Registered Apprenticeship Training for the 21 st Century

Registered Apprenticeship: Training for the 21 st Century Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry

What is Registered Apprenticeship? • Sponsored by an employer • Occupational training that results in certification • For anyone who qualifies and is at least 16 years of age • Learning through on-the-job training (OJT) and • Related classroom instruction

What is Registered Apprenticeship? • The credential is Nationally Portable • Most Programs require 6000 to 8000 hours of on the job training (OJT) • Apprentices are employees, paid a percentage of a journey worker’s salary • Gradual salary increases are given as an apprentice’s skills increase

Why are we promoting Registered Apprenticeship? Apprenticeship improves the skills of the American workforce, and enhances the efficiency and productivity of American industries.

U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics • 1950: 60% of all jobs were classified as unskilled • 20% professional VS. • 2000: 15% of all jobs were classified as unskilled • 65% skilled • 20% professional

Who can be an Apprentice? • A person who is at least 16 yrs. of age, or age required by the employer • A person who meets the qualifications specified by the employer – An apprentice will work under a registered set of standards – An apprentice will be registered with the State Apprenticeship Council

What Occupations are Apprenticeable? • The occupation must be recognized by the industry • The occupation must be skilled employment • There are over 800 occupations currently recognized as apprenticeable

Examples of Officially Recognized Apprenticeable Occupations…. . • Bio-medical equipment technician • Butcher • Cable Splicer • Carpenter • Dairy Technologist • Die Maker • Electrician • Engraver • Exterminator • • • Form Builder Floral Designer Glazier Industrial Designer Laboratory Assistant Landscape Technician Machinist Motorboat Mechanic Optomechanical Technician

Examples of Officially Recognized Apprenticeable Occupations…. . . • • • Painter Paramedic Patternmaker Precision Assembler Prosthetics Technician Refrigeration Mechanic Sheet metal worker Stained Glass Artist Stonemason • Telecommunicator • Television and Radio Repairer • Tile Finisher • Tool and Die Maker • Transmission Mechanic • Truck - Body Builder • Upholsterer • Welder

• Registered Apprenticeship combines work experience with related classroom instruction to create a highly-trained, skilled workforce. • Employers develop an on-the-job training program, and choose related courses that best suit the needs of the trade. • Most programs last about 4 years, but range from 1 to 6 years. A minimum of 2000 hours of OJT is required.

Registered Apprenticeship Programs must have a minimum of 144 hours of related classroom instruction for every 2, 000 hours of on-the-job training. 144 HOURS = 2000 HOURS

Related Classroom Instruction Can be Provided by: • Technical or Academic High Schools • Adult Night School • Community College • Universities • Correspondence Courses • On-Line Courses

Who benefits from Registered Apprenticeship Programs?

Benefits for our Young People Good Wages Certification Training for Career

Benefits for the Employer • Develop a well-trained workforce • Employ potential longterm employees • Promote loyalty to the company • Obtain assistance from local schools & teachers • Find links to funding sources

Benefits for Education • Ability to offer a new post secondary degree • Create relationships with Industry for guidance and placement of qualified students • Develop articulation agreements • Develop new pathways to college degrees

Benefits for WIBs and Youth Councils • Provides opportunity to place customers in jobs • Can provide necessary training for success • Automatic tracking system in place • Offers a job opportunity as well as education and certification

What do I do next? A look at how a company can set up a Registered Apprenticeship Program

Seven Steps to Establishing a Program 1) Develop Work Processes for On the Job Training 2) Identify Sources for Related Instruction 3) Develop Selection Procedure/Requirements 4) Institute Affirmative Action Plan when necessary 5) Submit the Program to the Pennsylvania State Apprenticeship Council 6) Register Apprentices 7) Begin Program

Pennsylvania Bureau of Labor Law Compliance Offering technical assistance and cutting through the red tape

We would be glad to assist you and your company in the establishment and delivery of Registered Apprenticeship Program! • There is no cost to establish a Registered Apprenticeship Program. • Our office can offer the technical assistance to create a program and link it with other resources and accreditations.

Contact Us: Registered Apprenticeship Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Toll Free: 877 -803 -8560 For a listing of current apprenticeship programs: www. doleta. gov/atels_bat/fnd prgm. cfm