
(3 Months)
LAUNCH
(2 Months)
                    
Partner with key
players in your region
to develop a program
           
Register your program to
join the DOL-Registered
Apprenticeship network
     


Factors to Consider

  • What are your career pathways?
  • What skills are your current employees lacking?
  • What training is already underway?
  • What steps are needed to fill any training gaps?
  • What is entailed with registering an apprenticeship program?

What’s in It for Your Company?

  • Build a skilled, nationally recognized credentialed workforce
  • Knowledge transfer to new generation of workers
  • Increase employee productivity and collaboration
  • Reduce turnover costs
  • Lower recruitment investment
  • Expand diversity
  • Incentives may be available

Events

Workforce Mental Health

Recognizing the Need and Resources to Support A Happy, Healthy Workforce

  • Date: 05/17/2023 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM  

With their work environment turned upside down over the past three years due to the pandemic and other factors, 39 percent of respondents to the American Psychological Association’s recent Work and Well-Being Survey said their job has had a negative impact on their mental health.

The fallout: unhealthy job stress and burnout for more Americans who work full-time and spend about half of their waking lives on the job.

Join us for a free, virtual workshop on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, where we will be discussing this growing concern and the mental health resources available to help stressed workers.

WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Common Sources of Stress
  • Cost of Mental Health in the Workplace
  • Brain Science and Happiness
  • Staff Wellness and the Bottom Line
  • Opportunities to Make an Impact at Work
  • MDHHS Stay Well Program and Other Resources

YOUR HOSTS:

Sean Egan Deputy Director of Labor & Director of COVID Workplace Safety, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

Matt Rose Outreach Specialist, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Stay Well Program

Register Now

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At Your Service

Oakland County Michigan Works! Office Locations

Novi
Oak Park
Pontiac
Southfield
Troy
Waterford

How to Get Started

Contact Liz Rivard-Weston, Oakland County Apprenticeship Success Coordinator, at rivardwestone@oakgov.com.