Registered Apprenticeships

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Registered Apprenticeships
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Apprenticeship in Americas History

• Oldest type of CTE in U.S.
• Main form of industrial training
• For poor, only educational opportunity
• Not part of curriculum

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Apprenticeship Process

• Formal agreement
• Covers definite period of time
• Binds employer to provide training
• Gains work of apprentice

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Apprenticeship Decline

• Industrial revolution
• Training for specific task
• Industries became centralized
• Trades became overcrowded
• Wages kept low
• Free public elementary schools

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Apprenticeships Today

• Government credential system
• Developing and recognizing specific skills,
  competencies, and accomplishments
• Registration is documented
• Progress is recorded
• Approved, written training outline describes
  functions to be learned, how long, and where
• Earn a certificate of completion

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Apprenticeships Today

• Usually high school graduates
• About 2/3 in construction and manufacturing
• Minimum term is one year
• Training with skilled craft worker
• Wages are half of full trained workers and
  increase progressively as skills increase
• Different groups must coordinate programs

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Apprenticeship Training

• Combines classroom related instruction with
  structured on-the-job training
• Utilizes skilled technician to help instruct
• Requires trainee to be employed by an employer
  who has direct need for workers in occupation
  training is being given
• Must be sponsored by an employer, group of
  employers, or employer-associated entity

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Apprenticeship Training (cont.)

• May be jointly sponsored by union and employer or
  just by an employer
• Run and administered by the sponsor
• Established for highly-skilled technician,
  craftsperson, or mechanic
• For occupations that do not require a college
  degree, but do require considerable skill and
  knowledge

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Why Apprenticeships?

• Excellent way to obtain high-quality, skilled
  workers
• Employers direct training ensuring employee
  familiarity with processes, equipment, and
  policies (stay with company)
• Increases workers pay, job security, advancement
  opportunities, prestige, and self-respect
• Improve quality of work force

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Is Apprenticeship Feasible?

• Are there sufficient numbers of students who
  could benefit from the experience and are willing
  to participate?
• Can the employment community provide students
  with appropriate training stations?

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Planning

• Analyze the labor market
• Choose a steering committee
• Secure a commitment from schools and local
  industry
• Make the recommendation

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Analyzing the Labor Market

• Purpose Target occupations with favorable
  employment outlooks
• Contact CTE program advisory committees, CE
  program coordinators, trade associations, Chamber
  of Commerce
• Consult the Occupational Outlook Handbook

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Factors to Investigate

• What is the level of annual average openings?
• How big is the occupation?
• Is it expanding or declining?
• How many people are already being trained?
• Are enrollments increasing or decreasing?
• To what extent are graduates of existing programs
  finding training-related jobs?

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Choosing a Steering Committee

• Include representatives from
• Community
• Industry
• Labor
• Education
• Secondary schools
• Community college
• Dept. of Labors Bureau of Apprenticeship and
  Training
• Chamber of Commerce

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Purpose of Steering Committee

• Help open communication
• Secure commitments from necessary parties
• Provide advice as needed
• Develop plans to contact employers
• Develop strategies to target, implement, and
  market youth apprenticeships
• Devise methods to reach culturally diverse
  populations

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Securing Commitment from Schools and Local
Industry

• LEAs may be responsible for
• Overall program administration
• Staff who provide instruction
• Accounting services
• Scheduling and logistical support
• Storage and classroom space
• Equipment

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Securing Commitment from Schools and Local
Industry

• Local industry may be responsible for
• Overall direction of the program
• Jobs that will continue after graduation
• Supervisors to work and monitor trainees
• Performance expectations regarding the quality,
  discipline, and work culture requirements
• Expertise in curriculum development, instructor
  training, and program planning
• Wages for apprentices
• Equipment and supplies at workplace

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Making a Recommendation

• Steering committee makes recommendation based on
• Results of labor market analysis
• Commitment of schools
• Number of employers interested and willing to
  make a commitment
• Recommendation made after letters of commitment
  have been signed by all parties
• Contact Bureau of Apprenticeship Training

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Bureau of Apprenticeship Training

• Registers programs
• Identifies minimum standards to ensure
• Quality, standardized training
• Written apprenticeship agreement
• Progressively increasing wage scale
• Reasonable probationary periods
• Appropriate credit for prior work experience
• Suitable journeyman/apprenticeship ratios
• Recognition of completion

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Organizing Programs

• Forming oversight committee
• Setting attainable goals
• Linking the partners
• Promoting the apprenticeship program

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Forming Oversight Committee

• Can include members from steering committee
• Limited to 10-15 members
• Members from
• Business and industry
• Labor
• Trade associations
• Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
• Skills centers
• Community colleges
• Counselors

• Optional Members from
• Chamber of Commerce
• State Dept. of Education
• United Way
• Urban League
• Office of the Mayer
• Economic Development Council

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Oversight Committee Tasks

• Expand realm of contacts
• Access funds or resources
• Refers jobs or applicants to program
• Encourages industry and educators to work
  together
• Promotes programs for underserved individuals
• Helps with public relations
• Addresses barriers
• Opens and maintains communication between
  partners
• Sets the tone

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Oversight Committee Responsibilities

• Set attainable goals
• Promote program in community
• Target occupational areas to be addressed
• Serve as liaisons to those who could be helpful
• Obtain jobs for students
• Make presentations in classrooms
• Offer industry growth projections
• Arrange recruitment activities

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Oversight Committee

• Must have clearly defined responsibilities
• Be aware of limitations
• Will be as effective as individual members and
  their influence in the community

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Setting Goals

• Register students into programs
• Provide students a link between classroom
  instruction and workplace skill training
• Provide on-the-job work experiences
• Increase participation of students
• Work with schools to assess interests, abilities,
  and skills of students
• Work with schools to recruit and enroll

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Linking the Partners - LEA

• Establish a course of study
• Provide placement
• Provide an administrator
• Make contacts to expand opportunities
• Assist students in establishing career goals
• Record and monitor students progress
• Recommend individuals for positions
• Develop relationship with oversight committee

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Linking the Partners - BAT

• Organize oversight committee
• Provide info on requirements
• Provide formal approval of competency list and
  related schedules
• Promote equal opportunities
• Register apprentices with Dept. of Labor
• Maintain records and coordinate changes
• Award certificates of completion

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Linking the Partners - Employers

• Write letter of intent to develop program
• Furnish required progress reports
• Recruit, select, employ, and train without
  discrimination
• Have signed training agreement on file
• Provide Workers Compensation
• Ensure no workers are displaced because of youth
  apprentices in the program

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Promoting Programs

• Acquaint school counselors with program and its
  advantages
• Prepare placement coordinators
• Work with CTE instructors to recommend
  appropriate students
• Make presentations to PTOs, business labor and
  community organizations
• Develop and distribute program information

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Advantages for Students

• Improved transition from high school to continued
  training and employment
• Receive nationally recognized achievement and
  credentials
• Financial benefits
• Greater career opportunities
• Participating in hands-on learning
• Recognition for meeting stringent criteria

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Advantages for Employer

• Reduced training and recordkeeping costs
• Reduced employee turnover
• Qualified and motivated employees
• Free professional assistance with training
• Direct return on tax dollar
• Recognition for community service
• Free access to training resources
• Strengthened involvement with LEAs

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Advantages for Education

• Expanded curriculum
• Increased learning facilities
• Increased educational options
• Increased student interest
• Reduced student drop outs
• Strengthened ties with business community

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Advantages for Community

• Encourages students to stay in community
• Attracts new business and industry
• Strengthens business/education partnerships

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Conducting Programs

• Recruiting students
• Developing jobs
• Coordinating roles and responsibilities
• Monitoring Youth Apprenticeship System
• Coordinating related instruction

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Recruiting Students

• Make presentations to student groups
• Orientation sessions
• Career fairs
• Open houses

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Effective Presentations

• Distribute list of apprenticeable occupations
• Discuss diversity and number of occupations
• Discuss admission requirements
• Discuss apprenticeship process
• Explain admission process
• Discuss monitoring and grading procedures
• Discuss apprenticeship standards
• Discuss kinds of skill training involved

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Applicant Activities to Participate

• Complete application
• Complete assessment process for basic skills,
  aptitudes, etc.
• Select occupation and company best suited
• Interviewed by school staff
• Interviewed by employer
• Complete training agreement
• Considered registered apprentice when process is
  complete

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Developing Jobs

• Contact employers registered with BAT
• Contact local business, labor, and trade
  organizations
• Work with community college placement offices
• Make calls to local employers
• Work with local employment organizations
• Contact small employers

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Securing Commitments

• Discuss relationship of program and CE
• Inform employer they must have a Registered
  Apprenticeship Program before participating
• Explain progression from high school to full-time
  Registered Apprenticeship upon graduation
• Indicate standards are federally approved
• Indicated standards can be customized

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Securing Commitments (cont.)

• Describe program registration process
• Information is given to BAT representative
• Meeting is arranged between employer BAT
• Adjustments can be made to standards
• Employer must sign agreement Letter of Intent
  to hire
• BAT submits necessary papers for approval

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Coordinator Responsibilities

• Establish contact with local businesses
• Maintain contact with other schools
• Promote equal opportunities
• Establish relationship with BAT representative
• Recruit students
• Assist students with application
• Set up and conduct interviews
• Assist with registration of program
• Monitor students

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Monitoring Work Sites

• Ensures students are receiving education
• Should occur at least twice a semester
• Determine adherence to training plan
• Evaluate progress on job
• Ensure training methods are used properly
• Determine appropriateness of dress and grooming
• Determine how apprentice deals with public
• Note any difficulties

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Records

• Progress towards goals and objectives
• Contribution of agencies to performance of
  apprentices
• Placement and retention rates
• Cost effectiveness

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Coordinating Related Instruction

• 144 hours per year two hours per session, two
  days a week, for 36 weeks
• Related instruction
• Occupational specifics
• Employability skills
• Applied academics

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