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In This Episode

In this episode of JFF’s Apprenticeship by State, Joseph speaks with Willie Higgins, the Apprenticeship Director of Arizona.

[00:57] Get to know Arizona’s agency of apprenticeship.

[09:00] Employer’s first steps.

[12:06] Approval timeline.

[21:22] Pre-apprenticeship.

[24:56] In-school youth apprenticeship.

[31:18] Opportunity youth.

Links and Resources

Arizona@Work

Arizona Department of Economic Security

Willie Higgins on LinkedIn

Developed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Pursuant to the National Apprenticeship Act, the Department of Labor works to expand opportunities related to apprenticeship programs. This project has been funded, either wholly or in part, with Federal funds from the Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration under the contract number/work order DOL-OPS-16-A-0012/1605DC-18-F-00060. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement of same by the U.S. Government.