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Washington State Department of Labor
and Industries
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) Apprenticeship
Division administers the standards of state-registered apprenticeships on
behalf of the WSATC. For a list of apprenticeship coordinators visit:
http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Apprenticeship/About/AppCoordinators/default.asp
For the State and Federal
Apprenticeship Contact Listing,
Click here
For the WA Apprenticeship
Coordinators Association website
Click
here
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Mike Rowe's Oral Testimony to the Senate Commerce Committee
regarding his views on jobs, the skills gap, manufacturing and he
announces the "Discover Your Skills" initiative and more.
"B.U.I.L.D."
Your Career Foundation through
Apprenticeship
Construction and Building Trade Apprenticeships
Entering a registered apprenticeship is equivalent in time and academic rigor to
earning a baccalaureate degree. In Washington State, one can earn an associate
degree while enrolled in an apprenticeship, and many building trades
professionals can go further in specialty or university-level programs later in
their careers.
Applicants must show competency in math and science via academic transcripts
or college pre-tests competency in math and science to be accepted into a
program. There are some distinct advantages to entering an apprenticeship:
(1) most, if not all, of an apprentice's program is paid for by a trust
fund; (2) an apprentice earns a competitive salary plus benefits while
enrolled in his/her program, with regular raises. An apprentice doesn't
need a side job to pay his/her college bills!
Some apprenticeships
are co-located on community and technical college campuses; others are
located on independent campuses throughout Washington. Please contact
regional apprenticeships for specific application times and program
information.
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Apprenticeship
Division offers step-by-step instructions to plan and apply for the
apprenticeship profession you wish to pursue at:
Apprenticeship
The Apprenticeship Programs and Standards table contains all the active
state-registered apprenticeship programs with links to the program
standards for each of those programs found at:
The Apprenticeship Programs and Standards table
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