MATC 2023-24 Catalog

Apprenticeships

Earn a wage while you learn a trade. Apprenticeships are formal training agreements for hands-on learning. Employers teach skills of the trade on the job, and classroom instruction reinforces this knowledge. To become an apprentice you need to be registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards and have an employer sponsor your attendance in classes for one day per week. For more information, visit matc.edu and search Apprenticeships.

What is an Apprenticeship? The Process

traditional barber/cosmetologist apprentice classes at MATC’s Downtown Milwaukee Campus for an additional year or two after the fi rst year of bilingual classes. Construction Registered Apprenticeships How Do I Apply? Construction registered apprenticeships are sponsored by local committees, not individual employers. Follow the steps below to jumpstart your apprenticeship. 1. Search for a local committee that fi ts your apprenticeship occupation. 2. Apply directly to the local committee by visiting their website. Satisfy the committee’s minimum entry requirements, which may include an aptitude test, interview, and more. 3. The committee will notify quali fi ed applicants as to the next steps. 4. The committee will place apprentices in jobs using a rank order list or letter of introduction. 5. The rank order lists candidates by their accumulative scores. When an employer requests an apprentice, the committee contacts the next apprentice on the list. 6. The committee will provide a letter of introduction stating that the applicant has ful fi lled the entry requirements for an apprenticeship. It is then the responsibility of the applicant to fi nd an employer to sponsor their apprenticeship. The committee may provide a list of employers who work with that committee to the applicant to use. Apprenticeships • Construction Electrician • Environmental Service Technician • Residential Wirer • Sheet Metal Worker • Steam fi tter (Construction) • Steam fi tter (Refrigeration) • Telecommunications (VDV) Installer/Technician

The process of becoming an apprentice starts with employment at an apprentice sponsoring company or with a trade union. An apprenticeship is an “earn while you learn” program with a built-in formal training agreement (Apprentice Contract) providing on-the-job training and related classroom instruction provided by MATC. The training is received on-the-job where the employer teaches the skills of the occupation. The classroom instruction is theoretical knowledge pertaining to a speci fi c occupation and usually taught at MATC. When unavailable, factory training schools or correspondence courses can be substituted. The term of training may vary from two to fi ve years, depending on the occupation. Prospective Earnings Wages in various occupations vary. Most apprentices begin at approximately 50% of the current skilled wage rate. It has been the practice in most occupations to provide a periodic step increase every month or 1,040 hours and apprentices wages must average 60% of the skilled wage rate during the term of the apprenticeship program. To learn more about construction, industrial, information technology (IT) and service apprenticeships – including bilingual options. Bilingual Apprenticeships Bilingual Barber And Cosmetologist Apprenticeship Program This program is offered by MATC to help Spanish speaking students strengthen their English language skills while preparing for a career as a barber or cosmetologist. The fi rst year of instruction is held at MATC’s Education Center at Walker’s Square, 816 West National Avenue, Milwaukee. The students later attend Types of Apprenticeships Areas of Interest

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