Registered Apprenticeships play a crucial role in developing and preparing Michigan’s future workforce. The earn-and-learn training model helps apprentices develop the right skills in an in-demand career while helping employers build critical talent pipelines with energized, high-value workers.
The State Apprenticeship Expansion team works with partners across the state to connect employers and career seekers with the resources they need to find success in Michigan.
MADE is a national consortium created in preparation for a USDOL Pay‑for‑Performance grant opportunity to expand Registered Apprenticeships across the Shipbuilding, Defense and Submarine Industrial Base. We’re seeking current and potential Registered Apprenticeship Program Sponsors, Labor Unions, Group Sponsors (Intermediaries), Employer Associations, Small Businesses, and other stakeholders.
Thank you to everyone who completed a MADE Partner Interest Form and/or submitted a Letter of Commitment. The FOA-ETA-26-19 Pay-for-Performance Incentive Payments Program grant proposal was officially submitted on Friday, April 3, 2026. If your organization is still interested in participating in the Pay for Performance opportunity, please complete the MADE Partner Interest Form. If MADE is not awarded the grant, partner contact information will be shared with the selected awardee to ensure that you remain connected to this opportunity.
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Registered Apprenticeship Michigan and Race to Talent™ events spotlight the benefits Registered Apprenticeship Programs deliver. By engaging businesses, industry leaders and workforce partners, they aim to expand opportunities and create pathways for career seekers and employers to succeed.
Explore ways to promote Registered Apprenticeship in MichiganMore and more Michigan career seekers and employers are embracing Registered Apprenticeship. Visit our Resources page to learn how and why!
LEO-endorsed Apprenticeship Readiness and Pre-Apprenticeship training programs prepare a skilled workforce while providing career pathways into Registered Apprenticeship Programs for individuals in Michigan.
The Registered Apprenticeship in Michigan reports provide valuable insight into the state’s strategic workforce and Registered Apprenticeship goals, providing a clear picture of the positive impacts that these programs have on individuals, industries and the state's economy.
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Registered Apprenticeships are industry-driven, high-quality career training programs in which employers develop and prepare Michigan’s future workforce. The earn-and-learn models meet national standards for registration with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Apprentices gain paid work experience, related classroom instruction and a national industry-recognized credential while building the right skills in a new career.
At the same time, Registered Apprenticeship helps employers fill critical talent pipelines, beginning an immediate transfer of knowledge from current to future high-value workers.
Registered Apprenticeships are a proven training model benefitting both career seekers and employers. This model is gaining momentum as a cost-effective alternative or in addition to college education. Registered Apprenticeship Programs offer a consistent method to recruit, train, and retain talent that complements current talent development strategies.
Registered Apprentices receive on-the-job training from an experienced mentor and related classroom instruction to learn necessary skills while earning a paycheck.
Employers train and retain talent to their own standards. Unlike many education programs which are designed to prepare students for any number of career pathways, apprenticeships are designed by and for the employer with a specialized focus on the unique needs of a specific job.
The use of the Registered Apprenticeship training model is expanding across both traditional and nontraditional industries into more than 1,200 occupations, including careers in advanced manufacturing, agriculture, construction, education, energy, healthcare, information technology, mobility, and many others.
Employers today have more job openings than candidates who possess the necessary work skills. On the other hand, many potential employees do not possess the skills necessary to take advantage of these high-wage opportunities.
The State Apprenticeship Expansion team partners with employers, program sponsors and educators to increase the number of Registered Apprenticeship opportunities in the state of Michigan. They provide employer sponsors resources to promote the Registered Apprenticeship training model so that more career seekers will benefit from the earn-and-learn model.
Don’t delay — get started on a brighter, more prosperous future through Registered Apprenticeship today!
Whether you are a career seeker looking to become a Registered Apprentice or an employer interested in starting a Registered Apprenticeship Program, we’re here to help! Contact us through the online interest form, and a member of the State Apprenticeship Expansion team or your local Michigan Works! representative will follow up to assist you.
