Apprentices

Apprentices

Think registered apprenticeship might be a good path for you? Learn how it can help you acquire sought-after skills and launch a career.

Registered Apprenticeship

Apprentices are individuals who receive on-the-lob learning from a master-level supervisor while typically receiving job-related education from institutions such as community colleges or trade organizations. They can be current high school students, recent graduates, experienced workers or military veterans.

Industry Information

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Information for Transitioning and Active Duty Veterans

For members of the military, apprenticeships are a pathway to more challenging assignments during active duty, or to a rewarding career after transitioning back to civilian life. Veterans may be eligible to use GI Bill benefits while apprenticing.

NCWorks.gov

Looking for apprenticeships and other employment opportunities? Visit NCWorks.gov to begin your search.

Apprenticeship Opportunities

Listing of companies and organizations seeking apprentices. View All

Cape Fear electrical apprentice

Cape Fear Community College Electrical Apprenticeship

This four-level/four-year program is taught using the National Center for Construction Education...
Building Trades
CVS Health apprentice

CVS Health

CVS Health first became involved with registered apprenticeship programs in 2005 as the first...
Healthcare
Apprenticeship Beaufort County mentor and apprentice

Apprenticeship Beaufort County

Apprenticeship Beaufort County is an employer-sponsored program that combines on-the-job...
Energy, Manufacturing
Mason at work

N.C. Masonry Contractors Association

Employer partnership program for youth interested in bricklaying apprenticeships in North...
Building Trades

Success Stories

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Mountain Credit Union

We enjoy being a part of the ApprenticeshipNC because it gives an opportunity to have a different...
Stacie Herrera - Watson Electrical Construction Co. LLC

Watson Electrical Construction Co. LLC

It has allowed me to have personal growth as well as growth within Watson. It truly is the base of...

Videos

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Kathryn Castelloes

ApprenticeshipNC director talks to CBS-17 about benefits of apprenticeship

ApprenticeshipNC Director Kathryn Castelloes appears on WNCN CBS-17's "My Carolina" to talk about...
ApprenticeshipNC helps build talent pipelines in healthcare

ApprenticeshipNC helps build talent pipelines in healthcare

For healthcare business owners and managers, there’s a crucial need for trained employees in North...

Information for K-12 Educators

Apprenticeship can play a valuable role in preparing students for future careers in a competitive economy. Students can begin preparing for a career pathway that includes apprenticeship as early as middle school. The trajectory can be conceptualized in three phases: Career Awareness, Career Exploration and Career Preparation.