Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program

Apprentice Me! Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program Maryland Department of Labor

What is Registered Apprenticeship? Earn As You Learn  On-The-Job Training - At least 2,000 hours  Related (Classroom) Instruction - 144 hours per year Progressive Wages  Apprentices are employees  Hired at a percentage of the journey-worker wage  Pay increases as skills are achieved

Closing the Skills Gap Registered Apprenticeship helps to Increase the number of qualified candidates in employers’ talent pipelines.  Maryland Workforce Exchange  Youth Apprenticeships  Pre-Apprenticeships Decrease the costs associated with training new talent  Maryland Business Works  More Jobs for Marylanders Act of 2017 - Governor Hogan’s Tax Credit for Registered Apprenticeships  Individual Training Accounts for WIOA eligible apprentices

Retention 91% retention rate for apprentices:  Feel a sense of loyalty  View training as an investment in their profession  Are incentivized by the progressive wages associated with skill gains Decreases turnover rates and the costs associated with them.

Diversity Through the Maryland American Job Centers, the Maryland Workforce Exchange, and targeted outreach and hiring events, the Maryland Registered Apprenticeship Program (MATP) seeks to significantly increase apprenticeship opportunities for all American workers, particularly low-income individuals and underrepresented populations such as women, communities of color, Native Americans, and individuals with disabilities.

Maryland Business Works Provides funding for employee training expenses. Dollar-for-dollar match on training costs:  No capital costs  No costs associated with hotel stays, etc. Requirements:  Business has a location or headquarters in MD  Has under 500 employees within MD  Employees must be with the company for at least six months, full-time, and eligible for benefits

Maryland Business Works Up to $4,500 per apprentice per funding year. $40,000 cap for each business per funding year. Covered Training Expenses:  Classroom-based training  In-house staff training  Instruction by consultants  Books and training materials  Initial proficiency testing  English Language Acquisition

More Jobs for Marylanders Act of 2017 Provides an additional $1 million in training funding for businesses under the Partnership for Workforce Quality (through the MD Department of Commerce). Provides $500,000 in tax credits for businesses which employ apprentices. Qualifying businesses can receive up to $1,000 for each eligible apprentice for the first year of employment of an eligible apprentice. Apprentice must be employed by the taxpayer for at least seven full months of the taxable year.

Individual Training Accounts:  Funding through WIOA  Federal Funding  Meant to assist businesses and jobseekers to meet the needs of Maryland’s growing economy Can help defray training costs incurred by eligible apprentices by paying for  Books  Equipment and uniforms  Transportation Eliminate economic barriers for apprentices.

Apprentice Me! People With Disabilities and Registered Apprenticeship

Common Barriers for Individuals with Disabilities  Self-disclosure  Lack of high school diploma (via traditional schooling or GED® testing)  Lack of pay during training  Workplace and academic competency  Misconceptions about the disabled population  Lack of accessibility to early career planning and training  Attitudes of employers

Apprentice Me!—Statistical Information Table 1: Top 30 Occupations by Active Apprentices, FY 2013 – Federal Workload  Electrician 36,237  Carpenter 13,685  Plumber 12,116  Pipe Fitter 8,665  Construction Craft Laborer 7,902  Sheet Metal Worker 7,101  Roofer 5,285  Structural Steel/Ironworker 4,651  Painter 3,254  Pipe Fitter – Sprinkler Fitter 3,052  Line Maintainer 2,751  Dry-Wall Applicator 2,712  Line Erector 2,453  Millwright 2,286  Chief, Cook (Water Transportation) 2,196  Operating Engineer 2,191  Boilermaker 1,720  Heating & Air-Conditioner Installer Service 1,535  Cement Mason 1,401  Elevator Construction Mechanic 1,383  Insulation Worker 1,352  Line-Installer-Repairer 1,317  Electrician, Maintenance 1,116  Truck Driver, Heavy 1,121  Glazier 1,065  Housekeeper, Commercial, Residential, Industrial 1,030  Floor Layer 1,018  Telecommunications Technician 986  Correction Officer 976  Machinist 974

Apprentice Me!—Statistical Information Table 2. New Programs and Apprentices by Industry – Federal Workload, FY 2013 Industry New Programs New Active During Active During Apprentices Programs Apprentices Accommodation 11 142 191 613 and Food Services Administrative 6 325 88 929 and Waste Services Agriculture, 0 110 18 515 Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Construction 344 38,001 5,494 113,227 Educational 17 11,191 342 31,246 Services Finance and 0 28 21 150 Insurance Healthcare and 27 529 578 1,304 Social Assistance Information 2 62 32 326 Manufacturing 140 4,240 1,973 13,796 Mining, 0 36 32 221 Quarrying and Oil and Gas Extraction Other Services 25 877 285 1,949 (except Public Administration) Professional and 6 65 75 263 Technical Services Public 28 8,268 592 14,415 Administration and National Security Retail Trade 7 510 310 1,799 Transportation 3 3,620 75 8,266 Utilities 31 3,024 686 7,702 Wholesale Trade 7 439 51 1,351 All Other 2 43 24 111 Industries Total 656 71,510 10,867 198,183

Future Efforts to Eliminate Barriers Create and promote Registered Apprenticeship programs  Non-Traditional Programs in high growth areas  Occupations without safety issues Use funding incentives to promote the hiring of individuals with disabilities  Tax Credits  Maryland Business Works  Apprenticeship Innovation Fund Emphasize competency-based programs

Future Efforts to Eliminate Barriers Early, career-based transition planning, Not just work experience. Expansion of supplemental programs:  Youth apprenticeship  School-to-apprenticeship  Pre-apprenticeship Specified recruitment strategies that target youth with disabilities  Diagnosed learning disabilities  Undiagnosed learning disabilities

Future Efforts to Eliminate Barriers Specified recruitment and outreach for adults with disabilities. Additional collaboration between schools, advocates, state agencies, and parents.

Materials: Brochure – Graphic: Training that Works brochure Logo – Maryland Apprenticeship 2.0 Training that Works

Materials: Brochure http://www.dllr.maryland.gov/employment/appr/

DLLR Facebook & Twitter Links:  facebook.com/DLLR.Maryland  @MD_DLLR

Materials: National Apprenticeship Week November 12-18, 2017

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Contact Information Andre Keyser, Navigator [email protected] | (443) 202.0623 Jane Sinclair, Navigator [email protected] | (443) 202.0626