Apprenticeships

Have a great employee that you want to support as they develop their trade? Trade related instruction programs at Delta are designed in partnership with local industry leaders to provide top-notch training to great employees.
 

 
We'll help you create semi-customized education plans so in the end, your employee gains the skills and knowledge you need them to have for your business, and they learn a trade.

We currently provide the region's apprentices with training in fields such as:

Is an apprenticeship right for your organization?

• Do you have job openings that are consistently hard to fill?
• Do you have positions with high turnover rates?
• Is your current skilled workforce reaching the age of retirement?
• Are you having difficulty attracting new and more diverse talent pools?
• Does your current workforce need help keeping pace with industry advancements?

If you answered 'Yes!' to any of these questions, you should consider apprenticeship.

How to sponsor an apprentice student

What's the first step? Let's talk about your needs and how Delta can help.

1. Contact the Apprenticeship Office at 989-686-9476 or apprenticeship@delta.edu  to create a  Related Technical Instruction Program for your apprentice (employee).
2. Your employee will complete an online admissions application for Delta College and the additional student steps needed to be eligible for enrollment in courses.  
3. Provide a Company Sponsorship Letter for your employee (apprentice)
4. Provide a Apprenticeship Release of Information form completed by your employee.
5. Review upcoming schedule of classes and submit a registration authorization form.