Apprenticeship Training
The Virginia Registered Apprenticeship is a "win-win" approach to workforce development that provides a combination of on-the-job
training and related classroom instruction to more than 14,000 apprentices
(employees) throughout the Commonwealth.
The Virginia Registered Apprenticeship currently meets the needs of approximately 2,000 Virginia
sponsors (employers) who use custom-designed
programs to train their workforce. Employers provide on-the-job training
for their employees in a variety of occupations, ranging from high tech
to highly skilled trades.
Employee Information
Eligibility and Requirements
- As a full-fledged employee of the sponsoring company, a registered
apprentice completes a minimum of 2,000 hours of supervised on-the-job
training and a minimum of 144 hours of related classroom instruction
for each year of apprenticeship.
- Apprenticeship terms are occupation specific, but the average term
is four years.
- Successful completion of the registered Apprenticeship Program earns
the apprentice nationally recognized state certification as a journeyperson.
- All apprentices are registered through a Department of Labor & Industry apprenticeship representative.
Finding a Program
- Speak with your employer to see if your place of employment is a
registered apprenticeship sponsor or if there is interest becoming
a sponsor.
- If you work for a registered apprenticeship sponsor, have your employer
contact a local Virginia Department of Labor & Industry apprenticeship
representative to register you as an apprentice.
On-the-Job Training
The apprentice's sponsor provides on-the-job training through qualified
journeypersons.
Related Instruction
Related instruction may be provided through your local community college,
a vocational and technical center or, in some instances, at your place
of employment.