1. Youth Apprenticeship Youth Apprenticeship Consortium Contractors
Schools
Union

2. Youth Apprenticeship - Contractor responsibilities
Develop a job description
Interview your own candidates
Create a work schedule that works for student and employers
Assign a “mentor” to each Youth Apprentice
Give formal feedback to student and consortium at regularly intervals
Youth Apprenticeship - Contractor responsibilities

3. Youth Apprenticeship – Union responsibilities
Provided orientation training to Youth Apprentices
Agreed to Memorandum of Understanding allowing Youth Apprentices to work in the industry
Wage range
Reduced dues
No benefits
Youth Apprenticeship – Union responsibilities

4. Key steps Commitments from employers Recruit schools
Speed Interview day
Finalize details
Invite to shop for tour (good time to include parents)
Make offer, discuss schedules, agree to wage, sign required YA paperwork
Pre-Employment Training
Key steps

5. Insurance
Benefits
Hurdles

6. results 5 contractors participated
6 Youth Apprentices started work summer 2017, 5 are still employed
All 5 contractors intend to hire more Youth Apprentices in 2018, others have expressed interest
results

7. Lessons learned Employers should interview their own YA students
Not a One Size Fits All
Schools are Eager
Lessons learned

8. Next steps Modify recruitment schedule Reach out to new employers
Recruit from additional schools
Add additional trades to the program
Next steps