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Training Issues

• Todays Business Requires Highly Skilled,
  Productive and Safe Workers to be Competitive
• Not all High Skilled Workers need to be 4 year
  college trained
• Business has difficulty in finding these workers

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Americas Registered Apprenticeship Program
Trains Americas Workforce!

• Employers in all Industry Sectors Participate as
  Training Program Sponsors
• Entry Level, Career Transition, and Under-Trained
  Workers Compete for and become Apprenticeship
  Trainees to Achieve Nationally Recognized
  Industry Credentials

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What is Apprenticeship?

• Oldest and Most Successful Training Method
• Is not known by the words Youre Fired!
• Highly flexible combining On-the-Job Training and
  Classroom Instruction
• Focused towards Technical, Practical and High
  Skilled Occupations
• Employers Establish Standards of Proficiency

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Facts

• There are over 875 certified occupations
• Most are not associated with trade unions
• The US has over 37,000 employer sponsors with
  over 444,000 participants!
• New certified programs can be created locally
• No complicated or burdensome oversight for the
  employer

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Industry Sectors That Take Advantage of
Apprenticeship Training

• Health Care
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing
• Biomedical
• Production

• Telecommunications
• Automotive Services
• Military
• Public Utilities
• Construction
• Public Sector

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Criteria For Apprenticeship Occupations

• Learned Through Practical Structured On-the-Job
  Supervised Training
• Clearly Identified and Recognized Throughout an
  Industry
• Manual, Mechanical or Technical Skills requiring
  at Least 2000 Hours of Training
• Related Instruction Supplementing On-the-Job
  Training

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How Does Apprenticeship Work?

• Employer, Employer Associations, Employer/Labor
  Partnerships Volunteer to Sponsor a Program(s)
• This Sponsor Plans, Administers and Pays for the
  Program
• The Sponsor and the Apprentice Enter Into An
  Apprenticeship Agreement
• In Utah the Program is Registered with the State
  Apprenticeship Council

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Myths/Misconceptions

• Employer Training Standards Will Be Dictated by a
  Government Agency!
• Apprenticeship Is Only Time-Based Hands On
  Training!
• Only Large Organizations Can Establish Registered
  Apprenticeship Programs!

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Benefits to the Sponsors

• Decreases Employee Turnover
• Attracts High Quality and Motivated Applicants
• Provides a Catalyst for High Performance and
  Productivity
• Imparts the Knowledge and Skills of Experienced
  Workers to New Employees
• Increases Employee Awareness to Safety, Policies
  and Procedures

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Why be an Apprentice?

• Develop a Successful Career Goal
• Get Paid While You Learn
• Be Well Trained in a Demand Occupation
• Earn Nationally Recognized Skill Credentials
• Your Earnings Will Meet or Exceed that of a
  College Graduate

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How Do I Become A Sponsor?

• Contact
• Juan Pelaez, State DirectorBureau of
  Apprenticeship and Training1600 West 2200 South,
  Suite 101Salt Lake City, UT 84119Phone (801)
  975-3650Fax [phone]E-mail
  Pelaez-Gary.Juan_at_dol.gov

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How Do You Become an Apprentice?

• Stay In School! Get your Diploma!
• Contact your Local Department of Workforce
  Services Employment Center
• Contact your High School Counselor
• Determine an Occupation of InterestCareers.utah.g
  ov

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