WHYAPPRENTICESHIP?

More than just a law (AB 554)

Think

Develop new partnerships

Apprenticeship is a time honored and proven method

of delivering high qualitypaid on-the-job training combined

with formal classroom instruction

that results in people learning real skills that translate to high paying

careers.

Resources are already in place!

Over 600 Approved Apprentiship Programs Statewide

in800 Different Occupations

Union and Non-UnionLarge and SmallSingle and Multi-EmployerPublic and Private Sector

DAS District Offices

Sacramento

San Francisco San Jose

Fresno

Los Angeles

San Diego

.

Here are some other famous apprentices you might recognize

FREE TRAINING

EARN as YOULEARN

DEVELOP SKILLS IN A REAL WORLDSETTIN

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Become a skilled worker

High earning potential

with

Cost Effective Wages

Meet Public Works Requirements

INCREASED Productivity

Loyalty and Higher Retention

Rates

Create a diversified workforce w/

Specialized skills

Apprentice Benefits

Employer Benefits

All programs require the same 2 components!

Related and Supplemental Instruction (RSI)

Classroom Instruction developed in cooperation with the CA Community College System and/or the Department of Education

$Paid$ON THE JOB TRAINING (OJT)

and

The performance and success of each program isguided and monitored by the Division of

Apprenticeship Standards to ensure quality and success for the program and the apprentices.

We accomplish this by attending Committee meetings, annual reviews and independent auditing.

DAS District Offices

Sacramento

San Francisco San Jose

Fresno

Los Angeles

San Diego

.

600 Apprentiship Programs Statewide800 Different Occupations

The Dialogue has begun!Partnerships and Collaboration

are forming throughout the State.

In Northern California DAS and the Workforce Investment Board have adopted an MOU to outline their commitment to working together to develop partnerships with established approved Apprenticeship programs.

In San Diego we have gone one step further and have developed a policy and procedure that details the steps needed to access WIB funding and enhance Apprenticeship Training.

I am going to turn this over to Cindy Perry from the San Diego Workforce Partnership to explain further.

Assembly Bill 554

Requires the local WIB to ensure that programs and services funded by WIA and directed to apprenticeable occupations are conducted in coordination with apprenticeship programs approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards

Assembly Bill 554

Requires the local WIB to ensure that programs and services funded by WIA and directed to apprenticeable occupations are conducted in coordination with apprenticeship programs approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards

Local Board’s Five Year Strategic Plan

• Business Services – Foster Collaboration between community colleges and Division of Apprenticeship Standards

• Adult Services – Expand the availability of and participation in “Earn and Learn” models• Apprenticeships• OJT

• Youth Services – Increase the number of high school students who complete a challenging education… that prepares them for college, “Earn and Learn” training through apprenticeship, OJT, etc.

Health Professions Opportunity Grants (HPOG)

• Partner with Division of Apprenticeship Standards

• Healthcare Apprenticeship Training Program• Challenges:

• Only Community Colleges and Adult Education are Eligible Training Providers

• Development and Approval of Curriculum/Program can take close to a year to get through local and state approval

• Funding Cuts to Community Colleges

San Diego WIB Policy• Policy recommendations include:• Training programs must be directly linked to demand occupations in the priority industry

sectors for San Diego County;• The target wage must meet the threshold approved by the San Diego Consortium Policy

Board on January 23, 2004 which is, wages may not be less than $11.58 per hour if the job does not include paid health insurance and $10 per hour if health insurance is included;

• The apprentice must be accepted by a program sponsor prior to the execution of an Apprenticeship Training Account (ATA);

• The portion of apprenticeship training funded by WIA shall not exceed $5,000. There are no provisions for waivers to exceed the cap;

• The ATA will be used to support the classroom training activities of the apprenticeship program and not the on-the-job training activities;

• The length of the ATA shall be through the apprentices probationary period plus the first 144 hours of classroom training, not to exceed 18 months; and

• The completion of the WIA supported apprenticeship training shall be documented on the ATA Final Progress Report to trigger the exit of the participant from the WIA program.