Apprenticeships

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A Path to a Skilled Career

Apprenticeship programs offer a wide range of opportunities to learn a specific skill and use it toward a new career.
Youth Apprenticeship

May 2024 - As part of the inaugural National Youth Apprenticeship Week, NYSDOL is increasing awareness about Registered Apprenticeships and pathways into them, including career exploration and pre-apprenticeship programs. Registered Apprenticeship programs are open to individuals as young as 16 years old while they're still in high school.

Youth Apprenticeship Week celebrates the spectrum of work-based learning models, where you can apply classroom learning in a real-world setting surrounded by experts in their field.

Spectrum of Apprenticeship Programs

Apprenticeship Trades

New York State Registered Apprenticeship Program

For Apprentices
Your Path to a Skilled Career
Apprenticeship Trades

Work with your hands. Work with technology. Work with the public.

Apprenticeship programs offer a wide range of opportunities to learn a specific trade and apply it toward a new career.

Sponsors & Programs

Opportunities across the state.

Employers, organizations and other entities provide hands-on technical training which lead apprentices toward a rewarding career.

List of Active Sponsors & Programs

In New York State

View a list of Active Sponsors & Programs in New York State. Find out the Sponsor's name, program approval date & status, trade programs being offered, and contact information.
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Recruitments

For Apprenticeship Sponsors
Options & Benefits of Program Sponsorship
Empire State Apprenticeship Tax Credit

This program provides eligible employers with tax incentives for registering new qualified apprentices on or after January 1, 2018.

Direct Entry

Sponsors of registered apprenticeship programs can utilize Direct Entry as an option for recruiting apprentices.

NYSDOL Funding

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) offers various grant funding opportunities to help bolster New York's Registered Apprenticeship Programs.

Data Tables

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