Addressing Workforce Challenges
​Through Partnerships

The NYS Educator Workforce Development HUB is a technical assistance center funded by a federal grant. Services, resources and assistance from the HUB are FREE to all stakeholders.

NYS Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Who Does What?: An Overview

Want to know which higher education institutions have registered residency programs? And what certificates they offer?

Lead Education Agencies (LEAs)
Districts, BOCES, Charters, Privates

LEAs serve as employers and sponsors providing the paid on-the-job experiential and guided application of learning. They also oversee the Registered Apprenticeship Program and work with NYS DOL to meet monitoring and reporting needs. As employers, the LEA is required to sponsor the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP). They can use the RAP to meet identified current and future educator workforce needs.

Local Union Affiliates

Local union affiliates, as co-sponsors, will work with districts to identify the experienced educators that will serve the apprentice providing one-on-one (1:1) daily guidance, feedback, and mentoring as they complete their coursework. The local union affiliate will also work with districts, as the collective bargaining unit, to negotiate ways to recognize and compensate this important work for the experienced educators.

Institutions of Higher Ed.

Institutions of Higher Education (IHE), as the related instruction providers, will continue to provide high quality coursework as part of a registered degree program resulting in NYS Initial certification. IHEs will be eligible to be listed on multiple RAP applications serving multiple LEAs and providing candidates to those programs. IHEs continue to hold responsibility for recommendation for the candidate to be eligible for NYS Initial Certification.

Partnership Responsibilities

The RAP Partnerships take on a wide range of responsibilities to ensure the success and professional development of aspiring educators. From recruiting and interviewing prospective candidates to carefully matching them with appropriate teaching placements, the program also provides ongoing coaching and support, while emphasizing the importance of core academic values and sharing best practices to foster a thriving community of well-prepared educators.
Recruitment for New Participants
Interviewing for the Program
Matching for Placement
Placement Coaching
Establishing Core Academic Values
Sharing Best Practices
Supporting Apprentices

Working Together to Truly Create a P-20 Collaborative Partnership
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