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The
Registered
Apprenticeship
Advantage
An Overview of Kansas’
Registered Apprenticeship System
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
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What is Registered Apprenticeship
Registered Apprenticeship in Kansas
How does Registered Apprenticeship work
Registered Apprenticeship by the numbers
Benefits of Registered Apprenticeship for
employers
• Opportunities to pursue with partners …
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
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Business driven
Increases productivity
Reduces training costs
Increases employee loyalty
Reduces employee turnover
Reduces employee absenteeism
WHAT IS
REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP?
Registered Apprenticeship includes two
components:
Employment
Related Technical Instruction
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WHAT IS REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP?
Employer or industry-sponsored
occupational training
Paid on-the-job training supervised by
mentor/skilled worker
Related technical instruction
Reviewed, approved and monitored by
the Kansas Apprenticeship Council
Graduates receive a state-issued,
nationally-recognized portable
credential
REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP IS:
•NOT Licensing by the State
•NOT Just a Job
•NOT a Dumping Ground
•NOT “Just” an Alternative to College
•NOT a Job Placement Program
•NOT a Source of Cheap Labor
Registered Apprenticeship in Kansas
• KAC - Nine member advisory board
– 4 Labor – Don Hunt, Kerry Stine, Charley Young, Bill Marsh
– 4 Business – Judy Ehmke, Clay Kubicek, Corey Peterson, Ed DeSoignie
– Secretary of Commerce – David Kerr
• Commerce – Registered Apprenticeship Staff
– 1 program manager – Loretta Shelley
– 4 program consultants
• Bonnie Duden, Susan Symons, Dana Raine, Marla Canfield (ECAAP)
– Create new training programs for KAC approval
– Monitor compliance and assist existing programs
– Promote Registered Apprenticeship to stakeholders
REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP IN
KANSAS BY THE NUMBERS
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In the US, there are 468,000 registered
apprentices.
Currently there are 2,000 registered
apprentices in Kansas.
850+ new apprentices registered
annually
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There are 272 program sponsors in the
state that administer one or more
different occupational training
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More than 1,150 employers in Kansas
train their workforce through Registered
Apprenticeship.
So how does
Registered
Apprenticeship
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ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
Supervised, structured, paid OJT
provided by the registered
employer/sponsor:
‣ The job is the most basic
component
‣ Represents 93% of the program
‣ Supervised by a skilled journey
worker/professional
RELATED TECHNICAL
INSTRUCTION
‣ Minimum of 144 hrs/year
‣ May be provided through community
college, correspondence, on-line,
distance learning, contract vendors
‣ Many large programs have their own
state-of-the-art training facilities
‣ Employer typically does not pay
apprentice wages while attending
school, unless during normal working
hours
EXAMPLES OF REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP
OCCUPATIONS
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Bricklayer
Carpenter
Plumber
Pipefitter
Welder
Iron Worker
Lineman
Electrician
Operating
Engineer
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Machinist
Tool Maker
Cook
Auto Mechanic
Child Care Specialist
Dental Assistant
Diesel Mechanic
Power Plant Operator
Health Support
Specialist
WHERE ELSE COULD
REGISTERED
APPRENTICESHIP WORK?
• Biotechnology lab
assistant
• Information
technology
• Correctional
officer
• Social/family
services worker
• Drug/alcohol
counselor
• Auto maintenance &
repair
• Dental laboratory
technician
• Surveying technician
• Legal clerk
• Hazardous materials
removal worker
• Pharmacy Technician
HOW DO EMPLOYERS
BENEFIT?
Create customized employee training to fit
employer’s need
Allows an employer to effectively train and promote
new or incumbent workers
Captures expertise of experienced employees who
pass knowledge on to apprentices
Train employees at a progressively increasing
wage based upon performance
Employers report less turnover resulting in greater
retention
A Partnership That Works
Employers and
industries get a
reliable source of
skilled labor and
flexible training
options
Local workforce
entities have an
avenue to promote
training opportunities
in key industries
Employees get
valuable training
opportunity and a
portable credential
without leaving the
workforce
Educational partners
can help provide
industry training in a
way that doesn’t
stretch capacity
Ph.D. $1269
Average weekly
income for U.S.
workers with various
levels of education.
M.D. $1468
M.A. $969
Journeyperson $890
B.A. $787
Assoc. Degree $606
Some College $563
H.S. Grad $474
< H.S. $355
How a career in skilled trades
boosts your average weekly income.
Source: 2002 U.S. Census Bureau
REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP
EDUCATING & TRAINING
KANSAS’ WORKFORCE
Contact Us!
Loretta Shelley
Program Manager
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-4299
[email protected]
Bonnie Duden
Program Consultant
150 N. Main, Suite 100
Wichita, KS 67202
316-771-6848
[email protected]
Marla Canfield
Program Consultant (ECAAP)
150 N. Main, Suite 100
Wichita, KS 67202
316-771-6830 [email protected]
Ronnie Murphy
Program Consultant
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-2781 [email protected]
Dana Raine
Program Consultant
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-1149 [email protected]
Susan Symons
Program Consultant
205 S. 4th Street, Suite M
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-213-8544
[email protected]
John Wilson
Program Consultant
9221 Quivira
Overland Park, KS 66215
913-557-5917
[email protected]