High School & Community Programs

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School to Registered Apprenticeship 

Do you want a high-paying career?

Through a  School-to-Registered Apprenticeship, you can begin your career and start earning real money while you’re still in high school!

In a School-to-Registered Apprenticeship program, high school students work part-time in registered apprenticeships for local employers and continue as full-time apprentices once they complete high school. That means they have a full-time job after high school graduation!

Apprenticeship Programs:

• Combine classroom training with on-the-job training

• Allow you to learn a skill on the job from the best professionals in the field

• Provide predetermined rates of training pay, with scheduled, progressive wage increases

• Provide you with a range of skills and credentials that are nationally recognized. 

A Journeyman’s Certificate from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters is recognized as the standard of the construction industry. And it doesn't have to end there. Graduate apprentices often go on to become foremen, superintendents, project managers, estimators and company owners! 

Educators

Youth Registered Apprenticeship can benefit your students and your school! School-to-Registered Apprenticeships lead to well-paying careers! Students can earn while they learn and have a guaranteed career upon high school graduation! School-to-Registered Apprenticeship programs also benefit schools by:

• Expanding the curriculum and learning capabilities of secondary and post-secondary units

• Increasing the educational options of students by providing students with a seamless transition from high school to a career

• Increasing student interest and retention

• Providing an opportunity to upgrade curriculum to meet employer standards

• Linking Schools with businesses within the community

• Providing a pathway to other training opportunities

• Making schools a key component in economic development

Eligibility

To be eligible for participation in the Michigan Carpenters School-to-Registered Apprenticeship Program, a student must:

• Complete an 11th grade year in an STRA program recognized by the Michigan Carpenters Apprenticeship Program

• Be at least 16 years old

• Have a 3.0 grade point average at their Career-Tech Center Building Trades program

• Have a 2.0 or better overall grade point average as shown on student transcript

• Be in compliance with all school attendance policies

• Obtain the recommendations from the student's Career-Tech Center teacher and local high school principal or counselor

• Be able to provide own reliable transportation throughout term of program, and successfully complete a summer six-week work experience

• Be able to perform the essential functions of the trade 

• Have successfully completed the approved Safety Curriculum

• Adhere to the above criteria throughout the Youth Apprenticeship Program

• Maintain medical insurance either through a private policy or through their home school

• Participation in the program may require an applicant to pass a pre-employment physical and/or drug screen

• Be in compliance with all requirements of the Youth Apprenticeship Program Standards

The Michigan Carpenters’ Apprenticeship Program is partnering with career/tech centers around the state to create high wage/high skill apprenticeship opportunities for high school students. 

Let us show you the apprenticeship pathway to success!

Education/Apprenticeship Partners

MAIP 

High Schools Instructional Program

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters has made MAIP (Model Apprenticeship Instructional Program) available to High Schools across the nation for a minimal fee. MAIP is an interactive, task oriented pre-apprenticeship training program that is designed to enhance the entry-level skills of apprenticeship applicants. MAIP is currently in use by over 25 high school building trades programs through out the State. For more additional contact: James Hahn

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MICHIGAN APPRENTICESHIP PATHWAYS
UNION CONSTRUCTION TRADES PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

The Benton Harbor Workforce Skill Development Center, working in conjunction with Michigan State AFL-CIO Human Resources Development, Inc., has developed and implemented a pilot pre-apprenticeship training program in Benton Harbor Michigan. This program, Michigan Apprenticeship Pathways, was developed with the active collaboration and participation of the Michigan Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund, Kalamazoo Plumbers, Pipefitters & HVAC Service Local 357, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 153.

This program was designed to recruit, screen, train and refer to construction union apprenticeship programs and their signatory contractors minority and low-income adults residing in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren Counties who have not traditionally enrolled in construction union apprenticeship programs. This pre-apprentice training program is designed to identify minority and low-income adults that meet the minimum requirements for entry into apprenticeship programs and to provide them with pre-apprentice training that will allow them to develop and demonstrate the basic skills, attitudes and behaviors required for success on the job. The training program also provides pre-apprentice students with reading and math instruction and basic construction trades knowledge and skills. 

In order to qualify for referral to construction trades union apprenticeship programs and union construction contractors, students have to successfully complete all phases of the program, meet program standards for attendance and punctuality, participate fully in all instructional components, pass all tests and assessments and receive a positive recommendation from the pre-apprentice instructor.

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