Chantal Brown at EdNC reports Tommy’s Road Elementary in the Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) System in Goldsboro, North Carolina has begun its first year of operating the Educator Registered Apprenticeship Program. District Officials tell EdNC they are excited to expand their Teacher pipeline and support their local economy. Apprentices are also excited to give back to the community while getting experience before licensure. Wayne Community College (WCC) formed the Apprenticeship Wayne Program in 2020. In general, Apprenticeships are arrangements where employers provide Workers with on-the-job training in a certain field, combined with classroom instruction. Students are paid for their time and earn nationally recognized certifications. In 2022, WCPS became interested in starting an Apprenticeship Program for K-12 teachers, with a special interest in recruiting high school students. Apprenticeship Wayne partnered with the University of Mount Olive and the Educator Registered Apprenticeship Intermediary, housed under RTI International, in 2023. The role of the intermediary is to apply Apprenticeship standards to the needs of the Education Sector. 

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