2021-2022 Course Guide 122120 FINAL (1) - Flipbook - Page 35
EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP
WHAT IS YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP?
Youth Apprenticeship (YA) integrates school-based and work-based learning to instruct students in
employability and occupational skills defined by Wisconsin industries. Local programs provide training based
on statewide youth apprenticeship curriculum guidelines, endorsed by business and industry. Students are
instructed by qualified teachers and skilled worksite mentors. Students are simultaneously enrolled in
academic classes to meet high school graduation requirements, in a youth apprenticeship related instruction
class, and are employed by a participating employer under the supervision of a skilled mentor. This one or two
year elective program combines academic and technical instruction with mentored on-the-job learning.
PROGRAM FRAMEWORK
Key elements of the youth apprenticeship program are:
• Industry-developed skill standards
• Exposure to multiple aspects of the
industry
• Skilled mentors assigned to train the
students
• Paid on-the-job work experience
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Related classroom instruction
concurrent with work-based learning
Curriculum guidelines for all programs
Performance evaluation of
demonstrated competencies
State-issued skill certificate
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO BE A YOUTH APPRENTICE?
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All students who have junior standing (20 credits at end of sophomore year).
Level One:
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Junior OR Senior year of High School
450 hours of work-based learning
MINIMUM
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2 semesters of related classroom
instruction
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4 semesters of related classroom
instruction
Level Two (standard YA program):
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Junior AND Senior year of High School
900 hours of work-based learning
MINIMUM
HOW DO STUDENTS ACCESS THE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM?
• See School Counselor
WHAT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE?
• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
• Architecture & Construction
• Arts, A/V technology and
Communications
• Finance (Accounting, Banking, Insurance)
• Health Science
• Hospitality, Lodging & Tourism
• Information Technology (Hardware &
Software, Web & Digital Media)
• Manufacturing (Machining/Welding)
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Marketing
Science, Technology, Engineering &
Mathematics (STEM)
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
(Auto Collision/Auto & Diesel Technician)