Apprenticeship
for Business
and Non-profits
What is Registered Apprenticeship?
Registered Apprenticeship is an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, classroom instruction, and industry-issued, nationally recognized credentials.
Is Apprenticeship
Right for Your
Business?
Do You Have…
- Jobs that require a specific, hard-to-acquire skill set?
- Positions with high turnover?
- Occupations with a large population of retiring,
highly-skilled workers? - Challenges with training workers in rapidly-evolving industries?
- Positions requiring skills that can be learned on the job?
- Difficulty in attracting new and more diverse talent pools?
If the answer for your business or organization is “yes”….
developing a registered apprenticeship could be your answer!
How to Start a
Registered
Apprenticeship
STEPS TO STARTING A
REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP
Explore
What are the needs of your business or community?
What skills are most in-demand in your community?
What barriers exist between individuals and
opportunities to gain those skills?
What skills are most in-demand in your community?
What barriers exist between individuals and
opportunities to gain those skills?
Partner
Pursue partners and players in your region who can help!
Build
Work with the KDC Registered Apprenticeship Office to design and build your program.
To joining an established Multi-Employer Intermediary or Single Employer Sponsor, visit our step by step page below.
Register
For grant and resource funding when available – the KDC-Registered Apprenticeship office is open to partnering or supporting applications
Launch
You are ready for takeoff!
BUSINESS
ROI
average $1.48 for every $11
1US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. November 2021. Apprenticeship Whitepaper
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92%
Employment
Retention
apprentices who retain
employment after
apprenticeship completion1
1US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. November 2021. Apprenticeship Whitepaper
$72K
Average
Starting
Salary
after an apprentice completed an apprenticeship program1
1US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. November 2021. Apprenticeship Whitepaper
Explore
Apprenticeship
Solutions By
Industry
The Growth Potential For Registered Apprenticeship is Substantial. Industries in the Highest Demand Include:
Healthcare Industry
Advanced Manufacturing and Warehousing Industry
Construction Industry
Energy and Agricultural Industry
Education
Transportation
Information Technology
Financial Service
Telecom
