Businesses involved with Registered Youth Apprenticeship have access to potential employees and assurance of the students basic capabilities. Students are screened by the school for aptitude and interest before being accepted as apprentice candidates. Registered Youth Apprenticeship provides businesses the opportunity to train employees as they enter the workforce rather than retraining workers or providing remedial education as resources permit. With a Registered Youth Apprenticeship program in place, businesses have a framework to keep pace with the changing needs of the workplace and a cooperative relationship established with local educators. Additionally, Registered Youth Apprenticeship can serve both schools and businesses as one way of meeting equal employment opportunity obligations.
Students involved in apprenticeship programs enjoy many direct benefits.
The job related instruction students receive in school is immediately relevant as students can directly apply newly learned theory and technique in their jobs. This increases the likelihood of satisfaction at school and academic success. Apprentices are more likely to continue their education and move into management than workers trained in other ways. For schools, Registered Youth Apprenticeship programs create an opportunity to expose students to the real world of machines that produce, work that saves lives and research that leads to the future. Focusing on the employment needs of students and businesses can improve basic curriculum in business education, home management, technical education, etc. and help establish clear performance goals.