Apprenticeship Training Program Administrator's Guide

Part A: Introduction

The purpose of the Texas Workforce Commission's (TWC) Apprenticeship Training Program is to stimulate and assist industries in developing and improving registered apprenticeship and other training programs designed to provide the skilled workers needed to compete in a global economy. One of TWC's role is to provide integrated employment and training information to employers and the local employment and training community.

TWC's Apprenticeship Training Program is unique in that its basic foundation is a partnership between industry, education, and state government. Industry funded and industry driven, it provides an effective balance between on-the-job training and theoretical instruction in an effort to develop workers with marketable skills.

A-100: Apprenticeship Training

Apprenticeship training is a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom instruction in which workers learn the practical and theoretical aspects of a highly skilled occupation. Individual employer sponsors, joint employer and labor groups, or employer associations can sponsor registered apprenticeship training programs.

A-200: Registered Apprenticeship Training Programs

Registered apprenticeship training programs:

• are voluntary and industry driven; and
• are operated by both private and public sector sponsors. Sponsors may include employers, employer associations, and joint labor and management organizations. State government plays a supporting role and the U.S. Department of Office of Apprenticeship provides technical consultation services on the development of program standards.

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