�OSAC Recognized Pre-Apprenticeship
Matthew Longfellow�Apprenticeship Service Provider
DEFINITION: A program that teaches the basic technical and job-readiness skills for a designated apprenticeable � occupation or occupational sector to prepare participants for Registered Apprenticeship training.�
OSAC Recognized Pre-Apprenticeship
Registered Apprenticeship
Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior |
Related Coursework may be taken at any point during High School
Work-Based Learning Experience Eligibility*
Key Points�
“Pre-Apprenticeship Program” - means a program that teaches basic technical and job-readiness skills for a designated industry cluster, preparing participants for a follow-on in Registered Apprenticeship training. The term refers particularly to a program that receives recognition under the OSAC Policy on Pre-Apprenticeship.
�Pre-Apprenticeship features classroom, lab, shop, online learning, etc. and a work-based learning experience with a Registered Apprenticeship participating employer/sponsor. This experience may include paid/unpaid internship, worksite visits, job-shadowing, or other activities outside the Pre-Apprenticeship program facility, to provide exposure to the work environment for the targeted industry cluster.
Linkage
Recognized Pre-Apprenticeship Provider
Individual Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor
ApprenticeOhio: Recognized Pre-Apprenticeship
Forming a Linkage from an “Individual” Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor
Key Points�
Linkage
Recognized Pre-Apprenticeship Provider
Group Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor
ApprenticeOhio: Recognized Pre-Apprenticeship
Forming a Linkage from a “Group” Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor
Key Points�
Registered Apprenticeship Participating Employer
The components of a Pre-Apprenticeship �Operating Plan
Step 1: Receive an Introductory Session on Recognized Pre- � Apprenticeship.�� When: First Monday of each month 10am or 3pm� Third Wednesday of each month 9am or 3pm�� Reach out to: Pre-Apprenticeship@jfs.ohio.gov�� Topics: What is recognized Pre-Apprenticeship� Operating Plans� Finding Registered Apprenticeship Partners� Next Steps…..
Exploring and Getting Started
The components of a Pre-Apprenticeship �Operating Plan
Step 2: Decide what industries your pre-apprentices and � community employers can use to partner-up. �� - Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Architecture and Construction
- Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
- Business Management and Administration
- Education and Training
- Finance
- Government and Public Administration
- Health Science
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
- Manufacturing
- Marketing
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Exploring and Getting Started
The components of a Pre-Apprenticeship �Operating Plan
Step 3: Determine what your recognized Pre-Apprentices will � learn for “Related Coursework.”
Exploring and Getting Started
The components of a Pre-Apprenticeship �Operating Plan
Step 4: Get Registered Apprenticeship employer partners to � link with your recognized Pre-Apprenticeship.
Exploring and Getting Started
The components of a Pre-Apprenticeship �Operating Plan
Step 5: Develop your Operating Plan content.
Exploring and Getting Started
The components of a Pre-Apprenticeship �Operating Plan
Key Points for success:��1. Stay in touch with your Apprenticeship Service Provider.
Exploring and Getting Started
Q: Are there any costs or fees for participation from ApprenticeOhio
A: ApprenticeOhio is a unit housed within ODJFS, there are no costs or fees associated with our services for participation.
�Q: Do OSAC recognized Pre-Apprenticeships have to be paid employment?
A: The short answer is no. The work-based learning experience may take the form paid internship or paid employment; unpaid internship or extensive job shadowing in instances where significant � safety reasons preclude actual hands-on, work-based learning. �
Q: Are there requirements for minimum number of work/class hours?
A: There are no defined minimums listed in the OSAC Pre-Apprenticeship Policy.�
Q: What do I do when I find employer partners who are hesitant to take on anyone under the age of eighteen?
A: There are many resources to include the Ohio Department of Commerce which is able to assist employers in understanding and navigating youth employment. �
Q: We already do forms of WBL, how difficult is it for our school to add OSAC recognized Apprenticeship?
A: It is not difficult; in most instances existing WBL may be maintained and operated as they are, simply now geared towards a future in Registered Apprenticeships for students.
�Q: How do I even find Registered Apprenticeships for my school to link with our Pre-Apprenticeship?
A: An updated list of Registered Apprenticeships is available at Apprentice.Ohio.Gov; additionally your Apprenticeship Service Provider is glad to help you find what you need.
Q: May a student who didn’t get a work experience with a Registered Apprenticeship participating employer still receive a completion certificate worth the 12-Points?
A: No, OSAC recognized Pre-Apprentices must complete both the outlined coursework and have a work-based learning experience with a employer participating in Registered Apprenticeship in order � to be eligible.
Frequently Asked Questions - Educators
Q: I have employer partners interested in participating in Registered Apprenticeship so that they can receive recognized � Pre-Apprentices, where can they get more information and speak to someone about participating in Registered � Apprenticeship?
A: Have them contact Apprenticeship@jfs.ohio.gov for more information.
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Frequently Asked Questions - Educators
Q: Are there any costs or fees for participation from ApprenticeOhio
A: ApprenticeOhio is a unit housed within ODJFS, there are no costs or fees associated with our services to employers.
Q: How are Registered Apprenticeship participating employers involved in the development of Pre-Apprenticeship operating plans?
A: Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors or Registered Apprenticeship participating employers really aren’t involved at all in the development process of a Pre-� Apprenticeship Operating plan. �� - The school or organization developing the operating plan, however, will want to make sure that the Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor will accept the classroom training being � provided as relevant to their industry. �� - Additionally for the work-based learning component, the school will want to collaborate with the registered apprenticeship participating employer to make sure that the work � experience arrangements for the pre-apprentices are suitable for both parties. However, in nearly all cases schools have already determined how work-based learning releases from � school will occur.
Q: Are Registered Apprenticeship participating employers involved in the enrollment process (or do schools look after this)?
A: Companies typically are not involved in the enrollment process beyond selecting the applicants that they wish to either intern (paid or unpaid) or employ at their business. The Pre-Apprenticeship � Provider will designate who, how, when and where in their operating plan enrollment happens, administrative type of enrollment activities are usually delegated to the local school. �
Q: Is OSHA safety training offered to recognized Pre-Apprentices by the schools?
A: OSHA Safety training is only a requirement if it is listed in the Operating Plan of the Pre-Apprenticeship Provider. That being said, if a registered apprenticeship participating employer wants pre-� apprentices OSHA trained they can request that the Pre-Apprenticeship Provider make it a part of the coursework, or the employer may deliver it in house as a part of the work-based learning � experience.�
Q: What does a manufacturer needs to do to get recognized Pre-Apprentices to fill their technical skill needs pipeline?
A: 1. The employer must first be involved in registered apprenticeship; an employer may form their own individual registered apprenticeship program or they may join an existing Sponsor of group � registered apprenticeship as a signatory employer, this second way may be accomplished in as little as a day in some cases.
2. Being a part of registered apprenticeship and linked to a Pre-Apprenticeship means they can then receive recognized Pre-Apprentices.
�Q: How do I even find recognized Pre-Apprenticeships to build a pipeline of talent into our Registered Apprenticeship?
A: Reach out to Pre-Apprentice@jfs.ohio.gov and an Apprenticeship Service Provider is there to support you with the information you need.
Frequently Asked Questions – Employers
Q: What are the clear next steps for employers to get involved?
Step 1 – Employers should e-mail Apprenticeship@jfs.ohio.gov expressing their interest in joining � Registered Apprenticeship.
Step 2 – The employer will be assigned an apprenticeship service provider, this ASP will go through their � options for participating with them. ��Step 3 – The employer will decide either to form their own individual Registered Apprenticeship or join a � Group Model of Registered Apprenticeship.
Step 4 – A. An employer who prefers an individual Registered Apprenticeship will generate a set of � Program Standards with the help of an Apprenticeship Service Provider, which gets approved by � the staff office.� B. Any employer who prefers to join an existing group Registered Apprenticeship will connect � with that group sponsor and join them. ��Step 5 – The employer is now involved in Registered Apprenticeship. A employer who is an individual � registered apprenticeship can complete a linkage to a recognized Pre-Apprenticeship. A � employer participating in a group model of registered apprenticeship can ask their Sponsor of � Registered Apprenticeship to link with a recognized Pre-Apprenticeship for them.
Frequently Asked Questions – Employers
Matthew Longfellow – Apprenticeship Service Provider
Phone: (937) 507-5972
E-mail: Pre-Apprenticeship@jfs.ohio.gov
ApprenticeOhio Website: http://apprentice.ohio.gov/index.stm
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