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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

Business Workshop: APP DEVELOPER Training Program

Training New Professionals in One of America’s Fastest Growing Fields

  • Date: 10/16/2024 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM  

October 16, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Responding to the intense demand for app developers and digital marketing specialists across the United States, Oakland County Michigan Works! in partnership with Oakland Community College will be offering a short-term training program to prepare the next generation of professionals in this field.

Please join us for a special virtual focus group of employers from around our region to discuss the skill set and certifications that will be needed by app developers and digital marketing specialists during this period of growing demand.

Your input is very valuable to determining the need and feasibility of offering such training to prepare job seekers for new careers in this field.

The tentative start date for the training is January 27, 2025.

CERTIFICATIONS EARNED UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TRAINING:

  • Microsoft Office Specialist: Associate (Microsoft 365 apps)
  • CompTIA Tech+
  • Swift – Level 1
  • PCEP – Entry Level Python

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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.