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School-to-Registered Apprenticeship Programs The Michigan School-to-Registered Apprenticeship system assists youth in the eleventh and twelfth grades who plan to enter the workforce directly after high school. The apprentice and the sponsor sign an apprenticeship agreement. The apprentice agrees to perform the work and complete the related study, and the sponsor agrees to make every effort to keep the apprentice employed and to comply with standards established for the program. If this agreement meets all the standards of the registered apprenticeship, it is then registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training or a State Apprenticeship Council/Agency. The registered school-to-apprenticeship program is designed to provide the flexibility the high school apprentice needs to continue with the school-based related instruction component and the part-time structured On-the-Job Training component. After graduating from high school, the apprentice is employed full time and continues with the occupational On-the-Job Training and related instruction. The following is a list of School-to-Registered Apprenticeship occupations with Employment Standards developed and approximate number of active sites in the West Central region. Employer sites may employ more than one apprentice.
D. Technology Technology in Lake and Mason counties Infrastructure/Internet Access – All schools (excluding elementary schools) in Lake and Mason counties have a direct connection to the Internet. Most schools have a fractional T1 connection and some have full T1 access. The same is true for area businesses. Some of the local Internet Service Providers may have multiple T1s, but no one has greater bandwidth than the 1.54 Mbps pipeline provided by a T1 line. Currently this limited bandwidth is acceptable for schools but area businesses need greater bandwidth to share files and communicate with their customers and home offices. When Internet2 becomes a reality, T1 connections will not suffice and access to fiber or a wireless connection will be necessary. There may be some fiber in our area, but we do not have an on-ramp to it, nor could we afford to lease it from the telephone companies. |