The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) hosted the Apprenticeship Missouri Summit on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 in Columbia, MO.
The Summit featured presentations from state and national leaders, the release of the Apprenticeship Missouri playbook, awards presentations, and special remarks by Missouri Governor Mike Parson.
Welcome and Kick-Off: 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
- Mardy Leathers, Director of Office of Workforce Development, MDHEWD
- Jeanna Caldwell, Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning Manager, MDHEWD
Opening Session – Expanding Modern Apprenticeships: 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
- Dr. Rebecca S. Lake, Dean of Workforce and Economic Development, Harper College
Partnership Panel: 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Moderator: Ronda Anderson, Workforce Research Manager, MERIC, MDHEWD
- Ken Chapman, Reentry/Women Offender Program Manager, Department of Corrections
- Tim Gaines, Assistant Commissioner for Adult Learning and Rehabilitative Services, DESE
- Neil Perry, Missouri State Director, Office of Apprenticeship, USDOL
- David Coe, Employee Development Manager, MoDOT
- Jeriane Jaegers-Brenneke, Assistant Deputy Director, Family Support Division, DSS
Employer Perspectives Panel: 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Moderator: Jennifer Kincaid, Business Specialist, Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation, DESE
- Suzanne Richards, Apprenticeship Coordinator, Apprenticeship Missouri, MDHEWD
- Cynthia Walker, Registered Apprenticeship Coordinator, Eldon Career Center
- Shonda Atwater, Apprenticeship Manager, Metropolitan Community College
- Sara Mueller, Regional Human Resource Manager, Aimbridge Hospitality
Networking Lunch: 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Governor’s Presentation & Awards Ceremony: 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
- Mardy Leathers, Director of Office of Workforce Development, MDHEWD
- Zora Mulligan, Commissioner of Higher Education, MDHEWD
- Mike Parson, Governor of Missouri
Networking Break: 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry
National Perspective – Live Chat with New America: 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Ivy Love, Policy Analyst, Center on Education & Skills, New America
- Michael Prebil, Policy Analyst, Center on Education & Skills, New America
State of Apprenticeship Missouri: 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
- Mardy Leathers, Director of Office of Workforce Development, MDHEWD
Networking Break: 3:15 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
Sponsored by Missouri Association for Workforce Development
Closing Session – Future of Apprenticeship Missouri: 3:25 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Mardy Leathers, Director of Office of Workforce Development, MDHEWD
- Dr. Mara Woody, Assistant Commissioner for Postsecondary Policy, MDHEWD
Apprenticeship Missouri for Employers
Registered Apprenticeship is an employer-driven training model that has many benefits for employers and workers. Apprentices can either be new hires or businesses can select current employees who need skill advancement. There are more than 1,300 occupational standards for an employer to choose from, or the employer can choose to build customized standards to fit their needs.
Benefits for Employers
- Engage in a proven talent management system
- Connect to relevant training
- Increase employee skills
- Broaden your applicant pool
- Award apprenticeship credit for prior learning and competency
- Engage in succession planning and prepare for the future
- Reward productive workers
- Improve workplace morale
- Increase company loyalty and decrease turnover
Getting Started
- Contact Apprenticeship Missouri at apprenticeship@dhewd.mo.gov to explore apprenticeship as a training option.
- Identify the skills gaps that are occurring and will occur due to innovation, technology advancement, retirement, and turnover.
- Connect to resources that will support the apprenticeship and apprentices.
- Target a talent pipeline for development.
- Identify and plan for apprentice supportive services.
- Engage training providers that can deliver needed training.
- Contact the USDOL/OA for assistance in the development of the Standards of Apprenticeship.
- Develop apprenticeship standards that meet training needs.
- Identify key roles and responsibilities for the apprenticeship.
- Determine the process of program operation, work processes, related technical instruction, and progressive wage schedule.
- Market the apprenticeship pathway to talent pipeline audiences and stakeholders.
- Develop and implement recruitment and outreach strategy.
- Hire new apprentices and enroll current employees into the program.
- For Registered Youth Apprentices, the employer will need to review child labor laws.
- For Registered Youth Apprentices, the employer will need to coordinate closely with the education provider or school.
- Fulfill the roles and responsibilities as identified in the Standards of Apprenticeship.
Apprenticeship Missouri for Providers
Apprentices receive technical and academic instruction that applies to the job, and can be provided by a college or university, a technical school, an apprenticeship training school — or by the business itself. It can be provided at the school, online, or at the job site.
Benefits for Providers
- Connect with industry partners
- Develop consortiums
- Create stackable credentials
- Support dual credit and award credit for apprenticeship experience
- Design career pathways
- Increase enrollment
- Strengthen business relationships
Getting Started
- Contact Apprenticeship Missouri at apprenticeship@dhewd.mo.gov to explore apprenticeship as a training option.
- Identify the needs of local industry through labor market information and assessment of employer demand.
- Partner to meet the needs of industry demand.
- Target a talent pipeline for development.
- Identify and plan for apprentice supportive services.
- Engage employer(s) that will utilize apprenticeship and determine training needs.
- Contact the USDOL/OA for assistance in the development of the Standards of Apprenticeship.
- Develop apprenticeship standards that meet the needs of employer(s).
- Identify key roles and responsibilities for the apprenticeship.
- Determine the process of program operation, work processes, related technical instruction, and progressive wage schedule.
- Market the apprenticeship pathway to talent pipeline audiences and stakeholders.
- Develop and implement recruitment and outreach strategy.
- Assist with the enrollment of apprentices hired by employer.
- Registered Youth Apprentices will need essential skills training such as interview skills and effective communication.
- Registered Youth Apprentices may utilize optional job shadowing prior to the apprenticeship program.
- Registered Youth Apprentices will need a work permit.
- Fulfill the roles and responsibilities as identified in the Standards of Apprenticeship.
Apprenticeship Missouri for Partners
Partnerships define the apprenticeship model. Successful apprenticeships are launched through collaboration among businesses, educational institutions, the public workforce system, and other key community partners.
Each partner has a crucial role to play in making Registered Apprenticeships a viable option for filling the skills gap in Missouri.
Each partner has a crucial role to play in making Registered Apprenticeships a viable option for filling the skills gap in Missouri.
Business partners
- Help identify the skills and knowledge that apprentices must learn
- Hire or select employees to be apprentices
- Provide on-the-job training
- Identify an experience mentor to work with apprentices
- Increase wages as skills increase
- Provide related instruction or in partnership with others
Community organizations
- Provide industry and/or workforce specific expertise such as curriculum development to support employers in particular industries
- Serve as a sponsor and administrator of an apprenticeship program
- Be the provider of related instruction and supportive services as appropriate
Educational institutions
- Develop curriculum for related instruction
- Deliver related instruction to apprentices
- Can provide college credit for courses successfully completed
Interested in getting involved in an Apprenticeship Program? Contact Jeanna Caldwell at apprenticeship@dhewd.mo.gov.
