What is a Registered Apprenticeship?

Registered Apprenticeship is an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience, and progressive wage increases, classroom instruction, and a portable, nationally recognized credential. Registered Apprenticeships are industry-vetted and are approved and validated by the U.S. Department of Labor or a State Apprenticeship Agency.

The Benefits of being an Apprentice:

• Receive a nationally recognized, portable credential
• Ease the transition from school to career by working and learning at the same time
• Gain workplace-relevant skills through on-the-job learning
• Get academic credit toward a college degree for the skills you learn while avoiding student debt
• Connect with mentor(s) who can help you advance your career

Requirements to complete the program:

Must be Referred by The Department of Rehabilitation 

Related Technical Instruction (RTI) – 144 hours required

• CAPS Academy training: 80 hours
• Accessing Community Resources Project: 64 hours

Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Exam

• Within the first two weeks of completion of CAPS Academy, you will need to create a CalMHSA application and register to take the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification exam.

On-The-Job Training (OJT) – Competency Based

• Once employed, the employer will be asked to be a sponsor for you
• Employer Sponsors will track your skill building as you learn the competencies of the position

Once completed you will earn your United States Department of Labor- Office of Apprenticeship Certificate of Completion