Welcome all Electrical and Welcome all Electrical and Plumbing Students!! Plumbing Students!!
Hello Granite Peaks, Young Parents,
and Granite High Students
ApprenticeshipApprenticeshipCould It Be Right for You?
Granite School District
Career and Technical Education
Did you know…Did you know…
Most high school freshman feel that they need a college degree to be successful.
But only 20% of high school graduates will graduate from college.
AND 78.2% of available jobs don’t require a college degree but they do require advanced training!
Jobs Now Available:Jobs Now Available:
Degree Required
21.8%
No Degree
Required But some type of
advanced training78.2%
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What are those 78.2% of What are those 78.2% of employers looking for?employers looking for?
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE !!
• SKILLS can come from high school and post high school training and education.
• EXPERIENCE can come from working on a job!
AN AN APPRENTICESHIP IS APPRENTICESHIP IS
BOTH!! BOTH!!
EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT
Apprenticeships have Apprenticeships have TWO ComponentsTWO Components
Classroom / Related Instruction
On The Job Training
Part I: Part I: On the Job TrainingOn the Job Training
Student secures a paid position.
Student is taught skills on-the-job.
Student spends about 2000 hours a year at the job site earning income!!
Can begin in high school!
Part II: Part II: Related InstructionRelated Instruction Related Instruction is
taught in various ways:• In the High School• At SLCC (apprentices
only pay half tuition)• At Applied Technology
Centers• By Your job sponsor
144 hours of class work minimum per year.
Your
3 Partners in
Apprenticeship
if you are
still in high school
Employer
SLCC or other training facility
High School
Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Facts and Benefits:Facts and Benefits:
You can earn a great salary while being trained in an exciting profession!
The average apprenticeship lasts 2 – 6 years.
Wage: Average beginning wage is half of a journeyman’s salary! For example, if a journeyman makes $22.00 per hour, the average starting apprentice wage would be $11.00 per hour. Wages are increased on a regular basis according to skill level and the business schedule.
You can begin an apprenticeship while still in high school!
Industry needs YOU! The workforce is aging and we need more trades people.
The average age of a beginning apprentice is 27.
Earn a Nationally recognized Certificate of Completion.
May lead to Associate of Applied Science or Bachelor’s Degree.
Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Facts and Benefits:Facts and Benefits:
Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Qualifications: If you are Qualifications: If you are
still in High Schoolstill in High School Can be a Junior or Senior and must be at
least 16 years old. Must have taken or be taking related classes
and working to pass the skill certification. Must be working towards a High School
Diploma and have good attendance. Must have parental permission. Should be high school Graduate if over 18
What career areas are What career areas are apprenticeable?apprenticeable?
There are many apprenticeable occupations…
Granite School District is focusing on these apprenticeship opportunities this year:
• Plumbing• Electrical
What Granite School District is doing to What Granite School District is doing to assist students interested in beginning an assist students interested in beginning an
apprenticeship:apprenticeship:
Teaching SLCC curriculum while in high school as part of the home building program so apprenticeship credit begins before graduation .
Providing access to Construction Career Days Event Trades Math Requirement postponed until after high school Making the transition to the post high school apprenticeship program a
seamless one Providing job skill workshops in spring Assisting with job shadows and internships District personnel support: Plumbing and electrical instructors,
Employment Specialists, Work-based Learning Specialists, Career Counselors and CTE office
Interested?Interested?Here is how to begin:Here is how to begin:
Take the Granite School District plumbing or electrical class. The curriculum will include the first semester of apprenticeship instruction as concurrent enrollment with SLCC.
Be in contact with SLCC and understand how the Apprenticeship Program begins
Meet with your high school counselor to make sure you are on track for graduation.
Find an employer willing to hire you as an apprentice
Discuss the apprenticeship program with your parents . Remember that an apprenticeship is 2 – 6 years!
Have your Work-based Learning Specialist set up a job shadow or internship to make sure that this career is one you want to pursue.
Enroll in Salt Lake Community College for the related instruction.
Find a job with an employer that will sponsor you as an apprentice.
If you are still in high school, complete all of the needed registration paperwork with your business sponsor and the Department of Labor.
Obtain a license from the State of Utah as you begin your apprenticeship.
Then you are ready to go!!
Contact Contact InformationInformation
Granite School District
Career and Technical Education
646-4340
Julie Bagley – Counselor/Work Based
GTI Office 646-4629 (Cell) 971-7608
Questions?
Handouts:Handouts:
Take a Look at the Apprenticeship ProgramTrifold
SLCC Apprenticeship class scheduleWeb Site www.utahtraining.org
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