About Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship is a training program that combines structured on-the-job training with related instruction. It is sponsored by employers, employer associations, or labor/management groups that can hire and train in a working situation. The employment opportunity is the most basic requirement for an apprenticeship. Without a job there is no "on-the-job training," and such training represents about 90% of the program.
Why Choose Apprenticeship?
- Apprentices can earn while they learn. They learn a skilled trade while earning a good wage and have a sense of job security.
- Apprenticeships often serve as an entry point into a career that would otherwise be closed to an individual due to lack of experience.
- Serving an apprenticeship training enhances economic security for the individual since graduate apprentices are often promoted to supervisory positions.
- The skills apprentices learn are transferable from one employer to another and generally from one area of the country to another.
Further Information
For further information about applying to apprenticeship, click on your trade of interest to the right. Prospective applicants for apprenticeship may receive information about the different programs by calling individual trade committees (click on a trade for that information) or MATC's Apprenticeship office at (608) 246-5200. |
