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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

National Apprenticeship Week RAPIDS Employer Training

Celebrate Natioanal Apprenticeship Week and learn how to use the Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Database System (RAPIDS.)

  • Date: 11/21/2024 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM  

Does your company have a Registered Apprenticeship Program, or is in the process of launching one?

Join Michigan Works! agencies from across the region, in partnership with the U.S. DOL, during National Apprenticeship Week for a free, virtual employer training on to learn how to use the Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Database System (RAPIDS.)

RAPIDS is the required technology platform for managing apprentices, occupations, job openings and other relevant apprenticeship program information.

 

Workshop Facilitator:

Stephanie Vomvolakis

Apprenticeship Training Representative

U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship

 

Did You Know?

There are 660,500 active apprentices in registered apprenticeship programs in the United States today, nearly double the number from a decade ago. In Michigan, there are 21,230 active apprentices in a variety of industries. U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship FY2024.

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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.