Benefits for the apprentice:

• Paid employment during training.
• Opportunity to learn skills needed by employers throughout an industry.
• Credit towards an associate degree at community colleges for completion of apprenticeship program.
• A more secure career and the ability to adapt to new job requirements.
• The background to become a lead person, foreman, or supervisor.
• Receiving related instruction to supplement on-the-job training.
• Earning while learning.
• Receiving formal on-the-job training from a qualified worker.
• Receiving regular pay increases as job skills increase.
• Acquiring a skill allowing the apprentice to compete more effectively in the labor market.

Benefits for the employer:

• Increases productivity.
• Motivated and highly trained workers produce better products, have better work habits and are absent less often.
• Increases worker safety. Classroom study coupled with on-the-job training helps employees better understand their jobs and their accompanying risks, enabling them to avoid job-related injuries, saving employers time and money.
• Reduces labor turnover. Apprentices see the time and energy spent in the classroom as a long term career investment.
• Provides the employer with employees who can adapt to new technologies.
• Creates a versatile work force.
• Provides a pool of future supervisors.