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Employer
FAQ's
| Will
"Apprenticeship & Training" help pay the salaries of my
Apprentices? |
| No. You
pay Apprentices just as you pay your employees now. |
| If not,
then why should I bother with "Apprenticeship &
Training"? |
Four decades of studies have proven that participating in
Maryland’s Apprenticeship & Training Program will:
- significantly increase worker productivity,
- decrease absenteeism and workplace accidents, and
- greatly improve employee retention rates, thereby
increasing your profit margin.
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Isn’t "Apprenticeship & Training" just another chance
for the Government to tell me how to run my business?
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No. No one will dictate how you run your business. We will make beneficial
suggestions that will help you improve your training program. Together,
you and Maryland’s "Apprenticeship & Training" Program will
reach a consensus of program operations (called "Program Standards of
Apprenticeship") that will serve as a work template for you and your
apprentices.
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Employee
FAQ's
| How
can I become a registered Apprentice in Maryland’s
"Apprenticeship & Training" Program? |
| First and
foremost, Apprenticeships are jobs. To get started in Maryland’s
Apprenticeship & Training Program, an employer that is
participating in Maryland’s Apprenticeship & Training Program
must first hire you. Contact the Maryland Apprenticeship &
Training Program to obtain a listing of participating employers in
your area. |
| Will
being an Apprentice help me earn more money? |
| Yes.
Apprentices are guaranteed periodic pay increases throughout their
Apprenticeships, provided they successfully complete program
requirements. Studies have proven that Journeyworkers that have
graduated from Apprenticeship Programs typically earn significantly
more money than do workers who have not participated in an
Apprenticeship & Training Program.
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| What
happens to me if I successfully complete an Apprenticeship?
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A worker who completes an Apprenticeship becomes a
State-certified Journeyworker in their skilled trade and receives a diploma
called a "Certificate of Completion" that is recognized nationwide.
Journeyworkers can reasonably expect to find jobs more quickly, and at higher
rates of pay, than other trade workers that have not achieved Journeyworker
status.
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