Federal Foundation Assistance Monitor

(WORKFORCE) MI Uses $1M to Increase Number of Apprenticeships

Michigan uses $1 million in Recovery Act (PL 111-5) funding to create the Michigan Registered Apprenticeship Pilot (MRAP) program, which will launch in August.

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MRAP provides incentives to employers to partner with their local workforce agencies to sponsor 1,000 new U.S. Labor Dept.- registered apprenticeships.

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Funding from the program will allow employers to offset some of the cost of wages or technical related instruction provided to apprentices. Employers will receive $500 at the start of the apprenticeship and an additional $500 after the apprentice has completed six months of training.

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Info: For more on the new pilot program, please visit www.michigan.gov.

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