Apprenticeships and Other Non-College Career Options
Apprenticeship
An apprenticeship is a career pathway where employers develop and prepare their workforce. Students choosing the apprenticeship route get paid on-the-job training as well as free classroom instruction (many times, these are college courses that the employer pays for). Osseo partners with several companies who are looking for motivated students to join their apprenticeship academies. Michelle Mazanec and Kristina Bergh can help with questions.
Check out this apprenticeship video from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. "An apprenticeship is essentially a hands-on college education that you don't have to pay for."
TRADES HUB
Trades Hub is a partner site that helps you explore trades and manufacturing careers, find training programs with scholarships, and land a job. Check them out at www.trades-hub.com.
Trades Ambassador Experience
The Trades Ambassador Experience helps you launch your career journey. Learn about careers. Start a job or training program. Receive swag and a $500 grant! Get a code from Michelle Mazanec to start...Trades Ambassador Experience.
Project Build MN
Today, more than ever, America needs men and women who can build. The current labor shortage in building trades is projected to grow which means those who join the trades will be paid more, receive more benefits and enjoy better lifestyles than at any other time in history. Learn more about opportunities in the building trades at Project Build MN.
ICATT Apprenticeship Program
The Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT) is the leading apprenticeship program for high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex technologies or logistics. ICATT is located in Chicago, IL and partners with Hennepin Technical College in Minnesota.
Minnesota Construction
The Minnesota Construction Association is a non-profit organization that provides education, recognition and networking for students an industry professionals. Join for FREE today! Also check out scholarships to help pay for your career training!
Plumbing Apprenticeship
The Minneapolis Plumbers Joint Journeyman Apprenticeship Training Committee is located at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis. See their website for information on how to apply to become a plumber's apprentice. Training 15
Electrical Apprenticeship
The Minneapolis Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee is located in St. Michael, Minnesota where it operates a 40,000 square foot state-of-the-art training center and provides paid training and work experience. See their website for information on how to apply. Minneapolis Electrical JATC
Minnesota Manufactured
Training for high-demand manufacturing careers can be found at Minnesota Manufactured. Their two programs are production technologies and welding technology. Interested students apply to attend a partner college and indicate they would like to apply to the Minnesota Manufactured program. Michelle Mazanec in the CRC can help with questions you may have.
Building Strong Communities
The Union Apprenticeship Preparatory Program is a way to connect interested students with opportunities to learn a skilled trade and build a career that helps build strong communities.
Learn more at https://buildingstrong.org/
Video: https://vimeo.com/507257725
Construction Careers.org
The Construction Careers Pathway (CCP) Alliance is a collaborative effort to provide year-round construction career exploration opportunities for Minnesota youth. The intent of CCP is to provide work-based learning exposure starting in middle school and concluding with a career in the Minnesota construction industry. Additional outreach emphasis is placed on recruiting females and members of minority and immigrant groups who historically have been under-represented in the construction industry.
In 2016, the Minnesota State Legislature appropriated funds to the Construction Careers Foundation (CCF), enabling contractors, trade associations and labor leadership to support CCF in building the overall CCP implementation phases and program expansion. *
The CCP Alliance has multiple strategic partners within the construction industry, labor, community, education and government.
