Apprenticeships Make Good Sense for Employers

Looking to build a qualified workforce? Be an employer sponsor in the Registered Apprenticeship program in South Dakota. As a sponsor, you can ensure workers obtain the right skills you need. Plus, you get a committed employee on the path to advancement.

Employer benefits of offering a Registered Apprenticeship program:

• A systematic and customized approach to training that results in highly skilled, highly productive employees trained to industry/employer specifications.
   
• Increased productivity and knowledge transfer due to on-the-job learning from an assigned mentor combined with related technical instruction.
   
• Emphasis on safety training that often reduces workers' compensation costs.
   
• A stable and predictable pipeline for the development of qualified workers.  Studies show the average retention for apprentices completing programs is more than 90%. Nearly 100% of businesses with apprenticeship programs would recommend apprenticeships to others. 
   
• State and National Recognition of the training program.

Build Your Qualified Workforce. Be an employer in South Dakota’s Registered Apprenticeship Program.