School-to-Registered Apprenticeships
(STRA)

School-to-Registered Apprenticeships provide high school and post high school program activities that combine career and occupational classroom instruction with paid on-the-job training.

As an extension of the Federal Apprenticeship Program, is highly structured and formalized. Instructional curriculum and job site training plans are developed by the employer and high school and post high school technicalinstructional staff, and provide detailed information regarding tasks to be learned and the number of hours to be spent on each task.

Invites and encourages all interested students in good academic standing to apply, regardless of work experience, or financial means.

Require student participants to continue classroom instruction at the local community college with the employer paying a portion or all of the tuition and fees.

Provides training for over 800 careers and occupations, requiring anywhere from 2-5 years to complete, where upon the student receives a "Certificate of Completion" from the U.S. Department of Labor. These credentials identify an individual as "highly skilled" and are recognized by industry professionals nation wide!

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/2_STRA_Intro_10737_7.PDF