Key industries in Michigan continue to face severe workforce shortages, and employers cannot find workers with the skills needed to fill critical openings. Registered Apprenticeship Programs are a proven solution for a growing number of employers and residents. The Registered Apprenticeship training model accelerates the development of skilled workers while ensuring high levels of safety, quality and return on investment.
Employers can establish their training as a Registered Apprenticeship Program, enabling workers, as registered apprentices, to immediately fill job openings. Apprentices learn on the job from experienced mentors, initiating a critical transfer of knowledge from current to future high-value workers. Program completion results in a nationally recognized, industry-recognized postsecondary credential that helps employers retain current employees and attract new skilled workers.
Registered apprentices earn a competitive wage from day one, with wages increasing as skills grow, and they achieve a national industry-recognized, post-secondary credential upon completion while avoiding tuition debt.
To support the state’s Registered Apprenticeship expansion efforts, a state-level Michigan Apprenticeship Advisory Body was established. The body consists of members from multiple industry sectors, labor, secondary and postsecondary education, workforce development and the U.S. Department of Labor Michigan Office of Apprenticeship.
The body provides guidance on innovation and implementation strategies for grantees working to expand Registered Apprenticeship Program opportunities and ensure program performance targets and sustainability result.
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