APPRENTICESHIPS
Ken Heins, TDMAW Apprenticeship Chairman, recently gave a National Institute of Metalworking Standards (NIMS) Pilot Apprenticeship Program overview and update. To view this information, click here.
To view a PowerPoint presentation about the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) and their competency based apprenticeship program, click here.
Wisconsin Industrial Trades Apprenticeships are "On The Job" (OTJ) training agreements between the employer and the apprentice and are supervised by the State of Wisconsin. Each training agreement is specific to the skills learned and varies in length from 6,240 hours to 10,400 hours in length. Working 40 hours per week, those hours equate to 3 to 5 years of paid OTJ learning.
There are two possible ways to acquire Apprenticeship OTJ training agreements:
- Graduate from a two-year associate or diploma program at a Wisconsin Technical College (WTC) and then enter into an Apprenticeship OTJ training agreement with a participating Employer. Graduates of WTC programs typically enter training agreements at higher skill and pay levels. Financial aid and scholarships are available to qualified students and many employers offer part time work for students enrolled in WTC programs.
- Go directly to work for an Employer who participates in Apprenticeship OTJ training. Upon completion of a brief trial period both parties enter into an Apprenticeship OTJ training agreement where the Employer commits to teach the necessary skills of the trade and the Apprentice commits to demonstrating competencies in each skill learned.
Machine Tool Apprenticeships:
Machine Tool Apprentices |
Machine Tool Employers |
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General Apprenticeship Information and Statistics |
Trade Master Machine Tool |
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State Machine Tool Committee Minutes |
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Wisconsin Technical Schools |
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