Educators

ACCELerate Apprenticeship is a U.S. Department of Labor (US DOL) grant-funded initiative of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) to expand apprenticeship opportunities at ports and across America’s multimodal transportation, distribution and logistics (TDL)-connected supply chain. A key component of apprenticeship programs is related instruction – courses taught outside the apprentices’ work experience that provides the critical knowledge (“why”) that complements their on-the-job learning (“how”) to help them become more skilled, successful employees.

Our grant team works with institutions of higher education which have existing programs, or an interest in building new academic or workforce programs that map to occupations for which we are currently developing apprenticeship programs for employers nationwide. We can provide your institution with: 

1. program expertise in becoming an apprenticeship program sponsor 
2. technical assistance in leveraging multiple sources of funding and support for your school’s sponsored program
3. frameworks to “crosswalk” existing industry-valued certifications and credentials to academic credit

Contact us to learn how the ACCELerate Apprenticeship grant program team can help your institution: 

• engage local employers to enroll their apprentices as students in your academic or workforce programs for their related instructional courses 
• align existing programs and curriculum with local employers’ training needs 
• embed or align your apprenticeship-related courses with industry-valued credentials
• develop consortia of key local stakeholders including employers, workforce system representatives, and community-based organizations serving underrepresented populations to inform your program development, contribute financial and in-kind resources for program support, and market your program to prospective students