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          Our Women’s Leadership Program enables you to take your leadership to the next level by arming you with the most in-demand leadership toolkit.

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Build Talent, Strengthen Your Workforce

The Massachusetts Apprentice Network helps employers develop and implement apprenticeship programs that create new pipelines for skilled talent. Expanding beyond traditional trades, this initiative connects businesses with training providers and talent sources to build apprenticeships in tech, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and other high-demand industries.

Employers can utilize apprenticeships to:  
  • Cultivate a skilled workforce tailored to their business needs
  • Access a diverse and motivated talent pool
  • Source skilled talent on demand rather than being limited to traditional hiring cycles
  • Reduce turnover and increase employee engagement
  • Re-skill and upskill incumbent workers
By participating, employers will:
  • Join a learning community of organizations that are building, sustaining, and expanding high-quality apprenticeship programs
  • Access a clearinghouse of apprenticeship resources and connect with vetted partners
  • Demonstrate leadership and be recognized as a champion of innovative talent development practices
  • Contribute to our goal: 1,000 apprentices placed by 2027
Recognizing that there is not a one-size-fits-all solution, the Network is committed to assisting organizations to develop custom solutions that best meet their apprenticeship needs. Let’s build the future of talent—together.

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The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Chamber’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit arm, expands economic opportunity through its initiatives focused on workforce and talent development, and small business growth. Our work supports people and small businesses through programs that develop talent, cultivate future leaders, retain a strong workforce and promote inclusive growth.
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2024 Impact Report

Since launching in 2022, the MA Apprentice Network has placed 605 apprentices across 18 employers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is an apprenticeship?

    An apprenticeship is a full-time job with living wages and access to benefits. This learn and earn model:

    • Has an intent of making the candidate job ready for a specific role

    • Provides an individual with a pathway to build a career and full-time employment upon completion plus step increases in pay

    • Includes industry-recognized credentials and certificates, when relevant, incorporated in the technical and on-the-job training, providing portability and recognition by the occupation/industry.

  • Why apprenticeships?

    • Access to a highly motivated and productive talent pool that is less likely to leave than talent from traditional sources

    • Capability to provide diverse groups training and access to professional careers and reskill workers whose jobs are disrupted

    • Flexibility to source skilled talent on demand vs. only at college graduation

    • Promote inclusive opportunity, racial equity, and economic mobility where we work and live

    • Ability to build deeper relationships with clients and communities


  • What are the benefits to employers of using an apprentice model?

    Explore these resources covering the return on investment (ROI) of apprenticeships for employers:


    • A Proven Solution for Employers
    • Beyond Productivity: How Employers Gain More from Apprenticeship

    • Apprenticeship ROI Calculator

  • What is an “apprenticeable role”?

    An “apprenticeable role” is a job that requires some level of technical or professional skill that a candidate would need to be hired into the position. An apprenticeable role also has a career trajectory or pathway that the worker can advance into with further experience and/or education. Because apprenticeships require on-the-job training, the apprentice demonstrates skill competence and obtains mastery by the end of the program.

  • What does it mean to join an Apprentice Network?

    • Be seen as a leader in this space and elevate your current apprenticeship and/or workforce development efforts

    • Make the commitment to start or expand your professional apprenticeship program

    • Provide guidance and support to other organizations as they build their apprentice programs

    • Participate in quarterly Network events to share and learn best practices for developing and scaling professional apprenticeship programs

    • Share data with the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce to be used only in aggregate across Network members, including aggregate information on apprentice hires, conversion rates, and demographic information

    • Be a champion to help encourage other organizations to join the Network

    • Be a continuous advocate of increasing access to professional careers through non-traditional hiring pathways

  • Resources

    Department of Labor Standards and Case Studies


    • Division of Apprenticeship Standards

    • Department of Labor Fact Sheets, Case Studies, and Research


    Other Apprentice Networks

    • Our National Apprentice Playbook: a detailed guide on how to build a professional apprenticeship

    • The National Apprentice Network

    • Apprentice Florida

These common elements include:

An apprenticeship is a job and apprentices are full-time employees of the hiring company, earning wages with access to benefits.

An apprenticeship provides an individual with a pathway to build a career in a specific occupation, working full-time and earning a discounted wage rate with access to benefits; the apprenticeship includes step increases in pay commensurate with experience in their field and transitioning to continued employment at full wages upon graduating from the apprenticeship.

An apprenticeship is an earn and learn model that combines both structured learning with on-the-job training. Many apprenticeable roles are entry-level with career growth; however, apprenticeship models may also support upskilling for more advanced roles within an organization.

An apprenticeship includes industry-recognized credentials and certificates, when relevant for the occupation, incorporated in the technical and on-the-job training, providing portability and recognition by the occupation/industry.

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