Training Issues

2. Training Issues • Today’s Business Requires Highly Skilled, Productive and Safe Workers to be Competitive • Not all High Skilled Workers need to be 4 year college trained • Business has difficulty in finding these workers

3. America’s Registered Apprenticeship Program Trains America’s Workforce! • Employers in all Industry Sector’s Participate as Training Program Sponsors • Entry Level, Career Transition, and Under-Trained Workers Compete for and become Apprenticeship Trainee’s to Achieve Nationally Recognized Industry Credentials

4. What is Apprenticeship? • Oldest and Most Successful Training Method • Is not known by the words ‘You’re Fired!’ • Highly flexible combining On-the-Job Training and Classroom Instruction • Focused towards Technical, Practical and High Skilled Occupations • Employers Establish Standards of Proficiency

5. Facts • There are over 875 certified occupations • Most are not associated with trade unions • The US has over 37,000 employer sponsors with over 444,000 participants! • New certified programs can be created locally • No complicated or burdensome oversight for the employer

6. Health Care Information Technology Manufacturing Biomedical Production Telecommunications Automotive Services Military Public Utilities Construction Public Sector Industry Sectors That Take Advantage of Apprenticeship Training

7. Criteria For Apprenticeship Occupations • Learned Through Practical Structured On-the-Job Supervised Training • Clearly Identified and Recognized Throughout an Industry • Manual, Mechanical or Technical Skills requiring at Least 2000 Hours of Training • Related Instruction Supplementing On-the-Job Training

8. How Does Apprenticeship Work? • Employer, Employer Associations, Employer/Labor Partnerships Volunteer to Sponsor a Program(s) • This Sponsor Plans, Administers and Pays for the Program • The Sponsor and the Apprentice Enter Into An Apprenticeship Agreement • In Utah the Program is Registered with the State Apprenticeship Council

9. Myths/Misconceptions • Employer Training Standards Will Be Dictated by a Government Agency! • Apprenticeship Is Only Time-Based Hands On Training! • Only Large Organizations Can Establish Registered Apprenticeship Programs!

10. Benefits to the Sponsors • Decreases Employee Turnover • Attracts High Quality and Motivated Applicants • Provides a Catalyst for High Performance and Productivity • Imparts the Knowledge and Skills of Experienced Workers to New Employees • Increases Employee Awareness to Safety, Policies and Procedures

11. Why be an Apprentice? • Develop a Successful Career Goal • Get Paid While You Learn • Be Well Trained in a Demand Occupation • Earn Nationally Recognized Skill Credentials • Your Earnings Will Meet or Exceed that of a College Graduate

12. How Do I Become A Sponsor? • Contact: Juan Pelaez, State DirectorBureau of Apprenticeship and Training1600 West 2200 South, Suite 101Salt Lake City, UT 84119Phone: (801) 975-3650Fax: (801) 975-3654E-mail: Pelaez-Gary.Juan@dol.gov

13. How Do You Become an Apprentice? • Stay In School! Get your Diploma! • Contact your Local Department of Workforce Services Employment Center • Contact your High School Counselor • Determine an Occupation of InterestCareers.utah.gov

14. Registered Apprenticeship Training!Building America’s 21st Century WorkforceVisit our website:www.utahtraining.org