This page provides important information about the STRA Program, and why this program may be able to assist you in your present and future hiring and training needs.

Employers all over the country today are experiencing serious difficulty in finding trained individuals for many different occupations, as well as those who possess work habits that guarantee success in employment and in life.

As an Employer:

• You may want to explore the opportunity of "growing your own" job candidates by contributing to and building a training plan that includes input regarding classroom instruction as well as job site training.
• You would like to locate highly motivated individuals to train who have participated in career preparation activities including:
• Researching and exploring career options and opportunities,
• Developed an occupation and career plan,
• Have appropriate background, ability, work habits, and interest in successfully pursuing a career pathway with your company.
• You may wish to use the current educational system to provide job site training during classroom time.
• You would like access to a continuous pool of qualified applicants for training and entry -level employment opportunities.
• You would like to take advantage of Michigan's Registered Apprenticeship Tax Credit, allowing a $2000.00 tax credit for every student apprentice you employ at your business.

Employers Who Participate in STRA Programs:

• Provide input regarding industry standards and student occupational education and training, including the development of Occupational Standards, your customized occupational training plan producing individuals who are uniquely skilled to meet the needs of your business.
• Utilize STRA Coordinators to recruit interested students from local high schools for possible program participation.
• Understand that interested students must complete a series of activities to qualify for an interview including application completion, parent orientation, testing, business tours, and pre-interview workshop.
• Conduct interviews with those students who have indicated an interest in their job openings and have completed all Selection Process activities.
• Understand that the employer's program commitment is to interview students, and select a student(s) only if the student meets the employers hiring requirements and expectations.
• Provide paid "On-the-Job Training" to the student while in high school as well as full time employment upon graduation, and community college tuition subsidization.
• Work closely with the student, parents, classroom instructors, counselors, and STRA Program Coordinator to help insure the student's program success, as well as support program activities and goals.

Want to know more? Click on the topic of your choice to get more information about the STRA Program and why it may be the answer to many of your hiring needs!

• The Apprenticeship System of Training
• STRA and Michigan's Career Preparation System
• Program Benefits and Commitments
• Program Requirements for Students and Employers
• The STRA Program Student "Selection Process"
• Student Apprentice Summer & School Year Program Activities
• Program Completion and Nationally Recognized Credentials
• Career Pathways
  
  • Apprenticeable Careers and Occupations
• STRA Program Coordinators and Contacts
• STRA Program Resources, Activities, and Updates
• 50 Most Frequently Asked Questions about Apprenticeships