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Grow Your Own Talent – Crain’s Detroit Business Nov 2024

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

Work-Life ALIGNMENT

Management Must-Do's for Employee Well-Being in Today’s Workplace

  • Date: 07/18/2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  

Our society’s desire for work-life alignment has taken center stage, with people of all ages striving for more balance in the aftermath of the pandemic. The spotlight has produced mixed results. According to Deloitte’s recent global survey of Gen Z and Millennials, while satisfaction with work/life balance has improved, there is plenty of room for improvement and employers need to take notice.

Join us for a free, virtual workshop on July 18, 2023, from 10:00-11:30 a.m., Work-Life Alignment: Management Must-Do's for Employee Well-Being in Today's Workplace. Learn about the essential
strategies that help managers increase employee engagement, optimize employee well-being and improve work-life arrangements

WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS:

  • The devastating impact on both productivity and morale when managers ignore the work-life issues of employees.
  • • Critical role of people managers who act as lynchpins and can directly interact with employees to reduce the work-life stress they experience.
  • Essential strategies for managers to promote work-life balance, targeting four key areas: connect, respond, rethink and model.

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.