Center for Youth Apprenticeship 6pgs 1990s EDU

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M A I N E

Career

E x p l o r a t i o n

R e g u l a r

Academic

P rogr am

J o b s p e c i a l i s t s f r o m t h e

J o b s f o r M a i n e ' s

Graduates program

w i l l h e l p 9 t h a n d 1 0 t h

g r a d e r s l e a r n a b o u t

c a r e e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s ,

s o t h e y c a n b e g i n s e t -

t i n g e d u c a t i o n a n d

c a r e e r g o a l s i n h i g h

s c h o o l . T h e s e s p e c i a l-

i s t s w i l l f o l l o w s t u -

d e n t s t h r o u g h t h e i r

a p p r e n t i c e s h i p , e a s i n g

t h e i r t r a n s i t i o n t o

work .

Y O U T H APP R E

T o b e e l i g i b l e f o r a

y o u t h a p p r e n t i c e s h i p ,

1 0 t h g r a d e s t u d e n t s

must demonstra te a

m a s t e r y o f c o r e s k i l l s ,

i n c l u d i n g a c a d e m i c

s k i l l s , m o t i v a t io n , a n d

s o c i a l m a t u r i t y , i n a

t e s t b a s e d o n M a i n e ' s

Common C ore of

Learning .

" I t ' s t i m e w e c o m m i t t o

p r e p a r i n g t h e b a c k b o n e o f

o u r w o r k f o r c e -t h e

t e c h n i c i a n s w h o w o r k i n

o u r o f f i c e s , o u r h o s p i t a l s ,

o u r s h i p y a r d s , o u r a i r -

p o r t s -t h e p e o p l e w h o

k e e p o u r n a t i o n r u n n i n g . "

- G o v e r n o r J o h n R . M c K e r n a n , J r .

F i r s t S e m e s t e r

Regular Academic

Program

T e s t i n g f o r

Common C ore

L e a r n i n g

Focused Caree r

E x p l o r a t i o n

A p p r e n t i c e s h i p

S e l e c t i o n T e s t i n g

A p p r e n t i c e s h i p

chosen

I



N T I C E S H I P P R O G RAM

Apprenticeship

1st year

20 weeks at

High School

30 weeks

working for

Employer

MYAP is not an

alternative educa-

tion, but rather an

equal option for

eligible students in

all high school

programs, including

college preparatory,

vocational education,

and general educa-

tion programs .

As youth apprentices,

students will "earn as

they learn", with

year-round stipends

totalling about $5,000

each year .

Apprenticeship

2nd year

20 weeks at

High School

30 weeks working

for Employer

Student receives

High School

Diploma



Students can choose

from a variety of occu-

pational options, limit-

ed only by employer

involvement and job

prospects .

" F o r t h e s a k e o f t h e f u t u r e ,

o f o u r c h i l d r e n a n d o f t h e

nation, we must transform

America's schools . . . . There

will be no renaissance

without revolution . "

-President George Bush

Apprenticeship

3rd year

16 weeks at

Technical College

34 weeks working

for employer

Student receives

1-year Technical

College Certificate

& Certificate of

Skill Mastery

A Certificate of Skill

Mastery will list the

skills possessed by the

apprentice . If an

employer determines

that an apprentice does

not meet those stan-

dards, he or she can

return to school at no

cost to the employer or

student .

Graduates continue

lifelong learning :

Upgrading skills

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree



YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP: KEEPING 0

F

or decades, the American system

o f e d u c a t i o n h a s b e e n h a i l e d a s

t h e b e s t i n t h e w o r l d . O u r c o l -

l e g e g r a d u a t e s s e t t h e w o r l d p a c e f o r

k n o w l e d g e a n d s k i l l s .

But our education system has not

kept pace with the dramatic changes

in the workplace and economic mar-

k e t s o v e r t h e p a s t 3 0 y e a r s . A s a

r e s u l t , t o o m a n y o f o u r y o u t h a r e

f o r g o t t e n - nearly half graduate

f r o m h i g h s c h o o l i l l - p r e p a r e d f o r

work .

A t t h e s a m e t i m e , o t h e r n a t i o n s

h a v e h a r n e s s e d t h e p o w e r o f a w e l l -

t r a i n e d w o r k f o r c e t o g i v e t h e i r

c i t i z e n s p r o s p e r i t y a n d o p p o r t u n i t y .

Maine's Center for Youth

A p p r e n t i c e s h i p w i l l b u i l d t h e w e l l -

e d u c a t e d , h i g h - s k i l l s w o r k f o r c e

we need to ensure a new centu-

r y o f p r o s p e r i t y h e r e a t h o m e .

A s b u s i n e s s d e c i s i o n s a r e

made on the basis of work-

f o r c e s k i l l s , y o u t h a p p r e n t i c e -

s h i p o f f e r s u s a f r e s h n e w

a p p r o a c h t o t r a i n i n g t h a t w i l l

r e v o l u t i o n i z e t h e w a y w e t e a c h

o u r c h i l d r e n .

O u r C e n t e r w i l l o v e r s e e a

Maine Youth Apprenticeship

Program (MYAP) -o f f e r e d i n

2 0 p e r c e n t o f M a i n e h i g h s c h o o l s i n

1993 and statewide by 1997-and

w i l l a l s o i n c l u d e a r e s e a r c h a r m t h a t

c a n s e r v e a s a r e s o u r c e t o o t h e r

s t a t e s . T h e r e s e a r c h d i v i s i o n w i l l

d e v e l o p c u r r i c u l u m , a n d e n s u r e t h a t

Maine's program incorporates the

b e s t a s p e c t s o f a p p r e n t i c e s h i p p l a n s

worldwide .

Maine's Youth Apprenticeship

P r o g r a m i n c l u d e s a s p e c t s o f t h e

German and Danish apprenticeship

s y s t e m s t h a t h a v e p r e p a r e d s t u d e n t s

w e l l f o r c e n t u r i e s . W e d r a w l i b e r a l l y

f r o m b u s i n e s s e x p e r i e n c e a n d b u s i -

n e s s n e e d s , t o m a k e s u r e t h a t s t u -

d e n t s a r e t r a i n e d f o r j o b s t h a t w i l l

a c t u a l l y e x i s t . J o b s p e c i a l i s t s f r o m

our jobs for Maine's Graduates



p r o g r a m w i l l a d v i s e s t u d e n t s o n

o c c u p a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d o r g a -

n i z e y o u t h g u i l d s , s i m i l a r t o t h o s e i n

the German system, so that appren-

t i c e s w i l l a l w a y s h a v e p e e r s u p p o r t

w h e t h e r i n s c h o o l o r a t w o r k .

M Y A P w i l l o f f e r a t h r e e - y e a r

a p p r e n t i c e s h i p b e g i n n i n g i n t h e 1 1 t h

g r a d e a n d c u l m i n a t i n g i n a o n e - y e a r

c e r t i f i c a te f r o m a M a i n e t e c h n i c a l

c o l l e g e a n d , i n t h e f u t u r e , o t h e r p o s t -

s e c o n d a r y i n s t i t u t i o n s . By combining

w e e k s o f i n t e n s i v e w o r k p l a c e t r a i n i n g

w i t h a n e x t e n d e d - l e n g t h s c h o o l d a y ,

w e w i l l e n s u r e t h a t s t u d e n t s m e e t t h e

high standards demanded of all

Maine high school students-hile

t r a i n i n g t h e m w i t h a s k i l l .

B y o f f e r i n g t h e a d v a n t a g e o f o n e

y e a r o f c o l l e g e a t n o c o s t t o

t h e s t u d e n t , w e a l s o e n s u r e

that MYAP graduates have

t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x t e n d

t h e i r e d u c a t i o n a s a s e c o n d -

y e a r s t u d e n t a t a t e c h n i c a l

c o l l e g e , o r t h r o u g h l i n k s

w i t h o u r U n i v e r s i t y s y s t e m .

Our program provides stu-

d e n t s w i t h t h e o p p o r t u n i t y

t o l e a r n a n o c c u p a t i o n a l

s k i l l w h i l e c o n t i n u i n g t h e i r

education .

I n a w o r l d w h e r e 8 5 p e r c e n t o f a l l

j o b s w i l l r e q u i r e h i g h s k i l l s -but

l e s s t h a n h a l f o f o u r s t u d e n t s p l a n t o

a t t e n d c o l l e g e-o u t h a p p r e n t i c e -

s h i p o f f e r s a n e w a p p r o a c h t h a t c a n

break new ground in educating the

w o r k f o r c e o f t h e n e x t c e n t u r y . I

hope that our unique, Americanized

y o u t h a p p r e n t i c e s h i p d e s i g n w i l l b e

c o n s i d e r ed b y o t h e r s t a t e s , a n d t h a t

t o g e t h e r w e c a n b r i n g g r e a t e r o p p o r -

t u n i t y t o f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s o f

Americans .

John R . McKernan, Jr .

Governor of Maine



T

CENTER FOR YOUTH

he Center for Youth

A p p r e n t i c e s h i p w a s e s t a b l i s h e d

at Southern Maine Technical

College in May, 1992 . Headed by

an International Advisory Board of

Governors comprised of distin-

g u i s h e d i n t e r n a t i o n a l a n d n a t i o n a l

l e a d e r s i n b u s i n e s s , l a b o r a n d e d u c a -

t i o n , t h e C e n t e r i s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r

researching apprenticeship programs

i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d a b r o a d , a n d

f o r e n s u r i n g t h a t M a i n e ' s p r o g r a m i s

g u i d e d b y t h e b e s t m e t h o d s , p r i n c i -

p l e s , a n d s t a n d a r d s b e i n g p u t i n t o

practice around the world .

T h e C e n t e r w i l l g u i d e s t a t e w i d e

implementation of the Maine Youth

Apprenticeship Program and coordi-

nate the program among six regional

campuses of the Maine Technical

College System . A s e p a r a t e p o l i c y

advisory board, made up of repre-

s e n t a t i v e s f r o m b u s i n e s s , l a b o r a n d

APPRENTICESHIP

e d u c a t i o n , w i l l s e t s t a t e w i d e p e r f o r -

mance standards for apprenticeship

o c c u p a t i o n s , a n d e n s u r e t h a t

M a i n e ' s C e r t i f i c a t e o f S k i l l M a s t e r y

i s r e c o g n i z e d a s a g u a r a n t e e o f

e x c e l l e n c e t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e a n d

t h e r e g i o n . T h e C e n t e r w i l l a l s o

develop curriculum and provide

t e c h n i c a l a s s i s t a n c e t o M a i n e

s c h o o l s t o e n s u r e t h a t M a i n e y o u t h

r e c e i v e t h e v e r y b e s t a p p r e n t i c e s h i p s

p o s s i b l e .

As youth apprenticeship emerges

i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a s a n i m p o r t a n t

aspect of education reform and

w o r k p l a c e t r a i n i n g , t h e C e n t e r w i l l

examine ways youth apprenticeship

p r i n c i p l e s a n d s t a n d a r d s a r e a p p l i e d

and adapted worldwide . We hope

o t h e r s t a t e s w i l l l o o k t o M a i n e ' s

C e n t e r f o r a d v i c e , r e s e a r c h i n f o r m a -

tion and program data in designing

their own programs .

Y



CENTER FOR YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPSouthern Maine Technical College

INTERNATIONA ADVISORY BOARD OF GOVERNORS

MAINE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

DIRECTOR

STAFF

f\- - - 0 - POLICY ADVISORY BOARD

CRAFT COMMITTEES

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Center for Youth Apprenticeship

Southern Maine Technical College

Fort Road, South Portland, Maine 04106

Tel. (207) 767-9500

Fax (207) 767-2731

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