Apprenticeships

ApprenticeShip Application Period

Applications for Registered Apprenticeships are currently closed for 2026-2027 school year. The next cycle to apply to an apprenticeship program for the 2027-2028 school year will open in January 2027.

Students will apply, be evaluated by a central MCPS panel, and then be allowed to apply for open jobs in the areas of Hands On Dental Assistants Training (Hands On DAT), Certified Apartment Maintenance Technicians (CAMT), Clark Carpentry, and IEC Electrical Apprenticeships.

Students are required to be hired in a job to have the opportunity to attend the related instruction classes (Hands On DAT, CAMT) or be approved to apply to a specific apprenticeship program (IEC Chesapeake, Clark).

Students will apply through the WBL Navigator to be considered for a job (accessed from MCPS Clever Portal or select the WBL Navigator Link)
Student applications will be reviewed, and candidates will be selected for Central Office evaluation.
Students who are selected in the assessment at the Central Office will be interviewed.
Selected students will be invited to a panel interview at Central Office with industry and school district representatives.

What Is a Wheaton Apprenticeship?

A paid WBL experience with an employer for Grade 11 and 12 students
Students must be paid at least minimum wage.
A credit bearing course of study that can be a high school completer and earns industry certification
450 paid hours at an employer. 1 credit of related instruction.
Youth Apprenticeships can lead to Registered Apprenticeships
All apprenticeship opportunities are authorized by the MD department of Labor.

Students who are going to have an apprenticeship will need to obtain apprenticeship codes from your counselor even if you have not yet started with an employer. Students can leave the building, but should be engaged in related instruction (studying for a technical class, practicing a skill) in order to earn those credits.

Grades for apprenticeship students are based on the electronic portfolio which includes assignments for related instruction given when they were not with an employer, evaluations from the employer and assessments from related instruction. You may view the MCPS Apprenticeship page as this will also have information regarding Apprenticeships within MCPS.

Apprenticeship Opportunities

See below for opportunities to earn industry training and potential pay for some great careers!

Along with Internship opportunities, Wheaton also offers Apprenticeship opportunities. These opportunities allow you to be paid, work on obtaining a license to work in the state of Maryland, and allow you to graduate from high school with a workable trade in order to pursue more opportunities upon graduation.

For example, the IECC Electrical Apprenticeship program will allow you to learn and work during the school day, earn a wage and then graduate with the skills needed to test and obtain a Electrical Journeyman License in the state of Maryland. From there, you can obtain work and possibly continue to pursue an education in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

Application period for 2026-2027 is currently closed. Applications for 2027-2028 will open in January 2027.

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