Apprenticeships combine a full-time job with training—and prepare workers to enter in-demand careers.

Apprenticeships provide affordable pathways to high-paying jobs and careers without the typical student debt associated with college.

Career seekers can find apprenticeships in industries such as information technology, finance and business, healthcare, hospitality, transportation, and manufacturing.

More than 90 percent of apprentices remain employed after completing their program, and their average starting wage is more than $60,000. Over their careers, apprentices earn $300,000 more than workers who did not complete an apprenticeship.

MCPS Youth Apprenticeships: 

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/career-readiness/apprenticeship/students/

The US Department of Labor is a terrific resource for apprenticeship information.

https://www.apprenticeship.gov/career-seekers

The Maryland Department of Labor has a tremendous amount of information about apprenticeships.

https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/appr/apprbecomesponsor.shtml#apprdef

Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program (MATP) - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning

Registered apprenticeships are jobs where workers “earn and learn.” While working on the job, employees receive one-on-one full-time training from a skilled craftsperson as well as related classroom instruction. An apprentice is “sponsored” by an employer or association and is paid according to a progressive pay scale.

https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/appr/