APPRENTICESHIP ACCELERATORS

For decades, Registered Apprenticeship has been a proven solution for talent development that enables employers to train and retain a highly productive workforce while offering career seekers affordable paths to high-paying jobs. Apprenticeship Accelerators bring together apprenticeship stakeholders (employers, industry, labor, equity, and other workforce partners) and resources to accelerate the further use and adoption of Registered Apprenticeship to meet business’ workforce needs. Apprenticeship Accelerators will provide information about Registered Apprenticeship models and the requirements for starting or joining a program.

Apprenticeship Accelerators are designed to:

▶ Make industry associations, employers, and other stakeholders aware of the opportunities that exist to meet industry needs through Registered Apprenticeship.

▶ Allow industry to hear about the return on investment, recruitment, and retention benefits of Registered Apprenticeship from employers with current Registered Apprenticeship Programs.

▶ Help employers connect with partners and resources to meet their industry needs.

WHY SHOULD YOUR ORGANIZATION HOST/ATTEND AN APPRENTICESHIP ACCELERATOR?

▶ Connect with industry peers who are already using Registered Apprenticeship as a workforce development strategy.

▶ Hear first-hand from industry leaders on why they started a Registered Apprenticeship Program, what that process was like, and the return on investment they have seen thus far.

▶ Discuss industry-specific workforce challenges, and hear lessons learned and best practices of how Registered Apprenticeship has and can alleviate those challenges.

▶ Receive expert-level advice on how to create a new Registered Apprenticeship Program or join an existing program to successfully meet workforce needs.