Apprenticeship

Prepare For a Career - Not Just a Job

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No matter what your interests are, apprenticeships are an alternate education path to finding a career while allowing students to “earn while they learn” with little or no educational debt. 

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What is Apprenticeship?

It is a formal system of learning and practicing a trade to earn a portable nationally recognized credential, the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship Certificate of Completion.

• A registered apprenticeship program consists of On-the Job Learning (OJL) and Related Training Instruction (RTI). 

• Apprenticeships can take 1 to 5 years to complete depending on the trade.

• The United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, is the registering agency of apprentices in New Jersey.

• Once the required OJL and RTI hours are earned, the apprentice will receive a USDOL Office of Apprenticeship Certificate of Completion.

 

On-the Job Learning (OJL)

• An apprentice is a full-time paid employee of the sponsoring business.  As the apprentice hits milestones such as completing a certain number of program hours or demonstrating job competencies, their wages increase according to the agreement signed by the employer and the apprentice at the beginning of the program.

• An apprenticeship program includes a minimum of at least 2,000 hours of OJL per year.

• The sponsoring organization is responsible for registering their apprenticeship program and the apprentice with the US Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship.

 

Related Technical Instruction (RTI)

• RTI is the hours spent receiving trade-related instruction, minimum of 144 hours of training each year is required.

• Apprentices complete a sequence of classes to fulfill the minimum requirements. 

 

What does the Adult & Continuing Education Apprenticeship related instruction courses look like?

Some programs use a hybrid learning model of face-to-face instruction along with an online component, while other programs are 100% virtual.

Hybrid model –

• Attend in-person class one night a week along with participating in a weekly “live” virtual class meetings over Zoom and/or Google Meets or completion of an online assignment.

• Completion of online assignments/quizzes by the assigned due date.

Virtual model –

• Attend “live” virtual class meetings over Zoom and/or Google Meets.

• Completion of online assignment/quizzes by the assigned due date.

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Notice to Employers

You can enroll your employees in apprenticeship training!

• There are no fees to start an apprenticeship program and to register an employee with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship.

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Below are Apprenticeship Related Instruction Courses offered at HCVSD?

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