Bridging Youth to Registered Apprenticeship

Bridging Youth to Registered Apprenticeship

Bridging Youth to Registered Apprenticeship

The 2016-17 RFP encourages Youth Apprenticeship consortia to reach out to employers offering Registered Apprenticeship. Bridges between the programs can offer students a clear path to a skilled career.

A "bridged" Youth Apprenticeship program positions the YA graduate towards a tangible milestone in a related Registered Apprenticeship. Examples could include testing out of the first year of RA instruction, receiving credit for hours worked, or receiving higher placement on a waiting list.

Several programs in Youth Apprenticeship can serve as introductions to existing Registered Apprenticeship programs. When possible, DWD has created crosswalks between the two programs to help employers understand the similarities and differences. Crosswalks created by DWD are reviewed and approved by relevant Apprenticeship State Trade Committees, which also may make recommendations for credit awarded. Youth Apprentices completing their program may then have part or all of their work hours applied towards the requirements of the Registered Apprenticeship program.

Crosswalks have been developed and approved for:

  • YA Manufacturing – Machining Pathway to RA Machine Tool Trades
  • Approved for 50-100% credit
  • YA Manufacturing – All Pathways to RA Industrial Manufacturing Technician
  • Approved for 0-75% credit
  • YA Manufacturing – Welding to RA Welder-Fabricator
  • Approved for 50-100% credit
  • YA Architecture and Construction – Electrical Fundamentals to RA Residential Wirer
  • Approved with credit at sponsor's discretion
  • YA Architecture and Construction – Electrical Fundamentals to RA Construction Electrician
  • Approved with credit at sponsor's discretion
  • YA Architecture and Construction – Plumbing/Sprinklerfitting Fundamentals to RA Sprinklerfitter
  • Reviewed with recommendation for partial credit (see crosswalk)
  • YA Architecture and Construction – Mechanical/HVAC Fundamentals to RA Sheet Metal Worker
  • Approved with credit at sponsor's discretion
  • YA Architecture and Construction – Mechanical/HVAC Fundamentals to RA Sheet Metal Worker - Residential
  • Approved with credit at sponsor's discretion
  • YA Architecture and Construction – Plumbing/Sprinklerfitting Fundamentals to RA Plumber
  • Approved; credit for unpaid related instruction at sponsor's discretion

Additionally, crosswalks are currently under development for:

  • YA Construction – Carpentry Fundamentals to RA Carpenter
  • YA Construction – Masonry/Concrete Fundamentals to RA Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher

To provide an outline of how bridges can be created, the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards has developed thePolicies and Procedures for Bridging Youth Apprenticeship to Registered Apprenticeshipmanual. This manual can serve as a guide to creating partnership between the programs.

Contact Information

Existing Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors are encouraged to contact the Youth Apprenticeship Regional Coordinator serving their school district(s) to learn more about participating in the program. Please use theRegional Consortiums Directoryto find your Regional Coordinator.

Existing Youth Apprenticeship employers and/or coordinators should contact the Apprenticeship Training Representative covering their area to learn more. Please use theBAS Contacts Pageto find your Apprenticeship Training Representative.

For general questions about the bridge program and process, please contact:

  • Jamie Bernthal, DWD Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator
    E-mail:hone: (608) 267-7210
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