Apprenticeship Training

There is an online application to get the process started.

Before becoming an approved apprenticeship training sponsor, a contractor must submit a letter verifying that the company has a written Safety and Hazard Communication (HazCom) program in place. [...]

When an apprentice reaches his/her contract date anniversary AND successfully completes the number of combined work/paid/unpaid related instruction hours as indicated on his/her Trade Information [...]

When apprentices work outside their normal geographic area where there is a higher skilled wage rate, the employer must use the higher skilled wage rate for determining apprentice wages while [...]

No, the percentage of the skilled wage rate that an apprentice is paid cannot be adjusted. This is the base rate per hour that he/she must be paid.

An employer is required to pay an apprentice a minimum percentage of the skilled wage rate (see question above).  The percentage is based on an apprentice’s anniversary date, cumulative [...]

This is the wage that is used as the basis for determining what an apprentice is paid at any time during the apprenticeship. The Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards (BAS) sets the skilled wage [...]

Tuition is the responsibility of the apprentice, although many employers reimburse apprentices for at least a portion of it. ABC of Wisconsin is not involved in any agreements between employers [...]

Yes, depending on the trade.

Traditional Classes: Most apprentices have paid-related instruction one day, every two weeks, for 8 hours each class. Some paid-related instruction is held one night per week, for 4 hours each [...]