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Apprenticeship Indiana is a group of organizations working to connect you to Registered Apprenticeship.

Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship

The Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeships (OWBLA) develops and implements a framework of Work-Based Learning with the goal of developing a skilled and ready workforce statewide.

DWD: Office of Work Based Learning and Apprenticeship: Home

Indiana Office of Apprenticeship, US Department of Labor

US Department of Labor Apprenticeship State offices are located across the nation to provide technical assistance and support to program sponsors, answer questions about the apprenticeship model, guide partners on each phase of developing a program, connect business to training providers, and advise partners on available funding sources to support apprenticeships.

State Offices | Apprenticeship.gov

Looking for a partner to help create and launch your apprenticeship program? Apprenticeship Intermediaries help you create your apprenticeship program, file paperwork with the US Department of Labor and ensure you have the resources you need to successfully manage a program.

If you would like to be an Apprenticeship Preferred Partner, please contact mgraves1@dwd.in.gov

Regional Intermediaries

Region 1 Northwest Indiana Workforce Board (Center of Workforce Innovations)

Counties - Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Starke, Pulaski, Jasper, Newton
Kathy Neary - kneary@cwicorp.com
John Schlatter jschlatter@cwicorp.com

Region 2 – Northern Indiana Workforce Board, Inc. (Employ Northern Indiana)

Counties - St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, Fulton

Region 3 – Northeast Indiana Works

Counties – LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, DeKalb, Whitley, Allen, Wabash, Huntington, Wells, Adams, Grant
Liz Burkhead - lburkhead@newinworks.org
Kim Tempel - ktempel@neinworks.org

Region 4 – Tecumseh Area Partnership (Region 4 Workforce Board)

Counties – Benton, White, Cass, Miami, Warren, Tippecanoe, Carroll, Howard, Tipton, Clinton, Montgomery, Fountain
Gerry Vasquez - gvasquez@workonewestcentral.org
Faith Willoughby - fwilloughby@workonewestcentral.org
Kathy Burns - kburns@tap.lafayette.in.us

Region 5 – Indiana Region 5 Workforce Board, Inc.

Counties – Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, Hendricks
Tony Collier (Regional Manager) tcollier@workonecentral.org
Sally Eisbrenner (Hendricks/Morgan) sesbrenner@workonecentral.org
Kristal Heffley (Johnson/Shelby) kheffley@workonecentral.org
Kim Holland (Hamilton/Boone) kholland@workonecentral.org
Jill Coffey (Madison/Hancock) jcoffey@workonecentral.org

Region 6 – Eastern Indiana Works

Counties – Blackford, Jay, Randolph, Delaware, Henry, Wayne, Rush, Fayette, Union
McKennzie Beckedahl mbeckedahl@easternindianaworks.org
Wayne Williams wwilliams@easternindianaworks.org

Region 7 – Western Indiana Workforce Development Board

Counties – Vermillion, Parke, Putnam, Clay, Vigo, Sullivan
Lisa Lee – lisalee@workforcenet.org
Mike Smith - msmith@workonewest.com

Region 8 – South Central Region 8 Workforce Board

Counties – Owen, Monroe, Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Daviess, Martin, Orange
Gail Mitchell - gmitchell@vinu.edu
Robin Branch - rbranch@vinu.edu

Region 9 – Southeast Indiana Workforce Board

Counties – Bartholomew, Decatur, Franklin, Dearborn, Ripley, Ohio, Switzerland, Jefferson, Jennings, Jackson
Stephanie Perkins - stephaniep@workonesoutheast.org
Kirk Kuhn - kkuhn@rivervalleyresources.com

Region 10 – Southern Indiana Works

Counties – Washington, Scott, Clark, Floyd, Crawford, Harrison
Carrie Baylor - carrie@soinworks.com
Cindy Mahoney - cindy@soinworks.com

Region 11 – Southwest Indiana Workforce Board

Counties – Knox, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Perry, Spencer, Warrick, Vanderburg, Posey
Valerie Schmidt - Valerie.schmidt@swinworkforce.org

Region 12 – EmployIndy

County – Marion
Betsy Revell - brevell@employindy.org
Jay Styles - jstyles@employindy.org

Industry and Sector Intermediaries

Advanced Manufacturing and Building and Construction

Manhattan Strategy Group (Supply Chain Automation Workforce Hub)
Contact: Dina Igoe, Business Development and Marketing Lead Marketing
digoe@manhattanstrategy.com
Website https://scworkforcehub.com/
Serve Entire State

Education (K-12/Early Childhood)

Early Childhood Workforce Connector
Contact: Marjorie Cohen, Project Manager
info@ecwconnector.org
Website: https://ecwconnector.org/
Serve Entire State

Educator Registered Apprenticeship Intermediary at Research Triangle Institute

Contact: Elizabeth Standafer, Educator Registered Apprenticeship  - Technical Assistance Director
elizabethas@rti.org
Website: www.educatorapprenticeships.com
Serve Entire State

Health and Life Sciences

Innovative Workforce Projects
Contact: Jacob McClelland, CEO
jmcclelland@innovativeworkforceprojects.com

Educational Partners (Working on this list)

Other Partners (working on this list)

If you would like more information on becoming a part of Apprenticeship Indiana, please contact mgraves1@dwd.in.gov