1. Youth
Apprenticeship

2. CareerWise’s mission is to create
OUR MISSION
CareerWise’s mission is to create 
opportunities for youth and businesses across Colorado by developing and supporting an innovative, sustainable youth apprenticeship program. Through this business-led, student-centered model, CareerWise brings together public and private stakeholders to ensure that students have access to the skills and knowledge they need for financial and academic success, and that businesses have access to highly-trained talent

3. CareerWise’s bold vision is to create a youth apprenticeship system that meets employer and community needs, improves student outcomes, and delivers ROI to business
TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
CAREER-READY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE
OR BOTH!
SKILL-FOCUSED TRAINING
APPRENTICES
REAL EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS

4. Colorado’s businesses face an ongoing shortage of skilled workers, driving increased recruiting and training costs
Projected hiring and training costs for skilled roles in CO, $, thousands
Current Reality
Recruiting, hiring, and training costs Colorado businesses $24K+ per employee
An absence of skilled labor will raise the cost of hiring and training skilled talent by 21% over 5 years
Middle-skilled jobs take 15% longer time to fill in Colorado compared to the national average
The inability to fill critical roles, costs Colorado approximately $300 million in annual GDP

5. THE SYSTEM ONLY WORKS FOR 18-23% OF STUDENTS
COLORADO’S EDUCATION SYSTEM
Students start high school
Do not
Students reach graduation
Enroll in college
THE SYSTEM ONLY WORKS FOR 18-23% OF STUDENTS
Return for a second year
Receive a post-secondary degree1
Immediately enter employment
In Colorado
1 Certificate, associates or bachelor's degree within 150% of allotted time
SOURCE: The Colorado Talent Pipeline Report 2015

9. PUBLIC
PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP

10. BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION & CAREER
Apprentices earn a wage while gaining valuable workplace experience, a nationally recognized industry certification and debt-free college credit.
APPRENTICE
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION & CAREER
CareerWise Colorado connects industry and education to create a statewide, modern youth-apprenticeship system.
Industry benefits from tangible financial ROI as it makes the shift from being consumers of talent to producers of talent.
BUSINESS
K-12 and higher education institutions improve student outcomes with increased student engagement and attendance, graduation rates and college-credit attainment.
EDUCATION

11. Roles with the apprenticeship model
OUR PRIMARY ROLE
IS TO COORDINAT EDUCATORS, TRAINING CENTERS, AND EMPLOYERS TO DEVELOP AND EMPLOY APPRENTICES ACROSS THE STATE
Roles with the apprenticeship model
CAREERWISE
Recruit partner training centers, educational institutions, and employers
Coordinate resources to develop tailored development “pathways” for apprentices
Measure outcomes to ensure both student and employer benefits are realized
TRAINING CENTERS
CAREERWISE BUSINESS PARTNERS
Provide apprentices with occupation and industry specific skills required by their employer
Supplement work place experiences with targeted technical/ functional instruction
Hire apprentices to fill challenging, entry level roles
Provide students with the experiences and training needed to evolve into full time employees capable of filling critical positions
K-12 EDUCATION
Continues to provide core academic instruction to apprentices
Supports development of foundational interpersonal and job skills

12. Our first year will focus on three key geographies, both urban and rural, to establish footholds in key regions of the state. In 2018, CareerWise will expand to Eagle County.
Focus Regions
Front Range
School district partners: DPS, Cherry Creek, JeffCo, STEM School and Academy, Arrupe Jesuit
Pathways: Adv. Mfg, Tech, Financial Services, Business
Western Slope
School district partners: Mesa District 51
Pathways: Adv. Mfg, Tech, Financial Services, Business
Northern Colorado
School district partners: Colorado Early College Ft. Collins
Pathways: Adv. Mfg, Tech

13. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
CNC machinist
Electro-mechanical assembler
Quality control inspector
Maintenance technician
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
HEALTHCARE
FIVE PRIMARY PATHWAYS
THESE STARTER PATHWAYS
LEAD TO A VARIETY OF
OCCUPATIONS
PRIMARY PATHWAY
Computer Technician
Software QA Tester
Junior Coder
Accounting Clerk
Insurance
Services Expert
Financial Coordinator
Customer Support
Project Coordinator
Purchasing Coordinator
Operations Specialist
LAUNCHING FOR 2017/18 CLASS
SAMPLE OCCUPATIONS
SAMPLE BUS. PARTNERS

14. JUNE 2017
116
After months of complex systems innovation and business and student recruitment, CareerWise Colorado launched its inaugural class of modern youth-apprentices in June of 2017. 4 40
PATHWAYS Manufacturing, Technology, Business Operations & Financial Services
Youth
APPRENTICES
Confirmed EMPLOYERS 10 3 1 1
LOW-INCOME, NON-PROFIT PRIVATE SCHOOL Arrupe Jesuit
COMMUNITIES
Front Range, Western Slope
& Northern Colorado
Statewide
Youth- Apprenticeship
Occupational
TRAINING Plans
MARKETPLACE 2 4
CHARTER SCHOOLS STEM School & Academy, CEC Fort Collins
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Cherry Creek, DPS, Jeffco and Mesa 51

15. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS.
CAREERWISE APPRENTICES SPLIT TIME BETWEEN SCHOOL, TRAINING CENTERS, AND WORK ON A SCHEDULE THAT WORKS FOR STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Core academic courses at school (e.g., math), some community college coursework
ON-THE-JOB
On-the-job training, in form of occupation, rotation or projects
AT TRAINING CENTER
Multi-skill training curriculum in pathway-specific skills
~3 days a week
16 hours a week
~150 hours a year
~2 days a week
24 hours a week
~175 hours a year NA
32-40 hours a week
~200 hours a year
YEAR 1
YEAR 2
YEAR 3

16. AFTER APPRENTICESHIP OR OPTION MULTIPLIER
Student signs on as full-time EMPLOYEE
AFTER APPRENTICESHIP
OPTION MULTIPLIER
Student continues EDUCATION with 2- or 4-year degree

17. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
HAVE PROVEN TO HELP BUSINESSES RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND RETAIN THE BEST TALENT
40-50%
Rate of return on apprenticeship programs for rural health centers and urban manufacturers1
30-50%
Conversion to full-time employees based on cohort size2
20-40%
Reduction in long-term hiring costs2
1 U.S. Dept. of Commerce case studies of Siemens USA in Charlotte NC and Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon NH
2 Data from comparable Swiss and Canadian Apprenticeship programs
A 2016 Department of Commerce study of 13 apprenticeship programs found:
“Apprentices were more productive than typical workers. They provided the firm with a pipeline of skilled talent and were less likely to leave the job. They also got work done faster than regular new employees, which saved the company from paying up for excessive overtime”3

18. NEW COMMUNITIES READINESS
New CareerWise communities
need active participation from:
The business community, including local business-support organizations
The education community, including K12 and higher education/training partners
Community leadership interested in fostering a supportive ecosystem and infrastructure
NEW COMMUNITIES READINESS

19. 360 BUSINESS & STUDENT SUPPORT ◦ CAREERWISE BUSINESS PARTNERS
Hire apprentices to fill challenging, entry-level roles
Provide students with the experiences and training needed to evolve into full time employees capable of filling critical positions
CAREERWISE BUSINESS PARTNERS
360
BUSINESS
& STUDENT SUPPORT
CAREERWISE COORDINATES STAKEHOLDERS TO BUILD A
STATE-WIDE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM THAT’S SET UP
FOR TOTAL SUCCESS ◦
Provide apprentices with occupation and industry specific skills required by their employer
Supplement work place experiences with targeted technical/functional instruction
TRAINING CENTERS
Continues to provide core academic instruction to apprentices
Supports development of foundational interpersonal and job skills
K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM

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