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The Minnesota Apprenticeship Initiative (MAI) offers grants to assist employers with costs associated with developing apprenticeship programs. Employers can receive up to $5,000 for each apprentice to help cover costs including apprenticeship-related supplies, materials, instruction and infrastructure.
The goal of MAI is to help more than 100 employers develop apprenticeship programs to recruit, train and retrain 1,000 new apprentices in the industries of:
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advanced manufacturing,
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agriculture,
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health care services,
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information technology, and
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transportation.
MAI grants
Resources for applicants
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January 2018 informational webinar: webinar presentation PDF | webinar recording
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Why choose apprenticeship? handout.
Success with MAI
Employers are finding success with MAI grants.
View more employers that have created apprenticeship programs through MAI.
MAI grantee resources
View resources for employers that have already received a MAI grant or have already applied.
Questions about MAI or apprenticeship? Contact us.
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Jason Wadell
MAI Grant Project Manager, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Jason.Wadell@state.mn.us, 651-259-7552 -
LaRohn Latimer
Apprenticeship Field Representative, Program Development, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Larohn.Latimer@state.mn.us, 651-284-5223 -
Leslie Philmon
Apprenticeship Field Representative, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Leslie.Philmon@state.mn.us, 651-284-5330
MAI is a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) and is funded through a $5 million grant through the U.S. Department of Labor.