Title Apprenticeship Process Overview

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Title Apprenticeship Process Overview

Staff lead: Gene Sharratt

Position Executive Director

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 360.753.7810

Synopsis: Tim Wilson, Apprenticeship Program Manager, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries will present on the advantages of apprenticeships, the opportunities and numbers, skill gaps, different occupations, why to choose it, and more.

Guiding questions:

Is there alignment between Apprenticeship Program objectives and Roadmap actions?

How might this information guide Roadmap implementation?

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Earn While You Learn!

January 21, 2014Tim Wilson, Program Manager, Apprenticeship Section

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• What is Apprenticeship• Benefits of Apprenticeship• Why You Should Chose Apprenticeship• Get the Apprenticeship Advantage• Steps to Become an Apprentice• Questions and Answers

THEAPPRENTICESHIPADVANTAGE

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An apprenticeship is two different things, done together for career training.

WHAT ISAPPRENTICESHIP

It’s a job It’s school

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• Registered Apprenticeships are paid, college-level training opportunities in highly skilled occupations.

• Most apprenticeships take 1 to 5 years to complete, and require academic success.

• Studies show a high demand for skilled workers through the next decade

• Research demonstrates high wages for apprenticeship graduates

• Most of these jobs have great possibilities for career progression, and are not easily outsourced.

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WHAT ISAPPRENTICESHIP?

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• Apprenticeships are for highly skilled occupations, those that require focus and guidance to master.

• Apprenticeships include at least 2,000 hours of structured on-the-job experience, supervised by a skilled craftsman.

• PAID training, with Progressively Increasing Wages

• Customized Classroom Training related to your job

• Nationally Recognized Credential

THEAPPRENTICESHIPADVANTAGE

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• Bricklayer• Carpenter• Cement Mason• Cosmetologist• Culinary Arts• Dispensing Optician• Educational

Assistant (K-12)

APPRENTICESHIP TRAININGPROGRAMS INCLUDE

• Electrician• Firefighter/medic• Healthcare Worker• Machinist• Manufacturing technician• Meat Cutter• Plumber/Pipefitter• Tree Trimmer• Utility Wire Worker

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• In the US, there are 202,948 registered apprentices.

• Currently, there are 8,586 active apprentices in Washington State.

• There are 233 apprenticeship sponsors in the state that administer 567 different occupational training programs.

• Approximately 7,900 employers in Washington State train their workforce through registered apprenticeship.

FACT: If the apprenticeship system was a university, it would be the 4th largest in the state, right behind UW, WSU, and WWU.

APPRENTICESHIP IN WABY THE NUMBERS

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Apprenticeship Opportunities on the RiseActive apprentices on the last day of each month, January 2000 – October 2013.

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Total Construction

Top Apprenticeships by Occupation

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0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

Low Energy/Sound & Comm TechCement Mason

Gypsum Drywall Systems InstallerPainter and Decorator

Tree TrimmerSteamfitter

Sprinkler FitterRoofer

Construction LinemanMachinist (Aircraft Oriented)

Elevator Constructor MechanicConstr Equip Operator

PlumberFire FighterIronworker

Construction ElectricianSheet Metal Worker

LaborerCarpenter

Inside Wireman

Top 20 Occupations as of 10/23/2013

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• Proven Success• Proven Methods• Higher Wages• Advancement Potential• Equal Opportunity• Valuable Skills Credential

WHY CHOOSEAPPRENTICESHIP

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• Tomorrow’s manufacturing technicians, educational assistants and healthcare coordinators may be apprenticeship “graduates” as well

PROVEN SUCCESS• Today’s skilled work force were

yesterday’s apprentices

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“…I have the opportunity to build

something that people are able to use.

I can see the results of my work, and

it is very gratifying.”

– Kerri Boyko 27 year old, electrician

Co-owner, Regal Electric

Each day, I dosomething new…

“”

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• Supervised, structured on-the-job training by sponsor/employer

• The job is the most basic component, comprising 93% of the program

• Supervised by skilled journeyworker• Length Determined by Occupational

Needs (Min. 2000 hrs)• Average program length for WA

apprenticeship completers is 44 months, nearly 4 years.

On-the job Training

PROVEN METHODS

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• Most often taught through WA State Community Colleges

• Low Student/Teacher Ratios• Length Determined

Occupational Needs (Min 144 hrs/yr)

• Provides Theoretical and Technical Knowledge

• Taught by experienced journey workers, other skilled persons, or certified Teacher

Related Supplemental Instruction

PROVEN METHODS

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Apprentice graduates often earn as much as 4-year college graduates

$18,734

$27,915

$51,206 $52,377

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$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

No HS diploma High SchoolGraduate

College graduate Apprenticeshipgraduate

AnnualWagesper 2005U.S.censusdata

Source: US census wage data and WA State Workforce Board report “Workforce Training Results 2006”

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Median Annual Earnings

$24,825.00$21,225.00

$48,991.00

$27,616.00

$33,870.00

$16,874.00

$23,024.00

$13,167.00

$23,893.00

$13,083.00

$10,622.00$11,387.00

$0.00

$10,000.00

$20,000.00

$30,000.00

$40,000.00

$50,000.00

$60,000.00

(Source WTB)2004 2008 2010 2011 2012

Future demand for skilled workers will be high

Annual Supply and Demand for Prepared Workers in Washingtonby Education Level*

- 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000

Mid Level Preparation*(Includes Associates Level

Baccalaureate

Masters

Professional

Doctorate

Long Preparation (Sum ofBaccalaureate - Doctorate)

Workforce SupplyBLS-Based Demand Est.Census-Based Demand Est.

* Mid-level supply is based on 2002-2003 data. Other levels 2003-2004. Demand is based on the projected annual average number of job openings 2007-2012

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High Wages in the Building TradesCurrent wages for journey-level workers:

• Construction Electrician - $42.61 per hour• Puget Sound Electrical, 5 year program, Friday classes, A.A.T degree at

conclusion, national electrical craft certification, 16th year math equivalency levels

• Plumber/Pipefitter - $40.87 per hour• South Sound Pipe Trades, 4 year program, evening classes, AS degree at

conclusion, 14th year math equivalency levels

• Sound/telecom electrician - $29.00 per hour• Puget Sound Electrical, 3 year program, all day Friday classes

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• Apprenticeship Programs must provide equal opportunity to all who are interested

• Washington Apprenticeship Programs are eager for qualified women and minorities to apply

• In fact, because of federal law, actually, many will bend over backwards to recruit and then keep qualified female and minority apprentices.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

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VALUABLESKILLS CREDENTIALS

Successful completion of a registered apprenticeship leads to a NATIONALLY recognized Certificate of Completion attesting to the individual’s skills and knowledge of a journeyperson.

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Other Benefits for Apprentices

• Associate’s Degrees – since most classroom training for apprentices is done through state community colleges, many apprentices graduate their apprenticeship with an Associates Degree as well.

• State licensing exams, where necessary are often a last step before an apprentice graduates. (e.g. electrician, plumber, cosmetologist, dispensing optician)

• Career progression – master journeyperson, foreman/supervisor, business owner, leader in trade/industry groups, trade instructor.

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GENERALREQUIREMENTS• Age – Many programs require you be at

least 18 years old• Education – Most programs require a high

school diploma or GED certificate• Physical Ability – Have the necessary

strength or stamina to perform the work• Aptitude – Some programs may require an

aptitude test

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Apprenticeship is like Harvard…

• National estimate: One person is accepted out of every 15 people who apply to an apprenticeship opening.

• To get accepted, you need to prepare.

Many apply…

…and those that are,

…few are accepted,

…have really got a chance at something wonderful.

How To Get the Apprenticeship Advantage• First, help raise the awareness about apprenticeship as

a college-level career option.• When policy makers, teachers and administrators understand

the value of these opportunities, students and parents will get good direction.

• Connect 21st Century Career/Technical Education in High Skill, High Wage Trades to Apprenticeships.• These are excellent preparatory academies for well-paying

apprenticeships – create local articulations.

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• Find an Apprenticeship Program you’d like to join

• CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY to find out what they’re looking for and how to apply.

• Complete the Application Process• Follow the directions closely

• Go through the Selection Process• Patience and perseverance!

• Get selected and begin

AN APPRENTICESTEPS TO BECOMING

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How do I find out about programs I can contact directly and apply with?

1. BEST: On the LNI apprenticeship web database

(ARTS):http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Apprenticeship/Programs/Standards/ByCounty/default.asp

2. In the LNI Apprenticeship catalog (also online)http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Apprenticeship/files/pubs/appcat.pdf

3. LNI Apprenticeship listing by county :http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Apprenticeship/Programs/Standards/ByCounty/default.asp

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FOR MORE INFORMATIONContact the L&I Apprenticeship Consultant in your area

www.Apprenticeship.wa.gov

Washington State Departmentof Labor & Industries Website