The first step in setting up an apprenticeship program is to fill out some very important forms. There were four documents that were easily completed, and thanks to the NC Department of Labor (DOL) these forms only needed a company name, job description and a labor code. The best part of setting up the apprenticeship program was creating the training material. This was fun, Â keeping in mind that the information will allow the young, or not so young, Apprentice Padawans (If you don’t get this reference read Friday’s blog post) to start working in a matter of weeks.
Most of the training my team and I have put together can be done online, a huge advantage for an Apprentice that either  has transportation issues, or have amazing potential but aren’t local to the training site. Our apprenticeship training was setup for specific career classifications, one of which we call Account Representatives. These individuals are responsible for kindling existing relationships with current customers, and attaining new customers for our company to create cutting-edge technology solutions for. They are the Jedi Sales force I described in my last blog, the life blood of our commercial sales team.
The technical staff will leverage off the sales team’s performance. They will have to work together to overcome challenges, meet sales levels, and be responsible for training the next generation of JASZ Techies to join our organization. If you stick around tomorrow we will discover how the other apprenticeship positions work together with the Account Representative, and talk about the other three forms required for establishing an approved apprenticeship.
