Presenters: Sarah Hill, Peggy Dugan, Jay Vincent, Amy Saia, Pat Kopicki, Ruch Saxton
Audience: Faculty, Staff, Administrators

Learning Goals

Participants will:

• Corporate college’s rule in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with employers’ partners
• Learn what Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Programs are; what Apprenticeship Models exist at CCP; what training WEI staff have in this model and what programs we have planned for the future
• Learn how community colleges and WEI can support and lead the development of these programs. Participants can also contribute to a brainstorming session as to what programs at CCP seem ripe for this innovative model.

Seminar Description

Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Programs are a historical model for work-based learning that is seeing a renewal, a focus on non-traditional career areas, and resurgence in the 21st Century. This session will discuss modern Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship program models that combine paid work and training and their benefits for students and industry. A discussion will follow about the role the Community Colleges play in Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Programs, with some examples that demonstrate how Apprenticeship programs work across sectors and areas of the College. Finally, we will discuss current Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship programming at Community College of Philadelphia, and our plans to expand this programming in the future.