Pre-apprenticeships Linda O Connor
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Career Connections Online career planning system Career Awareness (K-5) Career Exploration (6-8) Career Planning (9-12 and beyond) Wage and occupational outlook Customized for each student/career Plan Build Resumes
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Pre-Apprenticeship Program Program that teaches basic technical and job-readiness skills for a designated apprentice occupation in the classroom and on-the-job (paid experience) to prepare participants for Registered Apprenticeship training.
Internships Short periods 6 weeks to 9 months and usually provides school credit (exchange of services for experience and used typically in professional careers) paid or unpaid Can be used to explore a career field Actively engaged in work and supervised by mentor
Co-ops Co-operative Education (Co-op) is a type of internship program that enables college students to receive career training with pay as they work with professionals in their major fields of study. Some high school students (e.g. Agriculture) participate in coops. Co-ops last longer than a semester and usually up to a year.
Apprenticeships In FY 2016, more than 206,000 individuals (21,000 programs) nationwide entered the apprenticeship system. Nationwide, there are over 505,000 apprentices currently obtaining the skills they need to succeed while earning the wages they need to build financial security. 49,000 participants graduated from the apprenticeship system in FY 2016.
Average Apprenticeship Wages
OSAC Ohio State Apprenticeship Council - Registers Apprenticeship programs (Ohio 2 nd to California) - Ohio has more than 1,100 registered apprenticeship programs in fields as diverse as: aerospace, construction, energy, health care, manufacturing, and utilities. Occupational programs include a min 2,000 hours of structured on-the-job training and 144 hours per year of related technical instruction RTI (class room) over 4-5 years on the average.
Apprentice Ohio State Apprenticeship Council Definition Person at least 16 yrs. of age, except where a higher minimum age is fixed by law, who is participating in a registered apprenticeship program to learn a skilled occupation, pursuant to a registered apprenticeship agreement
US Department of Labor
Difference Registered - Industry Aligned Standards (nationally and internationally recognized) Unregistered (formalized training program) no validation of standards Recognized by OSAC met state standards and utilizing some registered programs (certificates) and scholarships
Credit Most students may receive one-to-two years credit toward their apprenticeship program Sponsor grants the credit (can lead to an associate degree) $1.5 million to OSAC recognized programs (application on ODE website)
Labor Laws ORC 4109.07 Restrictions on hours of employment.: (B) No person under sixteen years of age may be employed more than forty hours in any one week nor during school hours unless employment is incidental to bona fide programs of vocational cooperative training, work-study, or other work-oriented programs with the purpose of educating students, and the program meets standards established by the state board of education
Pre-Apprenticeship Models Miami Valley Career Center Application Process Two-week rotation (40 hour work week) Half Days Option through advanced placement Upper Valley Career Center 144 hours/senior Year Follow-up training beyond graduation Monitored by the apprenticeship coordinator Externships for the instructors
Skilled Trades
In-demand Jobs Market research and Industry Outreach Identify businesses in your area most urgent job needs and Align the skills needs of employers with the training offerings of the education system
Advisory Committees All Career-Technical programs are required to have an active Industry Advisory Committee - Recruit Business Partners Advisory Committees Guidelines to creating or enhancing an industry-driven advisory committee: education.ohio.gov/topics/career- Tech/Apprenticeships-and-Internships
Recruitment Identify Potential Student Apprentices Fair and equitable recruitment process: EEO (defined by OAC 5101.11) for the Registered Apprenticeship ensuring fairness in recruitment, selection, and treatment of trainees Outreach/Recruitment Letter Enrollment/Application Established eligibility criteria (e.g. 3.0, 95% attendance, and teacher recommendations) for application, selection, interview, and enrollment process
Orientation Prepare students and Parents Matching students (according to their strengths, interests) with company needs Discuss responsibilities and expectations and set goals Company assigned mentor and aligned competencies from the classroom to the onthe-job experience
Early or Advanced Placement Students are released from school to work at a job in their Career Pathway during the Senior Year: Typically work a minimum of 15-20 hrs Must meet schools placement requirements Sign Instructional Agreement between Employer, Parent and School
Recommended Path Fall/Spring of Junior Year Job Shadowing Experiences Summer between Junior/Senior Year Internship with a mentor Senior Year Early Placement Pre-Apprenticeship
Student-Parent Agreement List requirements and expectations: Attendance must be maintained at 95% Grade point average Transportation Absence Records that must be maintained Problems/Issues Safety/Employer Rules
Apprenticeship Agreement Employer-Student State all parties responsibilities: parent, student, teacher, coordinator, employer Wage Evaluation of Performance Training Plan Progress Related Instruction
Training Plan List job tasks/competencies that student will be performing/learning, aligned to class room competencies. Attach B.A.T. (Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training) standards for that occupation
New Subject Code 990365 Pre-apprenticeships/CTE-26 funding application May be used as the 4 th course (no test) for concentrators OJT Hours Program still requires 450 hours
MEP Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership Office of Technology Investments: MEP@development.ohio.gov Ohio Development Services Agency 77 South High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215-6108 (800) 848-1300 http://development.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of Education Contacts Office of Career-Technical Education Linda O Connor, Assistant Director linda.oconnor@education.ohio.gov 614-644-6095