
Frocked E5 (Navy Only) and Drilling Reservists are not eligible for this type of apprenticeship.Ī competency based trade apprenticeship is completed over the course of a minimum of 12 months/1 year by demonstrating a mastery of competencies (skills/tasks) broken down by Job Functions. The Competency based apprenticeship is for all trades and designed for more experienced Service members E-5 and above. The apprenticeship is broken down into skill areas, known as a Work Processes Schedule (WPS), with a set number of hours for each skill area. It requires you to log 2,000 to 6,000 hours to complete the trade by capturing your day to day work for those of any enlisted paygrade.
The Time based Apprenticeship is the traditional model. There are two types of USMAP Apprenticeships.
It helps the Service member become more marketable for future employment. National recognition in the form of a Department of Labor Certificate of Completion lasts for a lifetime and never needs to be renewed. Service members receive the same credit for military experience and training as their civilian counterparts. It provides a way to gain work experience. It provides documented work experience for civilian opportunities. It provides proof of a national recognized certificate. No off-duty hours are required to earn apprenticeship. There is no cost to the Service member. Documented Work Experienceĭetailed documentation of military experience can be shared with civilian employers and others to show equivalency to civilian jobs and credentials. Increases EmployabilityĪccording to the Department of Labor, 91% of people that complete an apprenticeship are still employed nine months later. Industry RecognitionĪn apprenticeship is an industry-recognized and nationally-portable credential that can ease your transition to the civilian workforce after your military service. Gain workplace-relevant skills through on-the-job training and you could earn academic credit towards a degree. Hands-on career trainingĮarn while you learn – you receive credit for workplace learning while you get paid to do your job. Proving you have your apprenticeship could mean that you qualify for better jobs and significantly more pay. Generally, to complete your OJT requirement, you must complete and document between 2,000 to 6,000 total work hours.Īpprenticeships help show employers documented work experience using sought-after skills in the workforce. Explore trade-specific requirements to learn more. The precise amount of OJT hours required to complete an apprenticeship differs from trade to trade. On-the-job training (OJT) includes the skills you learn and the work experiences you have while working ‘in the field’-completing the everyday tasks in the job. If you have not completed military schools or training, formal civilian training such as vocational schools, college classes, trade schools, and correspondence courses may be used to fulfill these requirements.Ĭontact the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) office before beginning any training program to make sure your training is acceptable. For other services, military occupational (MOC) training usually meets this requirement. For Navy and Coast Guard, completing "A" school or Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) training usually meets this requirement. The classroom training provides you with required background knowledge of the trade. Formal Classroom InstructionĮach year of apprenticeship (2,000 hours) requires 144 hours of apprenticeship-related training. I’ve had PopChar sitting in the corner of my Finder window for many, many, many years - love it.The apprenticeship program has two components – formal classroom instruction and OJT or mastery of competencies. And I use Softorino at least once a week to pull down videos from major sites (YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion) and to snag audio-only from online videos as well.
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