Solar Apprenticeships Are Amazing…
And Complicated to Manage for Solar Industry Apprenticeship Sponsors & Employers
No one doubts the theoretical benefits of a registered apprenticeship but the administrative cost is too high…without the right tools.
That’s why we built GoSprout.
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GoSprout is the single easiest and most cost-effective way to manage coordination & compliance for a Registered Apprenticeship Program within the solar industry.
Sponsor working with multiple employers.
Employer acting as its own sponsor.
Streamlined Administration
Stop wasting staff hours that could be better spent elsewhere.
All Stakeholders on ONE Platform
Work seamlessly with RTI providers, journeyworkers, & apprentices.
Be your own sponsor OR simplify life for multiple employers.
Compliant by Design
Keep all records and filings in order automatically by using the platform.
I can’t believe how easy GoSprout makes apprenticeship deployment & management.
— Lili Gangas
Chief Community Officer, Kapor Center
Look Who’s Already in the Network
Companies large & small love GoSprout’s apprenticeship management software.
The Problem
Too few solar industry apprenticeship programs exist because the complexity of compliant administration makes sponsorship unbelievably burdensome.
Keeping paperwork up-to-date, filings on-time, stakeholders coordinated, and apprentices graduating with real skills and on-schedule is a huge undertaking.
Preparing for a DoL site visit can be a nightmare!
Add Headcount?
Hiring or Assigning Apprenticeship Admin Work to Existing Employees Is Really Expensive
If your team is frustrated due to lack of clarity and no system to follow, don’t put even more cooks in the kitchen.
Develop Custom Software?
Building & Maintaining a Custom, Proprietary Software System Is Even More Expensive
If your team wants to focus on graduating polished apprentices, they don’t have time to test software.
The Solution
GoSprout is the single easiest and most cost-effective way to manage compliance for a Registered Solar Apprenticeship Program: connect with training providers and employers, onboard journeyworkers, and set up, track & graduate apprentices, all from a single platform.
With modules for the other stakeholders (RTI Provider Schools, Journeyworkers, & Apprentices) of a successful apprenticeship program as well, in a single cloud solution, it’s never been easier to earn the economic benefits you deserve.
Getting Started Is Easy
Step #1: See the Platform in Action
Take a Guided Tour at Your Convenience
We’ll walk your entire team through the platform, so you can see how easy apprenticeship administration becomes for sponsors.
Enrolled apprentice tracking
Curriculum completion tracking
Interaction with Employers, RTI’s & Journeyworkers
Compliance management
Step #2: Get Set Up
Free Onboarding & Training Provided
Post-sign up, our US-based team will walk you through our intuitive platform and ensure your successful setup and team’s proficiency.
Curriculum setup
Team & apprentice setup
Partnership setup
Compliance document submission
And support thereafter is always free!
Step #3: Celebrate!
Watch Your Apprenticeship Program(s) Thrive
With compliance and administration on autopilot, you’ll be able to focus on delighting your partners & apprentices and building the community you deserve.
Significant admin time reduction
Tax & grant benefits
Compliance ensured
A growing pipeline of happy partners
A legacy of apprentice graduates in the workforce (or your workforce)
Case Study: Radiance Solar
The Challenge: In January 2024, HR Generalist Serena Strickland was tasked with putting together a game plan for Radiance Solar to become a compliant Sponsor of multiple Registered Apprenticeships within 90 days.
Features that Sponsors Love
Whether your company is already acting as its own sponsor or you’re a sponsor seeking to make life better for your employer and education partners, we’ve got you covered with the world’s most advanced apprentice management software.
Set Program Standards
Apprenticeships are most effective when apprentices love what they’re doing and employers get the talent they deserve upon graduation.
Create the goals and standards to keep everyone happy.
Get Automated Alerts
Real-time alerts reduce administrative time and allow you to solve critical issue quickly.
Stay in the know on when and where your standards and goals are on track and where they aren’t.
Configure Apprentice Application Process
Set the right tone for your programs before you even know your applicants’ names with all the tools you need to attract and delight apprentices while ensuring good fit for your programs.
Track On-the-Job Training
Accurate OJT work & reporting is critical for successful graduation & funding requirements.
Be sure apprentices, journeyworkers, and employers are achieving their job-based learning goals.
Monitor RTI Progress
Accurate related training attendance & completion is also critical for graduation & funding requirements.
Make it easy for school partners to keep everyone else in the know and apprentices on track to graduate on time.
Integrate Critical Software
Registered apprenticeship programs touch many business functions.
Keep everyone streamlined with software integrations including learning management, payroll systems, CRMs & more on the way.
Automate Reporting & Compliance
Yes, you want to be ready for Department of Labor site visits and maintain your grant eligibility.
But your finance & HR teams are already looking at demand projections for existing and new products & services.
Give everyone the tools they need to know who will enter the full-time workforce when…and with what skills.
Multi-Program-Managing Sponsors
Create & Manage New Partner Onboarding
Successful multi-program sponsors know having the right partners in place at the right time is what brings new apprenticeship programs to life and ensures all the benefits are actually enjoyed.
Grow your whole ecosystem efficiently.
Manage Employer & RTI Admin on Their Behalf
Are your partners more “do it for me” than DIY? That’s okay.
GoSprout make it easy for sponsors to handle the management and compliance aspects of successful programs on behalf of employers and schools.
What Is Everyone Saying?
GoSprout enables organizations to scale their Apprenticeship programs – a key part of the puzzle.
Lilli Gangas
Kapor Center
Apprenticeship management can be difficult and time-consuming; GoSprout makes it a breeze.
Dr. Amy Firestone
National Workforce Development and Apprenticeship Leader
The GoSprout platform is designed to bring all stakeholders together and takes a holistic approach.
Patrick Cohen
Caprock Solutions
Sound Familiar?
Radiance Solar
Launching 3 Apprenticeship Tracks on a Tight Timeline
Solar Energy
Headquartered in Marietta, GA (outside Atlanta), Radiance Solar designs, builds and maintains solar energy projects throughout the southeast for both utilities and corporate clients.
Challenges:
Tasked with becoming a Sponsor and launching multiple registered apprenticeship tracks on a roughly 90-day timeline, the company was struggling with how to launch and manage the program while staying compliant without generating a paperwork and labor nightmare for the team.
After taking a guided tour, the team realized they had a found solution that would keep the administration streamlined make compliance management a breeze.
Implementation:
The implementation of GoSprout involved coordination with HR Generalist Serena Strickland at Radiance Solar.
Regular meetings between Radiance Solar’s program coordinator and GoSprout’s support team helped refine the user experience, ensuring that the platform not only met but exceeded the organization’s operational and educational goals. This ongoing partnership has been crucial in adapting to evolving needs and scaling the impact of the apprenticeships.
Their Phase I apprenticeship launch already has 19 apprentices, 18 journey workers, 3 educators, 4 admins and a program manager. And they’re just getting started!
Solution Highlights:
Friendly User Interface: GoSprout’s intuitive platform allows apprentices to easily navigate their apprenticeship tasks and resources, fostering a positive learning environment.
Program Management Efficiency: The platform’s comprehensive tools help coordinators track progress, manage scheduling, and facilitate communications between journeyworkers and apprentices.
Personalized Support: GoSprout’s dedicated support team works closely with Radiance Solar to tailor the platform’s functionalities to meet their specific needs and challenges.
On-Time Launch: The desired programs were available when needed.
3 Apprenticeship Tracks: Electrical, Solar Installation, and Occupational Health & Safety Specialist.
Tailored Support: Customized setup and ongoing assistance from GoSprout have ensured that Radiance Solar can fully leverage the platform’s capabilities to benefit their unique programs.
Compliance Handled: Radiance Solar passed their first compliance assessment with flying colors.
Room to Grow: They have plans to launch more apprenticeships across their footprint.
Love for GoSprout:
GoSprout was my knight in shining armor. Not only was it very user friendly, but it also tracks all of our on-the-job training and has a place for our related instruction, which are the two main components for an apprenticeship program.
I started GoSprout to ensure we take a holistic approach to the development of people. After spending the last 15 years in the workforce space, I’ve learned that the key to untapping and developing talent is addressing 100% of the person. GoSprout creates just that – Technology as a vehicle but PEOPLE at the wheel.
Carlos Vazquez, M.S.Ed
Founder/CEO, GoSprout
GoSprout Origin Story: Read the Interview
Frequently Asked Questions
All GoSprout adoption starts with a guided tour. We encourage you to prepare questions and invite your colleagues who ultimately be using the platform to administer your program(s).
Once you’ve made payment, your guided implementation begins. We’ll create a list of your existing programs, partners, apprentices, & more and be sure we get them in all implemented in the system.
GoSprout is a cloud platform. Once invites go out, sponsor, employer, RTI provider, and journeyworker users access the platform through any connected device via their browser.
Apprentices download the free GoSprout app on iOS or Android.
An existing apprenticeship track can be onboarded in less than a month.
We’ve helped companies become their own sponsor and launch their own new apprenticeship tracks in less than 90 days.
GoSprout does not charge for administrative users so you may invite your whole team and those of any stakeholders for whom you are managing programs.
GoSprout charges by the enrolled apprentice and there is no upper limit.
GoSprout is a cloud platform.
Apprentices interact with the iOS or Android app and its notifications.
Sponsor, employer, RTI provider, and journeyworker users interact with the web app and its email notifications.
GoSprout charges $40/enrolled apprentice per month.
Implementation fees will be quoted if required.
Professional support is included at no additional cost. GoSprout uses in-app chat and email as the two primary support channels.
All subscribers are given access to upgrades to the core platform at no additional charge.
Subscribers who choose to use GoSprout to develop custom content will be agree to the quoted cost of development and payment timeline.
Setting aside the costs of administration, coordination, and compliance, apprenticeships are a fantastic way to hire for entry level positions. Apprentice wages are often heavily subsidized and grants bring down the cost of administration.
For full-time hiring, an employer hiring its former apprentice is hiring a known commodity and the interview process is largely eliminated.
With the adoption of GoSprout, administrative costs of an apprenticeship are reduced significantly, by up to 80% in some cases.
With that additional capacity available, firms often launch new apprenticeship tracks that had been on hold.
The overall profitability impact can be orders of magnitude greater than the small fee GoSprout charges for each enrolled apprentice.
Are You Ready to Make Your Registered Apprenticeship Administration Challenges a Thing of the Past?
We’re ready to help you streamline your sponsor apprenticeship program duties and help your whole ecosystem thrive as well.
Compliance ensured
Growing funding
Delighted partners
Enthusiastic internal team
Year-on-year successful apprenticeship tracks & class sizes expanding
