Community Health Worker Training Program: Apprenticeship Information for Community Health Workers (CHWs)
Who can be a CHW Apprentice at a Registered Apprenticeship?
You are eligible to be an apprentice at an apprenticeship registered with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry if you are a CHW Certificate holder or if you are in your last semester of the CHW Certificate Program at any of the accredited Minnesota schools who offer the certificate program.
How do I become an apprentice?
Employers who have established a registered apprenticeship program through the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry choose their own apprentices. For a list of employers who have established or are starting apprenticeship programs, contact apprenticeship@MNCHWAlliance.org
What are the benefits of being an apprentice?
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has requirements that employers who operate apprenticeships must follow. These include:
- Employers determine wage and must provide benefits to apprentices
- Wage must increase with training and education hours and at the end of the 12-month program be a living wage as determined by MN Department of Labor and Industry (adjusted by region/ area of employment)
- Apprentices must be employed full time (at least 32 hours per week)
- Employers must provide safety training (at least 50 hours)
- Minimum of 144 hours of relevant educational instruction must be provided (this can include the CHW Certificate Program at an accredited institution)
- On-site mentor who will guide apprentices through the training and education.
- At the end of the apprenticeship experience (1 year), apprentices will have a nationally recognized credential, and will stay on as an employee of the organization
What will the Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP) do to enhance the apprenticeship experience?
- Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance staff can help connect you with apprenticeship sites and other employment opportunities
- MNCHWA staff will connect with both you and your employer over the apprenticeship period to check-in
- You may apply for a $7500 stipend paid for by the grant
Interested in participating?
Contact Vonyee Howard at apprenticeship@mnchwalliance.org