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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

Your Workforce and the Law

Navigating the Top Challenges Facing Employers and HR Leaders

  • Date: 06/21/2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  

Today’s business leaders are tasked with managing an evolving workforce, often addressing significant challenges that meld both human resources and legal concerns. From hiring to firing, they must comply with ever-changing and overlapping laws. The key to success is to effectively evaluate organizational practices and recognize their real impact on operations and your people.

Join us for a free, virtual workshop on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, where we will discuss current legal challenges, from both a human resources and legal perspective. Through storytelling and other tools, participants will be introduced to a variety of proactive strategies to help avoid common mistakes.
SHRM credits (1.5) are available for attending this live virtual event.

WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Current employment trends impacting employers in 2023.
  • A review of employment case law and applicable lessons learned
  • Steps to proactively avoid legal risk

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.