This report examines the state of registered apprenticeships in Michigan from two angles. The first section highlights the current landscape, support system, and resources for registered apprenticeships in Michigan. The second section offers an update and expanded detailed look at current and historical registered apprenticeship numbers and characteristics across the state.
The report is the product of a partnership between the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget’s Bureau and Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
This report on apprenticeships in Michigan, which details demographic, occupation, wage, industry, and program information, builds and expands upon previous reports published by the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives (LMISI) in 2016 and 2019.
Michigan already benefits from high-quality Apprenticeship Readiness (AR) programming, also known as “Pre-Apprenticeship Training”. Program certification will increase this benefit. AR programs help prepare residents for enrollment into and completion of the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) businesses use to grow talent. While some programs provide completers with skills and connections to help them successfully enter and complete RAPs, many do not. The Michigan Apprenticeship Readiness Certificate (MARC) recognizes high-quality AR programs to help residents access training that leads to RAP opportunities and enables sponsors to find qualified RAP applicants more readily.
This matrix helps facilitate discussion on potential Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) funding scenarios to support State Apprenticeship Expansion (SAE) grant program participants.
The Going PRO Talent Fund, formerly known as the Skilled Trades Training Fund, makes awards to employers to assist in training, developing and retaining current and newly hired employees. Training funded by the Talent Fund must be short-term and fill a demonstrated talent need experienced by the employer. Training must lead to a credential for a skill that is transferable and recognized by industry.
Missed the employer webinar on engaging Veterans in Registered Apprenticeship Programs? Catch up on what apprenticeships offer employers — a highly skilled, diverse workforce with fewer turnover costs.
Youth Registered Apprenticeship (YRA) combines on-the-job learning (provided by an employer in a business, industry, or related organization considered essential to the economy of a local area, region, or state) with job-related academic instruction using curriculum aligned with national skills standards for a specific career pathway. The minimum age requirement for a youth to be a Registered Apprentice is 16.
Interested in promoting Registered Apprenticeship in your local community or region? Check out this toolkit, created to support website, social media and email-based promotional efforts. Feel free to use any of the components within this toolkit. The components may also be customized to meet your specific needs.
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.
Office of Employment & Training — Workforce Development
Tiffanie L. Clawson
Michigan State Director, USDOL Office of Apprenticeship
United States Department of Labor (USDOL)
200 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20210
More than $3 million in grant recipients were announced on July 20, 2021.
More than $6 million in grant recipients were announced on March 1, 2021.
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.
If you’d like to learn more about Registered Apprenticeship programs in Michigan, sign up to receive relevant emails from Michigan's State Apprenticeship Expansion team.
