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Pennsylvania Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Pathway

From CDA, to Associate’s Degree, to Bachelor’s Degree

Roles and Responsibilities

Teresa Collins | tcollins@1199ctraining.org | www.1199ctraining.org

Apprenticeship Roles & Responsibilities

• Statewide sponsor roles• Regional intermediary roles• Roles of other partners

One Statewide Sponsor •One set of standardized work processes includes three levels of competencies aligned with NAEYC Draft Standards for CDA, AA, and BA

•Related technical instruction for the CDA, AA and BA specific to the educational provider

•All apprenticeship programs sponsored by 1199C Training Fund under one set of umbrella Apprenticeship Standards

•Regional intermediaries serve as organizing entity for the apprenticeship programs in their region

Sponsor Roles and ResponsibilitiesStatewide Sponsor District 1199C Training Fund:• Registers and sponsors statewide multi-group ECE apprenticeship

program with universal standards under the auspices of the PA Apprenticeship and Training Office (ATO)

• Identifies partnership structure and partnership governance• Designates hub intermediaries and provides contractual agreements• Provides oversight to partnership structure, policies, and procedures• Ensures statewide apprenticeship program is implemented in

compliance with state regulations• Establishes feedback loops with partners for communication flow

Sponsor Roles and Responsibilities cont.Statewide Sponsor District 1199C Training Fund: • Standardizes Related Technical Instruction and On the Job Learning • Ensures that required documentation (Appendices A, E, and B) is

completed correctly and submitted to ATO for approval• Uploads apprenticeship information into RAPIDS database• Provides documentation and reports to ATO• Coordinates Coaching Companion statewide• Supports the provision of technical assistance to intermediaries• Coordinates with OCDEL, PA Key, PDOs, and PACCA in

implementing apprenticeship programming statewide• Facilitates statewide steering committee

Intermediary Roles and ResponsibilitiesRegional Intermediaries:• Establishes, builds, and supports regional apprenticeship partners • Facilitates role definition of partners and the articulation of the

regional pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship career pathway• Coordinates closely with statewide sponsor, District 1199C Training

Fund in: - recruiting/on-boarding/support of employers, coaches, apprentices - recruiting IHE partners - establishing mentor partner to support onsite coaches • Coordinates with the statewide sponsor in providing data required

for RAPIDS, documentation, and reporting

Intermediary Roles and Responsibilities cont.Regional Intermediaries:• Facilitates coordination of tuition and wrap around supports for

apprentices with the IHE, support for coaches, and employer engagement and support

• Convenes and facilitates regional Apprenticeship Committee• Leads regional fundraising efforts• Participates in statewide steering committee• Provides feedback to the statewide sponsor related to apprenticeship

implementation

Roles & Responsibilities• Employer• Apprentice• Staff• Coach• Mentors• Higher Ed• Intermediary

Roles & Responsibilities• Employer: Sponsor Apprentice(s); sign

on to “Standards” and – as applicable – negotiate riders to CBA(s); Identify coach(es), and support their training; Support weekly coach/Apprentice meetings; Identify wage steps aligned with competency development; Participate in T.E.A.C.H.

• Apprentice• Staff• Coach• Mentors• Higher Ed• Intermediary

Roles & Responsibilities• Employer• Apprentice: Complete classroom and

on-the-job learning elements of Apprenticeship program, demonstrating mastery (or adequate progress) of competencies

• Staff• Coach• Mentors• Higher Ed• Intermediary

Roles & Responsibilities• Employer• Apprentice• Staff: Mentor/coach and support their

worksite’s Apprentice(s) as a team – at least 5:1 overall ratio, including one-on-one coach

• Coach• Mentors• Higher Ed• Intermediary

Roles & Responsibilities• Employer• Apprentice• Staff• Coach: Provide one-on-one support to

Apprentices at their worksites, as they work to demonstrate/document mastery of OJL competencies; Meet (at least once) weekly

• Mentors• Higher Ed• Intermediary

Roles & Responsibilities• Employer• Apprentice• Staff• Coach• Mentors: Align on-the-job learning and

classroom competencies; Administer mentorship training and support of onsite coaches; Coordinate with Intermediary and post-secondary partners

• Higher Ed• Intermediary

Roles & Responsibilities• Employer• Apprentice• Staff• Coach• Mentors• Higher Ed: Prepare Apprentices for

admission to ECE program of study; Administer coursework; Coordinate between faculty and onsite coaches; Award credit for competencies – 7 to 12 for CDA, 9 for OJL; Award Degree

• Intermediary

Roles & Responsibilities• Employer• Apprentice• Staff• Coach• Mentors• Higher Ed• Intermediary: Create and sustain

regional partners. Coordinate program across multiple employers and worksites; Prepare and submit required documentation – minimize paperwork for worker and employer; Provide counseling support to Apprentices and TA to employers.

Organizing your PROGRAM

APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE

STANDARDS OFAPPRENTICESHIP

RAPIDS

INTERMEDIARYORGANIZATION

Each local program is overseen by a Committee of participating employer and union (if applicable) representatives. The Committee approves Standards for all participating worksites, but delegates day-to-day operations of the program to the Intermediary. The Intermediary organizes, collects and maintains apprenticeship documents, which are to Pennsylvania’s Apprenticeship Council, via the online RAPIDS database.

Apprenticeship “Musts”Standards of Apprenticeship establish…• Committee and program operating procedures• Admission processes and criteria• Requirements for participating Apprentices, Employers,

educational institutions, and other partners• Coaching/mentoring guidelines, including the required level of

supervision• Required competencies (classroom and on-the-job) via an

attached Work Process Schedule• Relationship to union contracts (if applicable)

Apprenticeship “Musts”Standards of Apprenticeship are required to…• At a minimum, specify the equivalent of 2,000 hours of

on-the-job learning and 144 hours of classroom instruction per each 12-months of Apprenticeship

• …on-the-job hours can be covered in part (up to 50%) via “credit for experience,” determined on a per-apprentice basis by each participating employer

Statewide Apprenticeship System

Organizing the Regional Hubs

Organizing your REGIONAL HUB

CENTRALSOUTHWEST

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEAST

NORTHWEST

District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund100 S. Broad Street, 10th Floor, Philadelphia PA 19110

Teresa Collins, Executive Directortcollins@1199ctraining.org

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