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The GI Bill for A PPRENTICESHIP & OJT. WI State Approving Agency. Academic Institutions Schools & Programs. Apprenticeships OJT Agreements. History of Apprenticeship. Apprenticeship has produced highly skilled craftsmen for more than 4,000 years. Wisconsin’s Role in Apprenticeship.
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WI State Approving Agency Academic InstitutionsSchools & Programs ApprenticeshipsOJT Agreements
History of Apprenticeship Apprenticeship has produced highlyskilled craftsmen for more than 4,000 years
Wisconsin’s Role in Apprenticeship Wisconsin 1911 apprenticeship lawis nation’s model: Provide industry with skilled labor Provide career opportunities for youth Protect those who enter apprenticeship Vocational schools created for classroom instruction Apprenticeship credential accepted nation-wide
Quick Facts 9,527 Active WisconsinApprentices in 2012 2,397 Wisconsin EmployersWith Apprentices
Apprenticeship: • Written training standards, industry developed • Contract registered with State of Wisconsin • Longer than one year, average is four years • Recognized by USDOL, nationwide credential • Training occurs 80% on job, 20% in classroom • OJT: • Employer-centric training plan • Longer than six months, less than two years • Not registered with State of Wisconsin
WI SAA for Apprenticeship & OJT BASLocal ATR ApprenticeVeteran CertifyingOfficial Applies online, givesCOE to Certifying Official (CO) Works with CO to enroll via 22-1999 Works with Veteranto enroll via 22-1999to SAA (BAS) • Approves Training Establishments • DWD application + Training Standards • Onsite OJT evals Certifies work hours& submits to RPO Notifies SAA of allprogram or trainingchanges via 22-6553d or 22-1999b Reports work hoursto CO each month on22-6553d Receives MHA Compliance Surveys Technical Assistance Outreach USDVA - ELR John Johnson - St. Louis RPO
Apprenticeship/OJT Payment Rates • Veterans in an approved program can use their GI Bill benefit and receive a tax-free stipend. • GI Bill payment rates are set by USDVA and vary depending upon which GI Bill benefit is used. • Post-9/11 GI Bill: based on % of applicable Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA), determined by employer’s zip code. Decreases as veteran progresses in training and earns higher wages. • All Other GI Bills: based on % of the full-time institutional rate of benefit program utilized. • http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/
GI Bill: Role of the ATR • Develops apprenticeship programs & standards • Approves & registers 3-party contracts • Approves & performs contract actions • Provides technical assistance & regulatory oversight • Evaluates and approves OJT programs • Facilitates SAA paperwork & procedures • Your subject matter expertfor “all things apprenticeship”
The ATR: Your Resource Liz Andrea
Thank you! www.wisconsinapprenticeship.org