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Developing Tomorrow's
Workforce Today

Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeships offer juniors and seniors a chance to combine school with hands-on work experience. This program helps students earn a high school diploma and a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency, preparing them for their future careers.

Learn More About Our Program

Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeships integrate school-based and work-based learning to provide students in their junior and senior years with academic and occupational skills leading to both a high school diploma and a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency in a specific industry.  The one and two-year apprenticeships prepare students for several post-secondary options: 

  • Entering the workforce directly from high school 

  • Transitioning to a registered apprenticeship  

  • Enrolling in a technical college or a university in a related degree program.  

 
The apprenticeship requires that students work a minimum of 450 hours to complete a one-year apprenticeship and 900 hours to complete a two-year program.  Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, students are awarded a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.  
 
Graduates may be eligible to receive advanced standing and/or transcripted credit at a local technical college or credit toward the admission requirements for the University of Wisconsin system (in selected programs).  
 
Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeships are a great way for career motivated students to experience the real world of a chosen career field.  

Youth Apprenticeship gives high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to explore their chosen career path, and helps employers develop a qualified and committed workforce.

The one-year or two-year earn while you learn program combines skills obtained on the job site with technical knowledge in the classroom in a chosen occupation.

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