Build your future workforce by developing the talent you need at your place of business. Registered apprentices learn skills from your most-seasoned employees, creating a safer work environment and a company culture that reduces turnover and fosters loyalty for years to come.
Businesses find that apprenticeships can offer a competitive edge, serve as a powerful tool in developing a workforce tailored to their unique needs and provide a foundation for growth.
Join the growing number of area employers who have partnered with Wake Tech Apprenticeship! Some 150 companies employed 500 apprentices through Wake Tech Apprenticeship in 2024, up from 20 employers and 100 apprentices four years earlier.
For more information about starting an apprenticeship, call 919-334-1624 or email [email protected].
Develop a strong workforce to help your business grow. Train workers who are competent, confident and highly qualified.
Customize your talent pipeline to support your company culture. Develop personnel with the specialized skill sets your business demands.
Enhance recruitment and retention: 91% of apprentices are still with their employers after nine months.
Gain a competitive advantage: Strengthen your entire enterprise for long-term success.
Let Wake Tech handle the hardest tasks in the apprenticeship punch list.
☐ Pay apprentice's wages
☐ Provide training and mentorship
☐ Evaluate apprentice's progress
☐ Provide a safe and productive work environment
☑ Register programs with the state
☑ Represent companies with ApprenticeshipNC
☑ Schedule interviews with potential apprentices
☑ Register apprentices
☑ Submit monthly and annual reports
☑ Administer funding to assist apprentices with expenses
☑ Publicly recognize employer partners for supporting Wake County's economic engine
Wake Tech Apprenticeship is crucial in bridging the gap between employers and apprentices, ensuring that apprenticeship programs are effective, compliant and beneficial for all parties involved. Wake Tech Apprenticeship is here to help both employers and apprentices.
We create and manage apprenticeship programs by coordinating between employers, apprentices and the academic departments at Wake Tech.
We are not the direct employer of the apprentice. We facilitate the relationship between the apprentice and the employer.
We connect potential apprentices with employers who are looking to hire and train apprentices.
Although we may assist in the employment preparation process, we are not a recruitment agency.
We provide guidance and advice to employers on how to develop and implement effective apprenticeship programs. We also offer support services, such as employment skills preparation, administrative assistance, academic navigating and compliance management.
While we coordinate classroom and lab training, we do not deliver the training ourselves. This is typically done by the academic departments at Wake Tech. The employers that partner with Wake Tech Apprenticeship provide on-the-job training with mentors and subject-matter experts.
We ensure that apprenticeship programs meet industry standards and regulatory requirements. We ensure employers provide adequate mentorship to apprentices.
We operate within the framework of apprenticeship regulations and standards as dictated by the U.S. Department of Labor. We ensure that existing regulations are followed.
We serve as a central resource for information and best practices related to apprenticeships, offering tools and resources to both employers and apprentices.
We balance the needs of both apprentices and employers, rather than advocating for one side exclusively. Apprentices enter an employer/employee relationship that dictates the employment agreement.
