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What is Youth Apprenticeship?
You will  spend part of your school day with your mentor at an approved worksite.
You and your mentor are guided by an official training plan developed by your employer, your Work Based Learning Coordinator and you.
Regular feedback on your progress is given to you by your mentor and your WBL Coordinator.
Your successful completion of 450 hours of on-the-job training may result in a job offer after high school graduation!
You earn a skills certificate from the Department of Labor. 
You also earn weighted high school credits as a Youth Apprentice.​
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How Do I Become a Youth Apprentice?
Step 1 Speak to your school's Work Based Learning Coordinator (WBL) and let them know you're interested in the Youth Apprentice Program. Review the open positions and find one that aligns to your skills and career interests.
Step 2 Complete and submit an application packet to your WBL, not the employer, by the deadlines before the semester. 
Step 3 FCPS will send your application to employers who will contact you for an interview.  If hired, you will work with your WBL to coordinate your school schedule and get the Youth Apprentice Program Agreement and disclosures signed by all parties.

A Complete Application Packet Consists
of the following:

1. Youth Apprenticeship Maryland Student Application Form
2.  Cover Letter - should address the following (one letter for each position if applying to more than one opening):
  • Why you want to be a youth apprentice
  • How your career interests relate to the apprentice position
  • How related high school courses you are currently taking or taken will help your success in the apprentice position
  • Why employer should consider hiring you as a youth apprentice
3.  Resume - should include:
  • Career Objective
  • Education (courses/training you have completed that support your qualifications and interest in the Youth Apprenticeship Maryland Program) 
  • Personal Strengths
  • High School Awards and Honors
  • Volunteer and Community Service
  • Extra-curricular activities 
  • Employment information (including unpaid internships)
  • Additional Skills, Hobbies 
4.  Teacher Evaluation Form 

Submit all the above to the Work Based Learning Coordinator at your high school, not the employer.

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