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Youth Apprenticeship

Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship program is a foundational part of a statewide School-to-Work initiative that has earned Wisconsin national recognition as a leader in education reform. It is designed for high school students who want to experience hands on learning at the worksite in conjunction with classroom instruction. This rigorous two year elective program combines academic and technical instruction with mentored on-the-job learning that makes a real world connection for the students.

Contact Information

New Program Guides now available on-line: Finance and Hospitality, Lodging & Tourism

The Guides are in PDF format and suitable for printing. There are also separate links to the Guides and each individual appendix, if you're only interested in reading or printing individual portions of the Guide.

The Finance Program Guide and all of its appendices is a 190 page PDF document.
The Hospitality, Lodging & Tourism Program Guide and all of its appendices is a 143 page PDF document. 

Brochure on Wisconsin Workbased Learning Programs available

The Wisconsin Workbased Learning Programs Brochure is available on the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) website. The brochure is a 2 page PDF document suitable for printing.  It describes the various workbased learning opportunities for secondary students in Wisconsin, including DWD's Youth Apprenticeship Program.  Contact information for each program option included.

Additional Information

• Summer Youth Employment Program
• Investing in Wisconsin's Future brochure
• Child Labor
• Forms and Publications
• Mentoring Youth Apprentices
• Program Areas
• Related Links, Organizations and Information
• Skills Standards Checklists
• YA Coordinators
• 2009-10 YA RFP
• Finance Program Guide
• Hospitality Program Guide

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Youth Services, publishes a bi-weekly newsletter, "Youth Resource Connections".  In order to see the newest copy of the e-publication, go to http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/.  The newsletters are archived and can be accessed through the DOL's website.  The link to this site can also be found on our Related Links, Organizations and Information page.