What is the Vermont Child Care Apprenticeship Program?
The Vermont Child Care Apprenticeship Program results, in part, from President Clinton’s 1998 Child Care Initiative and the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, which has formally recognized the “Child Development Specialist” (child care worker) as an apprenticeship position. The U.S. Department of Labor and Vermont’s Department of Employment and Training apprenticeship programs are structured to include on the job training and supervision, related course work and increases in compensation. It is administered by the Vermont Child Care Industry and Careers Council. Apprentices receive a minimum of 144 hours per year of classroom instruction, receiving credit for these classes. The curricula for these classes has been developed by qualified instructors in collaboration with representatives of the child care industry. Apprentices will be working full-time under the supervision of a qualified child care professional. They must work a minimum of 2000 hours per ye
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