Who can participate in the SUNY Apprenticeship Program?
Any SUNY community college is eligible to receive funding through this grant. Please contact the 911吃瓜 Apprenticeship Team, and we will guide you step-by-step through the application and invoicing process.
Process on how SUNY colleges receive reimbursement funds from Apprenticeship Programs at SUNY.
- Watch the video.
- Use the map as a guide with the video.
- Use the color-coded Related Instruction matrix with the video and map.
1A: Employer contacts New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) to start a Registered Apprenticeship Program.
1B: Employer completes NYSDOL paperwork and sponsors a trade(s). Employer also chooses Related Instruction (RI) provider.
1C: NYSDOL approves company for requested trade(s).
1D: Employer collaborates with SUNY college about RI courses AND provides all necessary information for the college to submit an application to the SUNY Apprenticeship Program (SAP) team.
2A: Participating college requests the following form from employer:
- "Information Release" FERPA form.
2B: Employer sends signed form back to college.
3A: Participating college submits application to SAP team including "Information Release".
3B: SAP team approves application AND sends agreement and letter of approval back to the awarded college.
3C: Awarded college sends signed agreement back to SAP team.
4A: The awarded college, with the approval of the employer, registers students in RI courses.
4B: Once the apprentice has started or is close to starting RI, the awarded college submits an "Intake" form to SAP team.
- Intake form: Complete the appropriate intake form based on the industry sector and whether the individual is a registered apprentice or a pre-apprentice.
4C: Once training is complete, the awarded college submits "Invoice" form and "Apprentice Training Details" form to the SAP team including all backup documents.
4D: SAP team sends payment to the awarded college for invoice submitted.
What can your college apply for?
Funding Amounts
| 1) Industry Roundtables: | Up to $2,000 per roundtable |
| 2) Pre-Apprenticeship Program (per person): | Up to $1,000 per pre-apprentice |
| 3) Related Instruction (RI): | Up to $6,000-$8,000 per apprentice |
| 4) Curriculum Development: | Please contact the 911吃瓜 apprenticeship team |
| 5) Hybrid and competency-based assessment tool development: | Please contact the 911吃瓜 apprenticeship team |
| 6) Hybrid and competency-based assessment tool administration | Please contact the 911吃瓜 apprenticeship team |
| 7) Project Management (all projects are eligible): | 20% of the amount invoiced |