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