Registered Apprenticeship

Is your company losing skills due to employees retiring? Is it difficult to find qualified and experienced candidates to hire and fill open positions? Do you need a better strategy to train current employees or replace skilled talent that leaves the workforce? Partnering with the Northwest Willamette TATC and Clackamas Community College for an apprenticeship program can help your company:

  • Improve your strategy for hiring a skilled workforce

  • Fill in your company’s skills gap

  • Grow your own talent to teach your company’s ‘way’

  • Increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover

  • Ensure the knowledge of seasoned experts is passed down before they retire

  • Train up entry-level employees to become subject matter experts

  • Develop a workforce training, retention and succession plan to mitigate turnover, promotions or retirements.

Apprenticeship is not just a job, it's a career opportunity! Learn a highly-skilled trade while earning a living-wage through supervised on-the-job training and college courses as an apprentice with your employer. Apprenticeship gives students options for lifelong learning, career advancement, skill development and a more secure career.

The benefits of participating in a registered apprenticeship include:

  • Paid employment during training with progressive wage increases

  • Opportunities to learn specific skills and gain relevant training needed by employers through the industry

  • Industry-aligned education

  • Earn a license/credential and journey-worker card

  • College credit toward an Associate of Applied Science degree or apprenticeship certificate of completion