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Apprenticeships
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What are the advantages of participating in an apprenticeship?
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Apprentices earn a full-time salary with benefits while learning the skills to work in a laboratory animal facility.
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What type of students will benefit from the apprenticeship program?
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Apprentices might be students who have recently completed high school or a GED, transitioning military and dependents, displaced workers, workers changing careers, or workers reentering the research field.
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Who provides supervision of apprentices?
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Scott and White supervisory personnel will serve as mentors/supervisors.
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Who provides the instruction for the classes?
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The 146 hours of related instruction are provided through Temple College and Scott and White. The 2000 hours of on-the-job training are provided by Scott and White personnel.
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Who provides oversight of the apprenticeship program?
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The Scott and White Apprenticeship Advisory Committee will provide oversight, set admission criteria and qualifications, determine competencies, and evaluate learning outcomes.
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What type of certification will the apprentice have at the end of the program?
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At the completion of the program, the apprentice will receive a certificate of completion of a Registered Apprenticeship and will be eligible to take the certification exam from the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS).