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San Joaquin County Registered�High School Apprenticeship Program�

Pam Knapp

Director II, College and Career Readiness

Educational Services

San Joaquin County Office of Education

K12 SWP Coordinator

Central/Mother Lode Region Consortium

Apprenticeships Reaching Career Horizons

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Overview of ARCH�in San Joaquin County

Apprenticeships Reaching Career Horizons – ARCH
Key community and state stakeholders met in July 2018
October 2019 SJCOE submitted the California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) grant focused on establishing a registered High School Apprenticeship Program
Received CAI grant award notification in November 2019; the focus was on four Career Pathways, based on local Labor Market Information – IT, Home Health Aides, Logistics, and Automotive

Overview of ARCH in �San Joaquin County, continued

February 2020 - Participating high schools met and discussed RSI and Work Processes for the IT pathway – let by DAS Consultant
May 2020 - Committee of employers drafted the standards for Information Technology Support Specialist
Submitted finalized IT standards to Division of Apprenticeship Standards in September 2020
Standards were approved October 30, 2020
November 12, 2020 - Official “Signing Ceremony” for the first six High School Apprentices

Youth Apprenticeship Model vs. High School Apprenticeship Model

Youth Apprenticeships - Programs for youth between the ages of 16-24 combine academic and technical classroom instruction with work experience through an apprenticeship program. It provides the foundation for youth to choose among multiple pathways – to enroll in college, begin full-time employment, or a combination
High School Apprenticeships – Designed specifically for students in high school, starting their junior year (age 16 or above), coordinated by the CTE departments within the district, county or specific school
Both driven by willingness of employer to hire for the long-term, whereby upon completion of apprenticeship, individual is prepared for a career with a livable wage

Where we are today…

New standards for “Teacher’s Aide/Paraprofessional” will soon be submitted to DAS
Continuing to seek employers who will participate in the program and actually hire our students
In conversations with numerous County Office’s of Education across California to replicate model
In conversations with CDE to provide inclusion of “Registered HS Apprenticeships” in addition to pre-apprenticeships on CALPADS and in the CTEIG

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