Today’s Business Requires Highly Today’s Business Requires Highly Skilled, Productive and Safe Skilled, Productive and Safe Workers to be CompetitiveWorkers to be Competitive

Not all High Skilled Workers need Not all High Skilled Workers need to be 4 year college trainedto be 4 year college trained

Business has difficulty in finding Business has difficulty in finding these workersthese workers

Training Issues

Employers in all Industry Sector’s Employers in all Industry Sector’s Participate as Training Program SponsorsParticipate as Training Program Sponsors

Entry Level, Career Transition, and Under-Entry Level, Career Transition, and Under-Trained Workers Compete for and Trained Workers Compete for and become Apprenticeship Trainee’s to become Apprenticeship Trainee’s to Achieve Nationally Recognized Industry Achieve Nationally Recognized Industry CredentialsCredentials

America’s Registered Apprenticeship Program Trains America’s Workforce!

What is Apprenticeship?

Oldest and Most Successful Training Oldest and Most Successful Training MethodMethod

Is not known by the words Is not known by the words ‘You’re Fired!’‘You’re Fired!’ Highly flexible combining On-the-Job Highly flexible combining On-the-Job

Training and Classroom InstructionTraining and Classroom Instruction Focused towards Technical, Practical and Focused towards Technical, Practical and

High Skilled OccupationsHigh Skilled Occupations EmployersEmployers Establish Standards of Establish Standards of

ProficiencyProficiency

There are over 875 certified occupationsThere are over 875 certified occupations Most are not associated with trade Most are not associated with trade

unionsunions The US has over 37,000 employer The US has over 37,000 employer

sponsors with over 444,000 participants!sponsors with over 444,000 participants! New certified programs can be created New certified programs can be created

locallylocally No complicated or burdensome oversight No complicated or burdensome oversight

for the employerfor the employer

Facts

Industry Sectors That Take Advantage of Apprenticeship Training

Health CareHealth Care Information Information

TechnologyTechnology ManufacturingManufacturing BiomedicalBiomedical ProductionProduction

TelecommunicationsTelecommunications Automotive ServicesAutomotive Services MilitaryMilitary Public UtilitiesPublic Utilities ConstructionConstruction Public SectorPublic Sector

Criteria For Apprenticeship Occupations Learned Through Practical Structured Learned Through Practical Structured

On-the-Job Supervised TrainingOn-the-Job Supervised Training Clearly Identified and Recognized Clearly Identified and Recognized

Throughout an IndustryThroughout an Industry Manual, Mechanical or Technical Skills Manual, Mechanical or Technical Skills

requiring at Least 2000 Hours of requiring at Least 2000 Hours of TrainingTraining

Related Instruction Supplementing On-Related Instruction Supplementing On-the-Job Trainingthe-Job Training

How Does Apprenticeship Work? Employer, Employer Associations, Employer, Employer Associations,

Employer/Labor Partnerships Volunteer Employer/Labor Partnerships Volunteer to Sponsor a Program(s)to Sponsor a Program(s)

This Sponsor Plans, Administers and This Sponsor Plans, Administers and Pays for the ProgramPays for the Program

The Sponsor and the Apprentice Enter The Sponsor and the Apprentice Enter Into An Apprenticeship AgreementInto An Apprenticeship Agreement

In Utah the Program is Registered with In Utah the Program is Registered with the State Apprenticeship Councilthe State Apprenticeship Council

Myths/Misconceptions

Employer Training Standards Will Employer Training Standards Will Be Dictated by a Government Be Dictated by a Government Agency!Agency!

Apprenticeship Is Only Time-Based Apprenticeship Is Only Time-Based Hands On Training!Hands On Training!

Only Large Organizations Can Only Large Organizations Can Establish Registered Establish Registered Apprenticeship Programs! Apprenticeship Programs!

Benefits to the Sponsors

Decreases Employee TurnoverDecreases Employee Turnover Attracts High Quality and Motivated Attracts High Quality and Motivated

ApplicantsApplicants Provides a Catalyst for High Provides a Catalyst for High

Performance and ProductivityPerformance and Productivity Imparts the Knowledge and Skills of Imparts the Knowledge and Skills of

Experienced Workers to New EmployeesExperienced Workers to New Employees Increases Employee Awareness to Increases Employee Awareness to

Safety, Policies and ProceduresSafety, Policies and Procedures

Why be an Apprentice?

Develop a Successful Career GoalDevelop a Successful Career Goal Get Paid While You LearnGet Paid While You Learn Be Well Trained in a Demand Be Well Trained in a Demand

OccupationOccupation Earn Nationally Recognized Skill Earn Nationally Recognized Skill

CredentialsCredentials Your Earnings Will Meet or Exceed Your Earnings Will Meet or Exceed

that of a College Graduatethat of a College Graduate

How Do I Become A Sponsor? Contact:Contact:

Juan Pelaez, State DirectorJuan Pelaez, State DirectorBureau of Apprenticeship and Bureau of Apprenticeship and TrainingTraining1600 West 2200 South, Suite 1011600 West 2200 South, Suite 101Salt Lake City, UT 84119Salt Lake City, UT 84119Phone: (801) 975-3650Phone: (801) 975-3650Fax: (801) 975-3654Fax: (801) 975-3654E-mail: Pelaez-Gary.Juan@dol.govE-mail: Pelaez-Gary.Juan@dol.gov

How Do You Become an Apprentice? Stay In School! Get your Diploma!Stay In School! Get your Diploma! Contact your Local Department of Contact your Local Department of

Workforce Services Employment Workforce Services Employment CenterCenter

Contact your High School CounselorContact your High School Counselor Determine an Occupation of InterestDetermine an Occupation of Interest

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Registered Apprenticeship Training!

Building America’s 21st Century Workforce

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