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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

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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

Event	Date/Time
iamPontiac Information Session	04/05/2023 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 04/05/2023 5:30 PM 04/05/2023 7:30 PM
Going PRO Talent Fund - Info Sessions	04/11/2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM 04/11/2023 9:00 AM 04/11/2023 11:00 AM
Going PRO Talent Fund - Info Sessions	04/12/2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM 04/12/2023 9:00 AM 04/12/2023 11:00 AM
iamPontiac Information Session	04/12/2023 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 04/12/2023 5:30 PM 04/12/2023 7:30 PM
Going PRO Talent Fund - Info Sessions	04/13/2023 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM 04/13/2023 1:30 PM 04/13/2023 3:30 PM
iamPontiac Information Session	04/15/2023 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 04/15/2023 10:00 AM 04/15/2023 12:00 PM
Employing Skills-Based Hiring	04/18/2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 04/18/2023 1:00 PM 04/18/2023 2:00 PM
MAT2 Apprenticeship Program - Interview Day at Macomb Community College	04/18/2023 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM 04/18/2023 5:30 PM 04/18/2023 7:00 PM
Going PRO Talent Fund - Info Sessions	04/19/2023 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM 04/19/2023 1:30 PM 04/19/2023 3:30 PM
iamPontiac Information Session	04/19/2023 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 04/19/2023 5:30 PM 04/19/2023 7:30 PM

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.

Apprenticeship Program Info Sheet