Registered Apprenticeships

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HVAC/R and Plumbing

What is a Registered Apprenticeship?

A registered apprenticeship is a training program developed by employers and approved by the Department of Labor to prepare and training their workforce. Individuals who are participating in a registered apprenticeship are paid employees of their employer sponsor and participate in progressive on-the-job training (during their normal work day), classroom instruction (completed after hours), gain nationally recognized credentials and receive progressive wage increases as they move through the Registered Apprenticeships.

Learn more about registered apprenticeships

What to expect as an apprentice:

  • To complete necessary paperwork with the Department of Labor setting you up as a registered apprentice (done through your employer).
  • Not all apprenticeships are Registered Apprenticeships. Programs not registered with the Department of Labor may not include any of the above and not be portable if you change employers. 
  • Your training record is 100% portable and yours to keep. 
  • To work full time with your sponsor employer.
  • Many registered apprenticeship programs in Wyoming are no cost to the apprentice. 
  • Apprentices earn progressive wages each year they complete the Registered Apprenticeship. 
  • Apprentices have structured On-the-Job learning/mentorship to provide training for a successful career. 

Sponsor Employers:

Plumbing:

HVAC/R:

Career Information

Visit Career Coach for additional information about Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters.

Visit Career Coach for additional information about HVAC/R Installers.


Progam Cost

Individuals employed by one of the above listed sponsor employers and are registered as apprentices with the Department of Labor train at no cost. Financial support may be available through WIOA, a federally funded, state mandated program administered by the Department of Workforce Services or other scholarships and grants. Please contact us for more information on potential funding a training cost.


Meet Our Instructors: 

Plumbing:

Alec Verplancke

Alec Verplancke 

Dave Smith

Dave Smith 

Levi Wann

Levi Wann

Kyle Jobes

Kyle Jobes

John Zuver

John Zuver 

 
 
 

HVAC/R:

Randy Schein

Randy Schein

Stephan Shaw

Stephen Shaw

Andy Arias

Andy Arias