Views the safety, health and education of all apprentices as a paramount concern. Regularly evaluates customer needs to ensure that the quality and relevance of apprenticeship training remain high. Assesses the potential for apprenticeship opportunities in new and emerging occupations and technologies. Apprenticeship programs are a proven success in Washington. They offer key benefits not normally found in other education and job training programs.
Apprentices learn a skill that leads to a lifetime career and they earn while they learn.
Apprenticeship prepares individuals for work in more than 100 occupations across the state. More than four decades ago, the Washington State Legislature established the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council to oversee apprenticeship. By law, the Council approves formation of apprenticeship training committees in cities or trade areas and approves standards by which local programs operate. Committee-sponsored programs are typically funded and administered jointly by representatives of employers and employees. Commitment of the apprenticeship committee to diversity, availability of pre-apprenticeship orientation and training, and quality classroom trainers.