Industry-Driven IT Apprenticeship Grant Program
The Missouri Chamber is helping to diversify and strengthen the IT industry
through the Closing the Skills Gap grant.
Through the Industry-Driven IT Apprenticeship Program, the Missouri Chamber Foundation provides support to IT companies that are creating or expanding registered apprenticeship programs. The Missouri Chamber Foundation provides an $800-$1,200 reimbursement per apprentice trained by participating companies, while the companies in the grant serve as mentors to each other and share best practices to improve their training and recruiting systems.
Over the four years of the grant, the Missouri Chamber Foundation will help train more than 5,000 IT apprentices. This program is made possible by a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
HEAR FROM AN APPRENTICE
PROGRAM TESTIMONIAL
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Dustin Domerese
Dynamic Consultants Group CEO
“The Missouri Chamber has been amazing at providing us resources, as well as providing support to those apprentices that are coming into the program.
It’s a great program for keeping that talent in Missouri, using Missouri as a hub for those that may not have been able to get a four- or six-year education, training them on a brand new career, getting them involved in technology, and doubling, if not tripling, their earning potential.“
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM?
Looking for more information about the Industry-Driven IT Apprenticeship Grant Program or what Missouri is doing to boost the industry? Contact Katie Kirwan or Lori Bonnot.
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Intern Connect & Apprentice Connect
Employers and potential employees can easily connect with these free services.
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