Apprenticeship Overview
Registered Apprenticeship (RA) has been a proven employment and training strategy of the workforce system for many years and a leader among the broader category of “work-based” learning. Work-based learning focuses on the way learners develop skills through hands-on training, in addition to any formal learning in which they might participate.
RA is a flexible training strategy that is customized to meet the needs business. It can be integrated into an employer’s existing training and human resource development strategies. Labor & Industries RA Consultants will help to identify which type of model and structured learning best suits the employer’s needs.
The basic components of an RA program are the same, regardless of industry or whether the program is run by an individual employer or a group of employers acting as a committee.