We are available to mentor your search and offer certified apprenticeship opportunities. We collaborate one-on-one to understand your interests and talk about your options.
To learn more, please email KellyCooper@LivableWageJobs.org with your contact information. You can also call at 559-670-0352. I will email the next steps, and we will meet on Zoom. You may participate from any state or any location within the US.
Our approach is Explore, Practice, Apply. We will mentor you to explore the business and industry sectors and practice working on projects to determine what you enjoy and have an affinity for. As you narrow your interests, you will apply what you learn and apprentice with an employer in on-the-job training. We collaborate to locate employer opportunities. These apprenticeships are personalized to support you in being a competitive applicant or competent entrepreneur.
There are two parts to certified apprenticeships:
- Related Instruction (RI) is 150 unpaid hours per year of exploring and practicing for work, to be a valuable team member to an employer. We will discuss credit for prior learning with you, which includes past classes or experiences that demonstrate you are proficient at some of the RSI bullets noted, and reduce the hours of RI required. Most RI hours take place online or at a local volunteer activity, depending on your interests and availability. We mentor you throughout.
- On-the-Job is approximately 2,000 paid hours that can take place over as long a period as you choose. You may elect to work part-time or full-time (also dependent on employer priorities). Our programs are competency-based rather than hours-based. You may complete competencies sooner or later than 2,000 hours. Completion is based on successfully demonstrating the competencies.
- The RI hours can start when you sign up, after we talk. The paid on-the-job portion of the apprentice begins when we agree you’re prepared and fit the employer’s requests. That timeline is up to your efforts.
Next Steps:
- Email or call Livable Wage Jobs. KellyCooper@LivableWageJobs.org or 559-670-0352
- Access the introduction email sent after your initial email or phone call, and use the calendar link provided to book a Zoom call.
- Meet with Kelly on Zoom to review apprenticeships and discuss the Explore, Practice, Apply approach of LWJ Apprenticeships.
- Submit personal documentation for beginning the certification process, and receive a login for the Related and Supplemental Instruction community of practice.
- Complete approximately 50 of the 150 hours of Related and Supplemental Instruction to qualify for apprenticeship placement, through a combination of virtual learning, in person activities, credit for prior learning, and regular Zoom meetings.
- Collaborate with LWJ to secure on-the-job employer placement and continue to progress with Related and Supplemental Instruction.
- Meet monthly in a one-on-one progress session, or request meetings more often.
- Complete Related and Supplemental Instruction.
- Complete Apprenticeship Competencies toward permanent hire.
Current Department of Labor or in-progress CA Division of Apprenticeship Standards opportunities:
- AI/Machine Learning Specialists
- Application Developers
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Cybersecurity Specialists
- Mechatronics and Robotics Technicians
- Online Merchants
- Operations Managers
- Project Management Specialists
- Technical Sales Representatives
- UX/UI Design Analysts