Partnership for Apprenticeship and Career Exploration
PARTNERSHIPS PROVIDING APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Apprenticeship is an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers develop and prepare their workforce and individuals get paid work experience, classroom instruction, and a journey worker certificate. The PACE Program unites area industry with WPCC to offer training and career opportunities for workers.
APPRENTICES
- You work and GET PAID while you are in the program
- Get specialized training to enhance your job skills
- Earn an educational credential to demonstrate your training
PRE-APPRENTICES
- An 8-week program open to high school juniors and seniors
- Attend special classes and get paid for participating
- Prepare to enter the PACE apprenticeship program
WPCC Will
- Complete all registration & paperwork
- Assist with screening of apprentice applicants
- Provide instruction in each of the two apprenticeship tracks
- Actively search for scholarship money to assist apprentices with expenses
- Provide a software solution to assist companies in managing their apprentices.
Industries Will
- Provide on-the-job instruction to each apprentice through an assigned mentor
- Insure that apprentices are learning according to the program competency checklist
- Pay apprentices while they are in class
- Monitor apprentice progress and move them up on the wage scale as they gain skills.
Want to Know More?
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