The Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council is the registration agency for apprenticeship programs. 17,734 apprentices have completed training since the programs inception. The Apprenticeship and Training Council has approved and registered programs in 207 occupations. An approved training plan outlines the work process in which the apprentice will be trained and specifies an approximate length of time to be spent in each major process. A training program must be at least 2,000 hours in duration to be considered as an apprenticeable occupation.
Most apprenticeships take three or four years to complete.