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WHY DEVELOP AN APPRENTICESHIP, INTERNSHIP, OR CO-OP PROGRAM WITH WALLACE STATE?
These programs through Wallace State Community College are a proven workforce strategy. They build recruitment, loyalty, and retention of highly trained students/workers through enlisting your most experienced employees to pass on their expertise to the company’s next generation. If your company can benefit from one of our programs, we can work with you to create an educational curriculum that is specific to your needs.

  • TAILORED TRAINING
  • MADE SIMPLE
  • RECRUITING COSTS
  • INCREASED LOYALTY

  • EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Provide fair compensation
    • Clear tasks and responsibilities
    • Provide experienced mentors for on-the-job training. Click HERE for expectations of mentors.
    • Clarify path of communication: mentor, supervisor, coordinator
    • Performance standards feedback, evaluations and reporting
    • Team inclusion: meetings, group discussions, and social events
    • Support contractional education requirements
    • Model ethical, responsible and legal practices
    • Apprentices cannot work on the days they are required to be at Wallace State.
    •   
    • Optional: Employer may contract with apprentice to remain an employee 1-2 years after completion of Apprenticeship program.
    • Optional: Employer may contract with apprentice to repay any costs of Apprenticeship program if employer terminates their employment, apprentice fails a course, or apprentice decides to quit and does not complete the Apprenticeship Program. Guidelines for termination procedure will be outlined in Sponsor Agreement.
  • WALLACE STATE RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Provide the related technical instruction component of the Apprenticeship program.
    • Courses scheduled in 8-week blocks each semester, total 16 weeks at college.
    • Classes are taught by qualified Wallace State faculty.
    • Tutors provided for apprentices as needed.
  • PROGRAM LENGTH
    • Length will be determined by company and program specifications. Apprenticeships typically last between 2,000 and 4,000 hours which is equivalent to 6 and 8 academic semesters. 
  • COST
    • Employers are requested to provide an offer which will include salary, start and end date and any other relevant conditions of employment. Other financial decision regarding Apprenticeships will be decided upon agreement between business, college, and student.

  • EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Provide fair compensation
    • Clear tasks and responsibilities
    • Provide experienced mentors for on-the-job training. Click HERE for expectations of mentors.
    • Clarify path of communication: mentor, supervisor, coordinator
    • Performance standards feedback, evaluations and reporting
    • Team inclusion: meetings, group discussions, and social events
    • Support contractional education requirements
    • Model ethical, responsible and legal practices
    • Apprentices cannot work on the days they are required to be at Wallace State.
    •   
    • Optional: Employer may contract with apprentice to remain an employee 1-2 years after completion of Apprenticeship program.
    • Optional: Employer may contract with apprentice to repay any costs of Apprenticeship program if employer terminates their employment, apprentice fails a course, or apprentice decides to quit and does not complete the Apprenticeship Program. Guidelines for termination procedure will be outlined in Sponsor Agreement.
  • WALLACE STATE RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Provide the related technical instruction component of the Apprenticeship program.
    • Courses scheduled in 8-week blocks each semester, total 16 weeks at college.
    • Classes are taught by qualified Wallace State faculty.
    • Tutors provided for apprentices as needed.
  • PROGRAM LENGTH
    • Length will be determined by company and program specifications. Apprenticeships typically last between 2,000 and 4,000 hours which is equivalent to 6 and 8 academic semesters. 
  • COST
    • Employers are requested to provide an offer which will include salary, start and end date and any other relevant conditions of employment. Other financial decision regarding Apprenticeships will be decided upon agreement between business, college, and student.

  • EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Provide fair compensation
    • Clear tasks and responsibilities
    • Provide experienced mentors for on-the-job training. Click HERE for expectations of mentors.
    • Clarify path of communication: mentor, supervisor, coordinator
    • Performance standards feedback, evaluations and reporting
    • Team inclusion: meetings, group discussions, and social events
    • Support contractional education requirements
    • Model ethical, responsible and legal practices
    • Apprentices cannot work on the days they are required to be at Wallace State.
    •   
    • Optional: Employer may contract with apprentice to remain an employee 1-2 years after completion of Apprenticeship program.
    • Optional: Employer may contract with apprentice to repay any costs of Apprenticeship program if employer terminates their employment, apprentice fails a course, or apprentice decides to quit and does not complete the Apprenticeship Program. Guidelines for termination procedure will be outlined in Sponsor Agreement.
  • WALLACE STATE RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Provide the related technical instruction component of the Apprenticeship program.
    • Courses scheduled in 8-week blocks each semester, total 16 weeks at college.
    • Classes are taught by qualified Wallace State faculty.
    • Tutors provided for apprentices as needed.
  • PROGRAM LENGTH
    • Length will be determined by company and program specifications. Apprenticeships typically last between 2,000 and 4,000 hours which is equivalent to 6 and 8 academic semesters. 
  • COST
    • Employers are requested to provide an offer which will include salary, start and end date and any other relevant conditions of employment. Other financial decision regarding Apprenticeships will be decided upon agreement between business, college, and student.

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