Employers
YOUR TEAM HAS A LOT TO OFFER THE NEXT GENERATION
You have the skills, the experience, and the knowledge.
Wyoming apprentices and pre-apprentices have the enthusiasm, drive, and willingness to learn.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO PASS IT ON
Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP) and Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Programs benefit employers and apprentices/pre-apprentices alike.
As an employer, you get to develop and prepare your future workforce by passing on your valuable industry knowledge.
As for your apprentices, they’ll not only benefit from your hard-earned experience and willingness to teach—they’ll also get paid to train for their future career.
What is a registered apprenticeship program?
A Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) is a tried-and-true approach for preparing workers for jobs.
Following an employer-driven model, RAP combines on-the-job learning with related classroom instruction that increases an apprentice’s skill level and wages as they progress. By successfully completing the program, apprentices master every skill and have all the knowledge needed to be fully proficient for a specific occupation.
With years of success, RAPs are a proven solution for Wyoming businesses to recruit, train, and retain highly skilled workers—as well as build a highly-skilled workforce that will continue to innovate and adapt to meet the needs of the 21st century.
a registered apprenticeship program must have 5 key components:
Business Involvement: Employers are the foundation of every apprenticeship program, and the skills needed by their workforce are at its core. It’s crucial that businesses play an active role in building their program and be involved in every step in designing the apprenticeship.
On-the-Job Training (OTJ): Every program includes structured OTJ training, during which apprentices get hands-on training from an experienced mentor at the job site for typically not less than one year. OTJ is developed by mapping the skills and knowledge an apprentice must learn over the course of the program in order to be fully proficient at their occupation.
National Occupational Credential: Every apprentice that completes a RAP receives a nationally-recognized credential.
Related Instruction (RI): RI complements the apprentices’ OTJ learning and delivers the technical, workforce, and academic competencies that apply to their specific occupation. Wyoming education partners collaborate with businesses and Wyoming Apprenticeships to develop specific RI curriculum, based on the skills and knowledge needed by apprentices. RI can be provided by a community college, a technical school, an apprenticeship training school, or by a business itself. All partners work together to identify how to pay for the related instruction, including the cost to the employer and other funds that can be leveraged.
Rewards for Skill Gains/Wage Progression: For reward and motivation as they advance through their training, apprentices receive increases in pay as their skills and knowledge increase. Employers work with Wyoming Apprenticeships to establish wage progression through the apprenticeship as skill benchmarks are met by apprentices.
How does a business benefit from a Registered Apprenticeship Program?
Building and utilizing a Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) offers numerous financial and social benefits for your business, including the ability to:
- Receive guidance and support from Wyoming Apprenticeships to develop your program
- Get assistance securing grant funds to support your program
- Recruit and develop a highly skilled workforce
- Increase business productivity
- Reward high-performing entry-level employees and move them up the career ladder within the business
- Reduce employee turnover, with an average of 94% of apprentices continuing employment after completing an apprenticeship
- Make visible your commitment to investing in the future of your community and Wyoming at large
Why to register your apprenticeship program
Access to Free Technical Assistance and Support: As part of the apprenticeship network, your business can access a nationwide network of expertise, customer service, and support—at no charge
Ability to Reward National Credential: Graduates of your registered apprenticeship program will receive a national, industry-recognized credential
Acknowledgement of Quality Standard Development: Registration shows interested apprentices that your program has met national and independent standards for quality and rigor
Access to State and Federal Resources: Your business and its apprentices can access funding and other resources from many federal programs to help support your RAPs
how to establish a registered apprenticeship program in wyoming
Determine the occupation for which your apprentice will train during the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) and receive approval from the Department of Labor
Establish a procedure for selecting the apprentices
Work with Wyoming Apprenticeships and/or an approved education institute or sponsor to prepare Related Instruction (RI) and On-the-Job Training (OTJ)
Complete program standards and training agenda
Upon approval, Wyoming Apprenticeships will register your program in the Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Database System (RAPIDS)! You’ll then receive a new registration packet with information on the next steps and ways to connect with supportive services offered in the state of Wyoming.
don’t forget the student learner agreement!
If you already have a Registered Apprenticeship Program in place and are ready to bring on an apprentice under the age of 18, we strongly encourage you to complete and submit the agreement paperwork.
To learn more about Student Learner Agreements, check out this helpful .PDF document and this informative PowerPoint presentation.
your fellow wyoming business owners are already investing in our next generation
Take the first steps toward joining them with a Registered Apprenticeship Program of your own today.
