Talking Points for National Apprenticeship Week
Talking Point #1: Did you know apprentices earn on average $300,000 more than their non-apprentice peers over their career? Explore apprenticeship during #NAW24 with #COABE! #CenterOfExcellence #Apprenticeship #ROI #Workforce #AdultEducation
Talking Point #2: Employers looking for a proven way to build their workforce should consider partnering with #AdultEducation programs to build an #apprenticeship pipeline. Partner with #COABE and the #CenterOfExcellence to learn more! #NAW24 #ROI #Workforce #AdultEducation #Partnership #Pipeline
Talking Point #3: Did you know that #employers earn on average $1.47 for every $1 invested in building their workforce through #apprenticeship? #NAW24 #ROI #BangForYourBuck #AdultEducation
Talking Point #4: Did you know 93% of apprentices who complete their paid training position are retained by their employer as a full-time employee and start at an average salary of $77,000 ? #NAW24 #ROI #Workforce #AdultEducation #FamilySustainingWage #COABE
Talking Point #5: Apprenticeship is an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, classroom instruction, mentorship, and a portable credential. Interested in partnering with #employers for a #WinWin for #AdultLearners that want to #earn while they #learn? Check out the #CenterOfExcellence in apprenticeship. #COABE #Partnership #WIOA
Talking Point #6: Practical Experience While Learning. Apprentices have the opportunity to immediately apply what they learn in the classroom to build real-world skills. Work-based learning under the mentorship of an experienced professional ensures that apprentices can build knowledge in context rather than merely trying to understand abstract concepts.
Talking Point #7: Financial Benefits. Apprenticeships are jobs. Apprentices earn a paycheck while learning critical skills that organizations need to sustain operations and be competitive. Apprentices earn progressive wage increases, determined by the employer, over the course of their apprenticeship in recognition of their skill building. Because employers typically provide paid tuition or educational support as part of the related instruction component of an apprenticeship program, apprentices do not need to take on student debt to advance in their career pathway.
Talking Point #8: Career Advancement. In addition to being a paid job, employers typically retain successful apprenticeship program completers as full-time permanent roles for the occupation which they trained. In fact, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reports that 94% of successful apprenticeship program completers are retained by the employers following program completion, making an average annual salary of $80,000. In addition, most programs demonstrate to apprentices how their apprenticeship training is part of a longer-term career pathway to encourage retention.
Talking Point #9: Credentialing and Certifications. All successful apprenticeship program completers earn at least one nationally recognized portable occupational credential from the DOL or a State Apprenticeship Agency and most programs embed the opportunity to earn at least one or more industry-validated credentials or certifications. In addition, many program sponsors offer coursework from community or technical colleges or universities that award college credit that can be applied toward an academic certificate or degree.
Talking Point #10: Skill Development. Registered Apprenticeship programs enable adult learners to gain technical skills specific to an in-demand trade/profession, as well as critical “soft” or “employability” skills like communication, teamwork, and problem-solving in real workplace situations. Apprenticeship programs also often incorporate critically needed digital and information literacy skills. Apprentices also learn industry-current technology and methods, and often benefit from a structured support system within an apprentice cohort or through a training partner or service provider.
Talking Point #11: Personal Development. Adult learners benefit from increased confidence through skill mastery, development of mentorship relationships for ongoing professional development, and the ability to continue an academic-linked career pathway to earn academic certificates or degrees.
Talking Point #12: State and Local Workforce Development. While reducing barriers for career changers, Registered Apprenticeship programs can also create new opportunities for rural and urban economic development and accelerate small business growth through skilled worker development. Creating a more highly skilled local workforce pipeline for in-demand occupations can address both immediate, critical labor shortages in key sectors and reduce the likelihood of longer-term skills gaps.
Talking Point #13: Economic and Employer Benefits. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, every $1 invested in apprenticeships generates $28 in public economic benefits; DOL also commissioned a report showing that American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) employers reported a positive 44.3% return on every $100 they invested in apprenticeship. Effective Registered Apprenticeship programs can reduce unemployment costs and increase tax revenue through higher wages while addressing critical labor shortages in key sectors.
Talking Point #14: Social Benefits. Registered Apprenticeship programs put adult learners on a pathway for long-term careers that pay competitive, family-sustaining wages, accelerating intergenerational economic mobility and reducing the likelihood of long-term reliance on public assistance.
Talking Points for National Apprenticeship Week
Talking Point #1: Did you know apprentices earn on average $300,000 more than their non-apprentice peers over their career? Explore apprenticeship during #NAW24 with #COABE! #CenterOfExcellence #Apprenticeship #ROI #Workforce #AdultEducation
Talking Point #2: Employers looking for a proven way to build their workforce should consider partnering with #AdultEducation programs to build an #apprenticeship pipeline. Partner with #COABE and the #CenterOfExcellence to learn more! #NAW24 #ROI #Workforce #AdultEducation #Partnership #Pipeline
Talking Point #3: Did you know that #employers earn on average $1.47 for every $1 invested in building their workforce through #apprenticeship? #NAW24 #ROI #BangForYourBuck #AdultEducation
Talking Point #4: Did you know 93% of apprentices who complete their paid training position are retained by their employer as a full-time employee and start at an average salary of $77,000 ? #NAW24 #ROI #Workforce #AdultEducation #FamilySustainingWage #COABE
Talking Point #5: Apprenticeship is an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, classroom instruction, mentorship, and a portable credential. Interested in partnering with #employers for a #WinWin for #AdultLearners that want to #earn while they #learn? Check out the #CenterOfExcellence in apprenticeship. #COABE #Partnership #WIOA
Talking Point #6: Practical Experience While Learning. Apprentices have the opportunity to immediately apply what they learn in the classroom to build real-world skills. Work-based learning under the mentorship of an experienced professional ensures that apprentices can build knowledge in context rather than merely trying to understand abstract concepts.
Talking Point #7: Financial Benefits. Apprenticeships are jobs. Apprentices earn a paycheck while learning critical skills that organizations need to sustain operations and be competitive. Apprentices earn progressive wage increases, determined by the employer, over the course of their apprenticeship in recognition of their skill building. Because employers typically provide paid tuition or educational support as part of the related instruction component of an apprenticeship program, apprentices do not need to take on student debt to advance in their career pathway.
Talking Point #8: Career Advancement. In addition to being a paid job, employers typically retain successful apprenticeship program completers as full-time permanent roles for the occupation which they trained. In fact, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reports that 94% of successful apprenticeship program completers are retained by the employers following program completion, making an average annual salary of $80,000. In addition, most programs demonstrate to apprentices how their apprenticeship training is part of a longer-term career pathway to encourage retention.
Talking Point #9: Credentialing and Certifications. All successful apprenticeship program completers earn at least one nationally recognized portable occupational credential from the DOL or a State Apprenticeship Agency and most programs embed the opportunity to earn at least one or more industry-validated credentials or certifications. In addition, many program sponsors offer coursework from community or technical colleges or universities that award college credit that can be applied toward an academic certificate or degree.
Talking Point #10: Skill Development. Registered Apprenticeship programs enable adult learners to gain technical skills specific to an in-demand trade/profession, as well as critical “soft” or “employability” skills like communication, teamwork, and problem-solving in real workplace situations. Apprenticeship programs also often incorporate critically needed digital and information literacy skills. Apprentices also learn industry-current technology and methods, and often benefit from a structured support system within an apprentice cohort or through a training partner or service provider.
Talking Point #11: Personal Development. Adult learners benefit from increased confidence through skill mastery, development of mentorship relationships for ongoing professional development, and the ability to continue an academic-linked career pathway to earn academic certificates or degrees.
Talking Point #12: State and Local Workforce Development. While reducing barriers for career changers, Registered Apprenticeship programs can also create new opportunities for rural and urban economic development and accelerate small business growth through skilled worker development. Creating a more highly skilled local workforce pipeline for in-demand occupations can address both immediate, critical labor shortages in key sectors and reduce the likelihood of longer-term skills gaps.
Talking Point #13: Economic and Employer Benefits. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, every $1 invested in apprenticeships generates $28 in public economic benefits; DOL also commissioned a report showing that American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) employers reported a positive 44.3% return on every $100 they invested in apprenticeship. Effective Registered Apprenticeship programs can reduce unemployment costs and increase tax revenue through higher wages while addressing critical labor shortages in key sectors.
Talking Point #14: Social Benefits. Registered Apprenticeship programs put adult learners on a pathway for long-term careers that pay competitive, family-sustaining wages, accelerating intergenerational economic mobility and reducing the likelihood of long-term reliance on public assistance.
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