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AGENDAAGENDA• Apprenticeship history, current structureApprenticeship history, current structure• How Apprenticeship works in WisconsinHow Apprenticeship works in Wisconsin• Benefits to employers & the workforceBenefits to employers & the workforce• Apprenticeship by the numbersApprenticeship by the numbers• Potential benefits to WIA performancePotential benefits to WIA performance• Partnership opportunitiesPartnership opportunities


What is an Apprentice?What is an Apprentice?


History of ApprenticeshipHistory of Apprenticeship

• Apprenticeship has produced highly skilled Apprenticeship has produced highly skilled craftsmen for more than 4,000 yearscraftsmen for more than 4,000 years

medieval period

pre-industrial erapresent day


History of ApprenticeshipHistory of Apprenticeship

• Nation’s 1Nation’s 1stst apprenticeship law: Wisconsin 1911 apprenticeship law: Wisconsin 1911Objectives:Objectives:• Provide industries with skilled laborProvide industries with skilled labor• Provide career opportunities for youthProvide career opportunities for youth• Protect individuals who enterProtect individuals who enter

apprenticeshipsapprenticeships• Same law created Wisconsin Vocational School Same law created Wisconsin Vocational School

system to provide related classroom instructionsystem to provide related classroom instruction


What is an Apprenticeship?What is an Apprenticeship?

• It’s a binding agreement in which:• Apprentices earn a progressive wage while training

under journeyworker(s) on the job, and• Industry-based instructors provide theoretical

(classroom) training, and• Apprentices can achieve journeyworker status.

• It’s industry-driven and industry-designed• It’s regulated by the state


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Apprenticeship expedites expertise!Apprenticeship expedites expertise!

Classroom Training

Classroom Training

Experience

Apprenticeship Approach:Apprenticeship Approach:Classroom training with structuredClassroom training with structured

hands-on experiencehands-on experience

Traditional Approach:Traditional Approach:Classroom training followed by Classroom training followed by

unstructured hands-on experienceunstructured hands-on experience

What is Apprenticeship?What is Apprenticeship?

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Apprenticeship Earning PotentialApprenticeship Earning Potential

Five-Year College Education vs. ApprenticeshipFive-Year College Education vs. Apprenticeship


Apprenticeship TrainingApprenticeship Training

Supervised, structured on-the-job trainingSupervised, structured on-the-job training• Provided by the sponsorProvided by the sponsor• The job is primary component of apprenticeshipThe job is primary component of apprenticeship• 90% of training is learned on the job90% of training is learned on the job• Written standards governWritten standards govern

the on-the-job trainingthe on-the-job training• Work must be supervisedWork must be supervised

by skilled journeyworkerby skilled journeyworker


Apprenticeship TrainingApprenticeship Training

Related (classroom) InstructionRelated (classroom) Instruction• Theoretical and technical, as required by WI lawTheoretical and technical, as required by WI law• Primarily through Wisconsin’s Technical CollegesPrimarily through Wisconsin’s Technical Colleges• Employer pays apprentice’s normalEmployer pays apprentice’s normal

wage while attendingwage while attending• Apprentice pays forApprentice pays for

tuition & bookstuition & books


Apprenticeship CredentialApprenticeship Credential

• Average time to completion: four yearsAverage time to completion: four years• Formal credential upon completionFormal credential upon completion

• Journeyworker skill levelJourneyworker skill level• Acknowledged nationwideAcknowledged nationwide• Portable nationwidePortable nationwide

• 39 credits towards AAS degree39 credits towards AAS degree


Apprenticeable TradesApprenticeable Trades

Must be approved by DWD/BAS as meeting the Must be approved by DWD/BAS as meeting the following criteria:following criteria:

• Involves manual, mechanical or technical skillsInvolves manual, mechanical or technical skills• Customarily learned through on-the-job trainingCustomarily learned through on-the-job training• Require related instruction to supplement OJTRequire related instruction to supplement OJT• Recognized throughout an industryRecognized throughout an industry• Not part of an already recognized tradeNot part of an already recognized trade



• Three employment sectors:Three employment sectors:• Construction TradesConstruction Trades• Industrial TradesIndustrial Trades• Service TradesService Trades

• Each trade has its own selectionEach trade has its own selectionprocess and requirementsprocess and requirements

• Approximately half of Wisconsin’sApproximately half of Wisconsin’s10,000 apprentices are in 10,000 apprentices are in construction tradesconstruction trades



Examples of Current ApprenticeshipsBricklayerCarpenterCement Mason/Concrete FinisherConstruction Craft LaborerElectricianEnvironmental System TechnicianGlazierHeat & Frost InsulatorIronworkerOperating EngineerPainter & DecoratorPlastererPlumberRooferSheet Metal WorkerSprinklerfitter

SteamfitterTeledata CommunicationsInstrument TechnicianMachinistMaintenance MechanicMillwrightMetal FabricatorPipefitterTool and Die MakerTool MakerBarber/CosmetologistCook/ChefCorrectional OfficerElectric Line WorkerFire ServiceFuneral Director



Examples of Potential Apprenticeships•Biotechnology Lab Assistant•Information Technology•Health Support Specialist, CNA, LPN, •Allied Healthcare (Radiology Tech, Mammography Tech, etc.)•Social/Family Service Worker•AODA Counselor•Dental Laboratory Technician•Surveying Technician•Legal Clerk•Hazardous Abatement Worker•---and many more!


Apprenticeship SponsorsApprenticeship Sponsors

• Sponsors are:Sponsors are:• Joint (employer/union) Joint (employer/union)

Apprenticeship CommitteesApprenticeship Committees• Individual EmployersIndividual Employers• Employer Association Employer Association

Apprenticeship CommitteesApprenticeship Committees• More than 3,000 Wisconsin More than 3,000 Wisconsin

employers train apprentices employers train apprentices annuallyannually


Apprenticeship SponsorsApprenticeship Sponsors

• Sponsors agree to:Sponsors agree to:• Plan, administer & payPlan, administer & pay

for the programfor the program• Abide by state & federalAbide by state & federal

apprenticeship regulationsapprenticeship regulations• Form a three-way contractForm a three-way contract


Apprenticeship: Apprenticeship: Benefit to Benefit to EmployersEmployers

• Opportunity to formally train employeesOpportunity to formally train employees• In employer’s facility, on their equipment, with their In employer’s facility, on their equipment, with their

customers, to fit their particular needscustomers, to fit their particular needs• Training & promotion path for unskilled employeesTraining & promotion path for unskilled employees• Structured method to capture expertise of Structured method to capture expertise of

experienced, skilled employeesexperienced, skilled employees• Brings new techniques & ideas into the companyBrings new techniques & ideas into the company• Employee wage is commensurate with skillEmployee wage is commensurate with skill


Apprenticeship: Apprenticeship: Partnership that Partnership that WorksWorks

Employers and industries get a reliable source of skilled labor and flexible training options

Local workforce . system has an avenue to promote training opportunities in key industries

Employees get valuable training

opportunity and a portable credential

without leavingthe workforce

Educational partners

provide industry training in a way

that doesn’t stretch capacity


Apprenticeship: Apprenticeship: By the NumbersBy the Numbers

Apprenticeship Enrollment Follows the Economy

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Apprenticeship: Apprenticeship: By the NumbersBy the Numbers

Apprenticeship Earnings Equal 4-year College Earnings

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Apprenticeship: By the NumbersApprenticeship: By the Numbers

Annualized Earnings for Completers of Training Programs in 2007

$19,162

$19,035

$24,958

$29,028

$29,248

$34,944

$49,920

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WTCS Short Term Diploma

WIA Dislocated Worker

WTCS 2-yr Technical Diploma

WTCS Associate Degree

Apprenticeship

Sources: DWD Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards BASIS data; WTCS Graduate Follow-upReport 2006-2007; WIA Annual Report for PY 2007; WDVR State Plan FFY 2009


Positive Environment for GrowthPositive Environment for Growth

• Apprentice Utilization RequirementsApprentice Utilization Requirements• State = 10% apprentices; Other public = few, similarState = 10% apprentices; Other public = few, similar

• Stimulus-related Recovery & ReinvestmentStimulus-related Recovery & Reinvestment• Construction sector fundingConstruction sector funding

• Healthcare – seeking workforce solutionsHealthcare – seeking workforce solutions• State push for WIA/Apprenticeship partnershipState push for WIA/Apprenticeship partnership• Workforce realities: aging boomers, shrinking Workforce realities: aging boomers, shrinking

birth rates, exodus of Wisconsin talentbirth rates, exodus of Wisconsin talent


Apprenticeship: Apprenticeship: Around the NationAround the Nation

• Washington State:Washington State:• Partnering with K-12; pre-apprenticeshipPartnering with K-12; pre-apprenticeship• $1M $1M (Gov’s WIA 10%) (Gov’s WIA 10%) targetingtargeting

apprenticeship integrationapprenticeship integration• Kansas State:Kansas State:

• Federal $ - Health Support SpecialistFederal $ - Health Support Specialist• WIA $ help support apprenticeship staffWIA $ help support apprenticeship staff

• Federal – USDOL/ETAFederal – USDOL/ETA• Partnership initiatives and grantsPartnership initiatives and grants


Opportunities for ActionOpportunities for Action

Improve the applicant pipeline to Apprenticeship• Train Job Center staff on Apprenticeship• Clarify funding opportunities (OJT, ITAs, Custom)

at all levels – federal, state & local• Explore pilots that expand / improve access• Establish guidance on apprenticeship structure

& WIA performance measures• Support expanded adult pre-apprenticeship

training, especially for minorities and females


Opportunities for ActionOpportunities for Action

Expand Apprenticeship to new employers• Partner with WDBs to promote apprenticeship

as an effective workforce development strategy• Establish clear and effective info & referral for staff• Conduct outreach to business associations and

economic development to expand awareness• Articulate linkage to High Growth, High Wage jobs• Include focus on green, sustainable technologies


Recommendations & Next StepsRecommendations & Next Steps

• Lead in the integration of Apprenticeship into the Workforce System

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