False. Apprenticeship is an earn-as-you-learn system that also contains a progressive wage schedule. As the apprentices become more productive, they should be compensated with a higher wage.
False. Apprenticeship also recognizes competency and/or performance systems.
False. Apprenticeship uses a dual approach to training: hands-on and related classroom instruction. This approach provides an applied education.
Currently, there are nearly 1,000 apprenticeable occupations.
Of the more than 411,000 registered apprentices in 1996, 27 percent were minority and 7 percent female.
They are operated by private sector employer or labor/management sponsors. Program sponsors - not government agencies - usually pay the costs as well as wages to their apprentices.
Apprenticeship programs use industry standards for content, and programs are tailored for sponsors’ needs.
Approximately 66 percent of registered programs do not involve organized labor. Of the 34 percent that do involve organized labor, management must be included and the program must be jointly administered.
In the U.S., some 34,500 (FY 1996) program sponsors offered registered apprenticeship training to approximately 367,700 apprentices. The programs serve a diverse population including minorities, women, youth and dislocated workers. At least two-thirds of all apprenticeship training positions were in the construction and manufacturing industries. Experts agree, however, that apprenticeship has the potential to benefit numerous other industries, as well (e.g., service, retail, public sector). Thus, the possibilities for expanding apprenticeship—to meet the needs of many more American companies and citizens in search of high quality training opportunities—are virtually unlimited.
The National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 authorizes the federal government, in cooperation with the states, to oversee the nation’s apprenticeship system. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, in conjunction with State Apprenticeship Agencies, is responsible for registering apprenticeship programs that meet federal and state standards, issuing Certificates of Completion to apprentices, encouraging the development of new programs through marketing and technical assistance, protecting the safety and welfare of apprentices, and assuring that all programs provide high quality training to their apprentices.
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Apprentices are paid wages whileparticipating employers teach them state-of-the-art, real-life work skills to enhance career success beyond the time required to complete an apprenticeship.
Nationally there are nearly 1,000 recognized apprenticeable occupations ranging from Accordion Maker to X-Ray Equipment Tester. Content of training, both on-the-job and related class work, is defined by the sponsoring industry.
Length of training is set by the needs of the occupation within an industry. For Child Care Development Specialist, for example, minimum length is set at 4000 hours over approximately two years of practicum and a minimum of 144 hours of related instruction per year.
Content of apprenticeship programs are market driven. They are determined by industry needs and are designed to produce workers with skills that are in high demand.
Apprenticeship programs are sponsored by Michigan employers, employer associations, or jointly by management and labor. An employer/employee relationship must exist Employers will usually pay all the training costs as well as progressively increasing wages to their apprentices. The value of the education is equal to or even greater than the cost of a college degree! to establish an apprenticeship program. Since every registered apprenticeship program is operated by private industry, it is private industry that usually pays all the training costs as well as progressively increasing wages to their apprentices. The value of the education is equal to or even greater than the cost of a college degree!
What if I, my son or daughter has a disability?
A disability occurs when a physical or
mental condition limits a person's ability to conduct daily activities.
A person using a wheelchair has a disability, as does someone who is blind.
Some people with disabilities have difficulty learning, while others need
accommodations in order to work.
Having a disability does not necessarily prevent a person from becoming an
apprentice. There are over 800 apprenticeable occupations with a wide variety
of personal, academic, and physical requirements.
For help in determining if you, your son or daughter has what it takes to become
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