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Why apprenticeships?

The workforce you need tomorrow starts with the people you train today.

Finding skilled workers is getting harder. Apprenticeships offer a proven approach to developing talent through paid, hands-on experience, structured learning, and mentorship. Discover why more organizations are investing in building their own workforce.

Develop skills your business actually needs

Create meaningful career pathways

Build a stronger long-term talent pipeline

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The workforce challenge

You can’t always hire the skills you need. But you can develop them.

Across industries, employers face challenges finding workers with the right skills and experience. Traditional recruiting alone can’t always meet those needs.

Apprenticeships offer another approach: identify people with potential, provide structured workplace training, and help them grow into skilled professionals.

01

Hard-to-fill positions

Businesses struggle to find candidates with the right technical skills.

02

Changing skill requirements

Technology, equipment, and workplace expectations keep evolving.

03

Limited career pathways

Talented people may lack accessible ways to gain real-world experience.

What if workforce development started before the skills shortage became a hiring crisis?

What is an apprenticeship?

Earn. Learn. Grow.

An apprenticeship is a structured approach to workforce development that combines paid employment, supervised on-the-job learning, and technical instruction. Participants develop occupational skills while contributing to real work.

Earn.

Earn while you learn

Apprentices work in paid positions while developing professional skills.

Learn.

Learn through real experience

Structured on-the-job training gives apprentices the chance to apply what they’re learning.

Grow.

Grow with mentorship and instruction

Experienced workers and training providers help apprentices build the knowledge and competencies their occupation requires.

Good to know: Registered Apprenticeships follow approved program standards and can lead to a nationally recognized credential on successful completion. Not every internship or informal on-the-job training is a Registered Apprenticeship.

How apprenticeships work

A clear path from potential to skilled professional.

1

Identify the occupation

An employer determines the skills and roles it needs to develop.

2

Establish the training pathway

The program defines workplace learning, related instruction, and skill-development expectations.

3

Hire and enroll apprentices

Participants enter structured, paid employment and training.

4

Learn with support

Apprentices gain experience under qualified mentors while completing required instruction.

5

Complete and advance

Participants show the required training and competencies and move toward recognized completion credentials where applicable.

Why employers invest in apprenticeships

Build the talent your business needs. Instead of waiting to find it.

Apprenticeships give employers a structured, repeatable way to grow skills from within.

Develop job-ready skills

Train people on your organization’s actual equipment, processes, and skill requirements.

Strengthen talent pipelines

Create a structured approach to developing workers for difficult-to-fill roles.

Support employee retention

Offer clear development pathways that can encourage long-term engagement.

Transfer institutional knowledge

Help experienced employees pass valuable expertise to the next generation.

More predictable training

Use structured learning requirements and milestones for consistent skill development.

Why apprenticeships matter for workers

A career pathway that starts with opportunity.

Apprenticeships help people gain paid work experience, build occupational skills, receive mentorship, and progress toward meaningful careers.

Paid employment
Earn wages while developing new skills.
Hands-on experience
Learn by doing real work.
Mentorship
Get guidance from experienced professionals.
Structured career growth
Know the skills and milestones needed to advance.
Recognized credentials
Registered Apprenticeships can lead to nationally recognized completion credentials.
Apprenticeships across industries

Apprenticeships aren’t just for one industry.

Apprenticeships are used across traditional trades and a growing range of technical and professional occupations.

Develop job-ready skills

HVAC and welding

Manufacturing

Aviation maintenance

Utilities and infrastructure

Healthcare and life sciences

Information technology

Business and professional services

Apprenticeships vs. traditional hiring

Stop competing only for existing skills. Start developing new ones.

Traditional hiring approach

Search for candidates with existing skills

Depend heavily on external talent availability

Training may be informal or inconsistent

Experience requirements can limit entry

Skills development may be hard to track

Apprenticeship approach

Develop skills through structured training

Build an internal talent pipeline

Follow a defined learning pathway

Create opportunities for emerging talent

Document training milestones and competencies

Apprenticeships complement recruiting by creating another way to build the workforce.

What makes Registered Apprenticeships different?

More than training. A structured pathway to a career.

Registered Apprenticeship Programs bring six core components together.

01

Paid employment

Apprentices are employees earning wages.

02

Structured on-the-job learning

Participants build skills through supervised workplace training.

03

Not enough visibility

Apprentices receive supporting classroom or technical education.

04

Mentorship

Experienced professionals support development.

05

Progressive skill development

Programs set learning expectations and milestones.

06

Recognized completion credential

Successful completion leads to a nationally recognized apprenticeship credential.

Your resources should go toward developing talent, not managing disconnected systems.

The real challenge: running the program

Apprenticeships are powerful. Managing them can be complicated.

A successful apprenticeship program involves more than hiring an apprentice. Employers and sponsors coordinate training, track workplace learning, manage instruction, support mentors, document progress, and maintain program records.

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Tracking training

Documenting hours, competencies, and learning progress.

02

Coordinating people

Keeping apprentices, mentors, administrators, and training providers connected.

03

Managing documentation

Maintaining accurate program records and reporting information

04

Supporting growth

Expanding programs without creating unnecessary administrative burden.

That’s where GoSprout comes in.

Introducing GoSprout

All the benefits of apprenticeships. Less of the administrative burden.

GoSprout helps employers, sponsors, and education partners manage apprenticeship programs in one connected platform, making it easier to coordinate people, document training, and track progress.

Apprentice and program management
On-the-job training tracking
Related instruction tracking
Competency development
Mentor and partner collaboration
Documentation and reporting
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Mentors11
Training partners2
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Jordan R.Electrician
Alex M.HVAC Technician
Sam K.Maintenance Tech
Priya D.IT Support
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RTI70%
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Real organizations

Organizations across industries are investing in their people.

From global employers like United Airlines, Volvo Group Trucks, Amgen, Johnson & Johnson, and the Panama Canal to skilled trades businesses like Absolute Electric and LONG Building Technologies, organizations of every size use GoSprout to support workplace learning.

Is apprenticeship right for your organization?

Could apprenticeships help solve your workforce challenges?

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The future of your workforce can start today.

Whether you’re exploring apprenticeships for the first time or looking to improve an existing program, GoSprout can help you understand your options and make workforce development easier to manage.

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A Registered Apprenticeship is a structured program that combines paid employment, supervised on-the-job learning, and related technical instruction. It follows approved standards and can lead to a nationally recognized credential when completed.