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Transcript
Rob Harr WHY YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE AN APPRENTICE PROGRAM
@robertharr
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Giant Disclaimer!
Hello!!
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I am in the talent business.
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APPRENTICESHIPS
Survey time.
Everyone is trying to hire.
WHY YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE AN APPRENTICE PROGRAM STORY TIME
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2011
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WHAT I LEARNED WHY YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE AN APPRENTICE
PROGRAM
People are our biggest asset.
2 kinds of Companies: Talent Producers Talent Consumers
There are seasons for all things.
Always planning for the future.
THE BASICS WHY YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE AN APPRENTICE PROGRAM
APPRENTICESHIPS
ap·pren·tice : a person who is learning a trade from
a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.
Traditional Education
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APPRENTICESHIP GUIDELINES WHY YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE AN APPRENTICE PROGRAM
Paid
Focused on Learning
January February March April May June July 6 Months
January February March April May June July Phase 1: Source
Control and Programming Basics Phase 2: Frontend Development: Markup, Style, Interaction, and Preprocessing Phase 3: MVC Frameworks, Databases, and Personal Projects
https://github.com/sparkbox/apprenticeships
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Part of the Team & Intentional Mentoring
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Regular Pairing
It takes a village
January February March April May June July Monthly Reviews
Soft Skills
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APPRENTICESHIPS AT SPARKBOX WHY YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE AN APPRENTICE
PROGRAM
January February March December November October Call for apprentices &
Interviews Selections Made Apprenticeship starts Move to Dayton Homework Timeline
Our Goal To have everyone be a solid beginner.
4 years with 100% Placement
BUSINESS ROI WHY YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD HAVE AN APPRENTICE PROGRAM
30%
50,000 @ 30% = $15,000
3 Months for new Employees
Reduces the business risk.
The wrong hire is really expensive.
Newly trained potential hires every summer.
Investing in your people
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Investing in your community
Inwardly Focused
APPRENTICESHIPS
“Even the second-hand smoke I inhale while working at Sparkbox
is enough to blow my mind and make it more than worth being here.” Neil Renicker
Changing peoples lives
Our long term business plan is to have happy, healthy,
well adjusted humans and families.
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Looking to collect information about apprenticeships.
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QUESTIONS?
THANKS! @robertharr
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