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Our Vision

Lead South Carolina in registered apprenticeships that create positive economic impact for our businesses, communities and citizens.

Our Mission

Apprenticeship Carolina™, a division of the SC Technical College System, leads South Carolina in registered apprenticeship programs that help businesses and communities thrive economically. Through innovation, partnerships, and a spirit of excellence, Apprenticeship Carolina catalyzes the promotion of registered youth, adult, and pre-apprenticeships. Apprenticeship Carolina is also a resource to help employers create, maintain, and maximize the use of these programs. Apprenticeship Carolina is committed to creating and strengthening career pathways that enrich and enhance South Carolina’s existing and future workforce.

Team Values

Integrity: Serving our stakeholders by knowing, saying and doing the right thing regardless if anyone is watching.

High Quality: Delivering excellent customer service and exceptional program outcomes to our stakeholders.

Collaboration: Building, supporting, and leveraging partnerships that lead to mutually beneficial outcomes.

Diversity: Recognizing, embracing, and promoting different populations, backgrounds, cultures, and viewpoints.

Apprenticeship Carolina works to ensure all employers in South Carolina have access to the information and technical assistance they need to create demand-driven registered apprenticeship programs. At no cost to the employer, apprenticeship consultants are available to guide companies through the registered apprenticeship development process from initial information to full recognition in the national Registered Apprenticeship System.

What is Apprenticeship?

Apprenticeships are an earn while you learn training model that combines structured on the job training, job related education, and a scalable wage progression.

Apprenticeship Carolina works to ensure all employers in South Carolina have access to the information and technical assistance they need to create demand-driven registered apprenticeship programs.

Apprenticeship consultants are available, at no charge to employers, to guide companies through the registered apprenticeship development process from initial information to full recognition in the national Registered Apprenticeship System.

Registered apprenticeship provides employers with the unique opportunity to grow their own workforce.

 

Over 1,000 occupations can be part of an apprenticeship program. Innovative outreach into targeted industry clusters has made South Carolina a national model for its broad range of programs.

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Construction Technologies
  • Energy and Utilities
  • Healthcare
  • Information Technology
  • Tourism and Service Industries
  • Transportation Distribution and Logistics

 

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