Occupations within the Information Technology (IT) sector continue to provide some of the fastest growing and most advanced career pathways. Businesses continue to face challenges meeting their IT talent needs with job seekers who are armed with the skills needed to succeed.  Increasingly, IT employers are turning to Registered Apprenticeship programs to fill their talent pipeline.

This page offers tools, successful program examples, and other resources that can be used to help expand apprenticeship in the Information Technology sector.

Developing IT Apprenticeships

• Information Technology - Solutions for Industry (U.S. Department of Labor)
• On-the-Job Learning and Related Instruction Outlines for IT Apprenticeships
• National Occupational Frameworks for Apprenticeship
• Information Technology Generalist Occupational Framework
• Cyber Security Support Technician Occupational Framework
• Competency Models for Information Technology (CareerOneStop)
• Montana Apprenticeship Standards for Computer Programmer

• Apprenti Portal and Screening Tool - Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA)

Outreach Materials for Businesses 

• Apprenti Hiring Partner Brochure
• Developing Effective Apprenticeships Case Study: Vertical Limit (Wireless Infrastructure Association)
• Closing the Wireless Jobs and Skills Gaps through Apprenticeship (Wireless Infrastructure Association)
• Wireless Infrastructure Apprenticeship Access Initiative Fact Sheet
• IT Apprenticeship Flyer (New Hampshire)

Examples of Registered Apprenticeship programs in IT

• Apprenti
• Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP)
• GP Apprentice (Greater Peoria Economic Development Council)
• BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina  
• #YesWeCode
• Vermont HITEC Program
• New Mexico Information Technology Apprenticeship Program
• Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship IT Program

Information on the IT Workforce

• Information Technology and the U.S. Workforce: Where Are We and Where Do We Go from Here? (National Academy of Sciences)  
• Assessing the IT Skills Gap (CompTIA)
• Mapping the IT Workforce (CompTIA)
• By the Numbers: Women in Information Technology (NCWIT)
• 5G and Telecom Apprenticeships Podcast (National Urban League)