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Youth Apprenticeship

CareerWise's mission is to bridge the skills gap in Colorado by offering youth apprenticeship programs. Businesses benefit from trained talent, while students gain valuable skills and college credit.

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Youth Apprenticeship

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  1. Youth Apprenticeship

  2. OUR MISSION CareerWise’s mission is to create  opportunities for youth and businesses across Colorado by developing and supporting an innovative, sustainable youth apprenticeship program. Through this business-led, student-centered model, CareerWise brings together public and private stakeholders to ensure that students have access to the skills and knowledge they need for financial and academic success, and that businesses have access to highly-trained talent

  3. CareerWise’s bold vision is to create a youth apprenticeship system that meets employer and community needs, improves student outcomes, and delivers ROI to business • TRADITIONAL EDUCATION • CAREER-READY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE • OR BOTH! • SKILL-FOCUSED TRAINING • APPRENTICES • REAL EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE • COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS

  4. Colorado’s businesses face an ongoing shortage of skilled workers, driving increased recruiting and training costs Projected hiring and training costs for skilled roles in CO, $, thousands Current Reality • Recruiting, hiring, and training costs Colorado businesses $24K+ per employee • An absence of skilled labor will raise the cost of hiring and training skilled talent by 21% over 5 years • Middle-skilled jobs take 15% longer time to fill in Colorado compared to the national average The inability to fill critical roles, costs Colorado approximately $300 million in annual GDP

  5. COLORADO’S EDUCATION SYSTEM • Students start high school • Students reach graduation • Enroll in college • Return for a second year • THE SYSTEM ONLY WORKS FOR 18-23% OF STUDENTS • Receive a post-secondary degree1 Do not • Immediately enter employment • In Colorado 1 Certificate, associates or bachelor's degree within 150% of allotted time SOURCE: The Colorado Talent Pipeline Report 2015

  6. PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

  7. Apprentices earn a wage while gaining valuable workplace experience, a nationally recognized industry certification and debt-free college credit. • APPRENTICE BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION & CAREER CareerWise Colorado connects industry and education to create a statewide, modern youth-apprenticeship system. • Industry benefits from tangible financial ROI as it makes the shift from being consumers of talent to producers of talent. • BUSINESS • K-12 and higher education institutions improve student outcomes with increased student engagement and attendance, graduation rates and college-credit attainment. • EDUCATION

  8. OUR PRIMARY ROLE • IS TO COORDINAT EDUCATORS, TRAINING CENTERS, AND EMPLOYERS TO DEVELOP AND EMPLOY APPRENTICES ACROSS THE STATE Roles with the apprenticeship model • CAREERWISE • Recruit partner training centers, educational institutions, and employers • Coordinate resources to develop tailored development “pathways” for apprentices • Measure outcomes to ensure both student and employer benefits are realized • TRAINING CENTERS • CAREERWISE BUSINESS PARTNERS • Provide apprentices with occupation and industry specific skills required by their employer • Supplement work place experiences with targeted technical/ functional instruction • Hire apprentices to fill challenging, entry level roles • Provide students with the experiences and training needed to evolve into full time employees capable of filling critical positions • K-12 EDUCATION • Continues to provide core academic instruction to apprentices • Supports development of foundational interpersonal and job skills

  9. Our first year will focus on three key geographies, both urban and rural, to establish footholds in key regions of the state. In 2018, CareerWise will expand to Eagle County. Focus Regions Front Range • School district partners: DPS, Cherry Creek, JeffCo, STEM School and Academy, Arrupe Jesuit • Pathways: Adv. Mfg, Tech, Financial Services, Business Western Slope • School district partners: Mesa District 51 • Pathways: Adv. Mfg, Tech, Financial Services, Business Northern Colorado • School district partners: Colorado Early College Ft. Collins • Pathways: Adv. Mfg, Tech

  10. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS OPERATIONS HEALTHCARE • FIVE PRIMARY PATHWAYS • THESE STARTER PATHWAYS • LEAD TO A VARIETY OF • OCCUPATIONS • PRIMARY PATHWAY • CNC machinist • Electro-mechanical assembler • Quality control inspector • Maintenance technician • Accounting Clerk • Insurance • Services Expert • Financial Coordinator • Customer Support • Computer Technician • Software QA Tester • Junior Coder • LAUNCHING FOR 2017/18 CLASS • Project Coordinator • Purchasing Coordinator • Operations Specialist • SAMPLE OCCUPATIONS • SAMPLE BUS. PARTNERS

  11. JUNE 2017 116 40 4 After months of complex systems innovation and business and student recruitment, CareerWise Colorado launched its inaugural class of modern youth-apprentices in June of 2017. PATHWAYSManufacturing, Technology, Business Operations & Financial Services Youth APPRENTICES ConfirmedEMPLOYERS 10 3 1 1 LOW-INCOME, NON-PROFIT PRIVATE SCHOOLArrupe Jesuit COMMUNITIES Front Range, Western Slope & Northern Colorado Statewide Youth- Apprenticeship Occupational TRAINING Plans MARKETPLACE 2 4 CHARTER SCHOOLS STEM School & Academy, CEC Fort Collins SCHOOL DISTRICTS Cherry Creek, DPS, Jeffco and Mesa 51

  12. CAREERWISE APPRENTICES SPLIT TIME BETWEEN SCHOOL, TRAINING CENTERS, AND WORK ON A SCHEDULE THAT WORKS FOR STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES HERE’S HOW IT WORKS. YEAR 3 YEAR 1 YEAR 2 AT HIGH SCHOOL Core academic courses at school (e.g., math), some community college coursework ~3 days a week ~2 days a week NA • ON-THE-JOB On-the-job training, in form of occupation, rotation or projects 16 hours a week 24 hours a week 32-40 hours a week AT TRAINING CENTER Multi-skill training curriculum in pathway-specific skills ~150 hours a year ~175 hours a year ~200 hours a year

  13. OR • Student signs on as full-time EMPLOYEE AFTER APPRENTICESHIP OPTION MULTIPLIER • Student continues EDUCATION with 2- or 4-year degree

  14. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS • HAVE PROVEN TO HELP BUSINESSES RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND RETAIN THE BEST TALENT 40-50% Rate of return on apprenticeship programs for rural health centers and urban manufacturers1 30-50% Conversion to full-time employees based on cohort size2 20-40% Reduction in long-term hiring costs2 1 U.S. Dept. of Commerce case studies of Siemens USA in Charlotte NC and Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon NH 2 Data from comparable Swiss and Canadian Apprenticeship programs • A 2016 Department of Commerce study of 13 apprenticeship programs found: • “Apprentices were more productive than typical workers. They provided the firm with a pipeline of skilled talent and were less likely to leave the job. They also got work done faster than regular new employees, which saved the company from paying up for excessive overtime”3

  15. New CareerWise communities need active participation from: • The business community, including local business-support organizations • The education community, including K12 and higher education/training partners • Community leadership interested in fostering a supportive ecosystem and infrastructure NEW COMMUNITIES READINESS

  16. Hire apprentices to fill challenging, entry-level roles • Provide students with the experiences and training needed to evolve into full time employees capable of filling critical positions • CAREERWISE BUSINESS PARTNERS ◦ 360 BUSINESS & STUDENT SUPPORT CAREERWISE COORDINATES STAKEHOLDERS TO BUILD A STATE-WIDE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM THAT’S SET UP FOR TOTAL SUCCESS • Provide apprentices with occupation and industry specific skills required by their employer • Supplement work place experiences with targeted technical/functional instruction • TRAINING CENTERS • Continues to provide core academic instruction to apprentices • Supports development of foundational interpersonal and job skills • K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM

  17. Learn more www.CareerWiseColorado.org

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