Apprenticeship Program

What is the Apprenticeship Program?

An apprenticeship is a relationship between an employer and an employee during which the employee, or “apprentice”, learns a highly skilled occupation. Apprenticeship training programs are operated on a voluntary basis by a “sponsor.” A sponsor can be an individual employer or an association of employers. When a union is present, the sponsor will be a joint apprenticeship committee made up of both employer and union representatives. The sponsor plans, administers and pays for the apprenticeship training program for that sponsors employees.

Requirements of Apprenticeship Program

Skills needed by a skilled Journeyperson

Joint Local Apprentice Committee

Larry French Co-chair Personnel
Scott Barney Maintainance
Andy Gadway Co-chair UAW Local 465
Rusty Lawrence UAW Local 465

First Joint Process Between GM and UAW 1947