Oregon Apprenticeship Programs

Oregon Apprenticeship Programs

Oregon Apprenticeship Programs

Oregon Apprenticeship Resource Guide

Find Registered Apprenticeships, apprenticeship sponsors, community-college programs, youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, workforce assistance, regional resources, and other earn-and-learn opportunities across Oregon.

Resources verified: August 2026

What Is an Apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is an earn-and-learn approach that combines paid work with training for an occupation.

You learn by doing the job while earning a paycheck.

Depending on the employer and program, the training may be highly structured—or it may be more informal and employer-designed.

The details vary.

That is why it is important to understand what type of apprenticeship you are considering.

🟦 Registered Apprenticeship

A Registered Apprenticeship is a specific, formally approved type of apprenticeship.

Unlike the broader use of the word apprenticeship, Registered Apprenticeship follows defined standards and is reviewed and registered by an authorized government apprenticeship agency.

In Oregon, the Bureau of Labor and Industries — BOLI Apprenticeship and Training Division registers and supports apprenticeship programs.

The Oregon State Apprenticeship and Training Council — OSATC is the state governing body that approves apprenticeship committees, programs, and apprenticeship policies.

A Registered Apprenticeship includes:

  • Paid employment — you are employed and earn wages while training.
  • Structured On-the-Job Learning — the program establishes what you will learn in the workplace.
  • Approved Related Training — classroom or technical instruction is connected with the occupation.
  • Experienced mentoring — you learn under the guidance of skilled, experienced workers.
  • Defined pay progression — wages increase as you develop skills and progress through the program.
  • Defined training requirements — the program establishes the time, competencies, or combination of requirements needed for completion.
  • Government review and registration — the apprenticeship operates under approved Registered Apprenticeship standards.
  • Recognized completion credential — successful completion leads to a recognized apprenticeship credential.

The key distinction is simple:

  • An apprenticeship can be employer-designed.
  • A Registered Apprenticeship must meet defined standards.

🟩 Employer / Unregistered Apprenticeship

Some Oregon employers may offer apprenticeships that are not Registered Apprenticeships.

These can still be excellent paid career pathways.

They may provide:

  • Structured workplace training
  • Mentoring
  • Wage increases
  • Technical or classroom instruction
  • Industry credentials
  • College credit
  • Advancement into skilled employment

These features vary by employer and program.

Before accepting an employer apprenticeship, ask:

  • How is the training organized?
  • Who will train and mentor me?
  • How long does the program last?
  • What skills will I learn?
  • How does my pay increase?
  • Is technical or classroom instruction included?
  • What credential will I earn?
  • Can I earn college credit?
  • What job will I be qualified for when I finish?
  • Is this a BOLI-registered apprenticeship?

Why Registered Apprenticeship Gets Special Attention

Both Registered and employer-designed apprenticeships can provide valuable paid career training.

Registered Apprenticeship receives special attention because the program has been formally reviewed and registered and must follow established apprenticeship standards.

That gives you greater clarity about:

  • What you will learn
  • How you will be trained
  • Who will mentor you
  • How your wages will progress
  • What completion requires
  • What credential you will earn

Oregon has a substantial Registered Apprenticeship system.

BOLI reported 9,813 registered apprentices, 4,014 training agents, and 161 apprenticeship committees for fiscal year 2025 Quarter 4.

Oregon Registered Apprenticeship extends beyond traditional construction trades into a growing range of occupations and industries.

Career areas can include:

  • Construction and skilled trades
  • Manufacturing
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Information technology
  • Transportation
  • Utilities
  • Firefighting
  • Public-sector careers
  • Other skilled occupations

That is why this guide begins with Registered Apprenticeship programs, committees, training agents, colleges, and official Oregon resources.

Other employer apprenticeships and paid earn-and-learn pathways are covered later in the guide.

How Oregon Registered Apprenticeship Works

Oregon's apprenticeship terminology is useful to understand before beginning your search.

Depending on the program, you may encounter:

Apprenticeship Program or Committee

The organization responsible for administering an approved Registered Apprenticeship program.

Training Agent

An employer approved to employ and train registered apprentices through an apprenticeship program.

Apprentice

A worker formally registered in an approved apprenticeship program.

Related Training

Classroom, technical, or other instruction connected with the apprentice's occupation.

Journeyworker

A skilled worker who has reached the occupational level associated with completing apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience.

Do not assume that finding a training agent means the employer currently has an apprentice opening.

An employer may participate in an established program without recruiting at the moment.

Applying for Oregon Registered Apprenticeship

Oregon's application process can differ from a conventional job application.

BOLI advises prospective apprentices to:

  1. Decide which trade or occupation they want to pursue.
  2. Find an apprenticeship program.
  3. Contact the program and determine exactly how to apply.
  4. Complete the application, interview, and any required testing.
  5. Complete the program's selection process.
  6. Enter employment or receive a work referral according to the program's procedures.
  7. Complete both paid On-the-Job Learning and required related training.
  8. Progress through the program toward skilled journey-level employment.

Some programs use ranked applicant lists or a Pool of Eligibles.

Depending on the trade and program, an applicant may not begin work immediately after completing the application process.

Ask:

  • Are applications currently open?
  • Is there a waiting list?
  • How are applicants ranked?
  • Is testing required?
  • How often are apprentices selected?
  • Do I find my own employer or does the program refer me to one?
  • Which employers are approved training agents?
  • When might I realistically begin paid work?

🟦 Oregon Apprenticeship Opportunities

Oregon provides an official apprenticeship-opportunity system through BOLI.

Career seekers can search programs by occupation, trade, county, and available application openings.

This is particularly important because apprenticeship recruiting does not always operate like ordinary job-board recruiting.

A program may:

  • Accept applications continuously
  • Open applications only during defined periods
  • Maintain an eligibility list
  • Refer apprentices to participating employers
  • Require applicants to obtain employment with an approved training agent
  • Use another approved selection procedure

The exact process varies.

That is why you should read the program's current application notice and contact the program directly when necessary.

How This Guide Is Organized

Use the sections that match what you need.

  • 🟦 Registered Apprenticeship — Oregon BOLI, official apprenticeship searches, apprenticeship programs and committees, Apprenticeship.com, Apprenticeship.gov, and ways to find opportunities.
  • 🟪 Community College & College-Connected Apprenticeship — colleges providing apprenticeship-related instruction, employer partnerships, college credit, certificates, and degrees.
  • 🟨 Youth Apprenticeship — high-school pathways, Career and Technical Education, Work-Based Learning, and resources for students, parents, and counselors.
  • 🟧 Pre-Apprenticeship — BOLI-recognized and other programs preparing people for Registered Apprenticeship and skilled employment.
  • 👷 Sponsors & Industry Programs — apprenticeship committees, training agents, unions, employers, industry groups, and intermediaries.
  • 🏛️ Government & Public-Sector Resources — state and local government, transportation, utilities, firefighting, education, and public employers.
  • 📍 Regional & Local Resources — Portland metropolitan area, Willamette Valley, Central Oregon, Southern Oregon, Oregon Coast, Eastern Oregon, and other regions with recommended occupations and direct resources.
  • 🟥 Specialized Resources — veterans, transitioning service members, people with disabilities, women in nontraditional careers, reentry, opportunity youth, Tribal communities, and other groups.
  • 🟩 Beyond Registered Apprenticeship — employer/unregistered apprenticeship, OJT, paid Work-Based Learning, co-op, employer-paid training, and trainee programs.

For definitions of WBL, OJT, RTI, related training, co-op, pre-apprenticeship, journeyworker, training agent, and other workforce terms, see the Apprenticeship & Earn-and-Learn Glossary on the Apprenticeship.com Resource Guides page.

What the Colored Squares Mean

  • 🟦 Registered Apprenticeship
  • 🟪 College & Education-Connected Apprenticeship
  • 🟨 Youth Apprenticeship
  • 🟧 Pre-Apprenticeship
  • 🟩 Other Paid Earn-and-Learn
  • 🟥 Military & Specialized Career Resources
  • ⬛ Search, Workforce & Discovery Resources

Other symbols identify industries or resource types such as government, construction, healthcare, education, manufacturing, forestry, utilities, transportation, and public safety.

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🟩 Best Places to Start

Oregon has several strong apprenticeship search resources.

Use more than one.

🟦 Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries — Apprenticeship

The Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries — BOLI Apprenticeship and Training Division is the state's primary Registered Apprenticeship authority.

Use Oregon's official apprenticeship resources to investigate:

  • Registered Apprenticeship
  • Apprenticeship occupations
  • Apprenticeship programs and committees
  • Application periods
  • Minimum qualifications
  • Selection procedures
  • Training agents
  • Related training
  • Apprenticeship standards

BOLI advises career seekers to begin by identifying the occupation they want and then finding the apprenticeship program responsible for that occupation and geographic area.

🟦 Oregon Apprenticeship Opportunities

Oregon's official apprenticeship-opportunity resources are especially important because apprenticeship applications do not always work like ordinary job applications.

Depending on the program, an apprenticeship may:

  • Accept applications continuously
  • Accept applications during a limited period
  • Establish a ranked list of eligible applicants
  • Refer applicants to participating employers
  • Require an applicant to obtain employment with an approved training agent
  • Use another approved selection process

Read each program's current notice carefully.

Look for:

  • Occupation
  • Geographic area
  • Application dates
  • Minimum qualifications
  • Testing requirements
  • Required documents
  • Selection process
  • Related training requirements
  • Program contact information

Do not assume that submitting an application means you immediately become an apprentice.

🟦 Oregon Apprenticeship Program Search

BOLI maintains information that can help career seekers identify apprenticeship programs and committees throughout Oregon.

When you identify a program, determine:

  • Which occupation it trains
  • Which counties or geographic area it serves
  • Whether applications are open
  • How applicants are selected
  • Which employers are training agents
  • Where related training is provided
  • Whether you must find an employer
  • Whether the program refers applicants to employers

This distinction can save considerable time.

A Registered Apprenticeship program can exist even when it is not currently accepting applications.

🟦 OregonApprenticeship.org

OregonApprenticeship.org is an Oregon apprenticeship outreach and navigation resource that helps people learn about apprenticeship and connect with opportunities.

Use the site to learn about:

  • Apprenticeship careers
  • How apprenticeship works
  • Apprenticeship opportunities
  • Career preparation
  • Apprenticeship resources

Use OregonApprenticeship.org alongside BOLI's official Registered Apprenticeship information.

For authoritative confirmation of a program's registration status, standards, and application requirements, verify through BOLI or the apprenticeship program itself.

⬛ Apprenticeship.com

Use Apprenticeship.com as an additional apprenticeship and earn-and-learn discovery resource.

Search by:

  • Oregon
  • Occupation
  • Industry
  • City
  • Region

Use Apprenticeship.com alongside Oregon BOLI and federal Registered Apprenticeship resources.

If Registered Apprenticeship status matters, verify the program through BOLI or another authoritative state or federal source.

🟦 Apprenticeship.gov

Use federal resources alongside Oregon's state apprenticeship system.

Use:

  • Job Finder for current opportunities.
  • Partner Finder to identify apprenticeship sponsors and partners.

Oregon's BOLI system should remain one of your primary resources because Oregon administers its own state Registered Apprenticeship system.

Use the federal tools to broaden the search.

⬛ WorkSource Oregon

WorkSource Oregon is Oregon's statewide workforce-development network.

WorkSource Oregon can help career seekers investigate:

  • Registered Apprenticeship
  • Job openings
  • Occupational training
  • WIOA
  • On-the-Job Training
  • Employer recruiting
  • Youth programs
  • Career planning
  • Supportive services

Ask:

  • Which Registered Apprenticeship programs operate in my region?
  • Which programs are currently accepting applications?
  • Which employers are hiring apprentices?
  • Is WIOA assistance available?
  • Is On-the-Job Training available?
  • Are there apprenticeship-readiness programs?
  • Which community college provides related training?
  • Are there hiring events in the occupation I want?

⬛ Oregon Job Search

WorkSource Oregon connects job seekers with Oregon employment resources.

Do not search only apprentice.

Also try:

  • Trainee
  • Technician trainee
  • Maintenance trainee
  • Operator trainee
  • Helper
  • Entry-level technician
  • Paid training
  • Co-op
  • Work-Based Learning
  • Development program
  • Entry-level maintenance

Different employers use different titles for paid occupational training.

A position called trainee or technician may provide substantial employer-paid development even when it is not a Registered Apprenticeship.

Verify the specific program.

🟦 Apprenticeship Committees & Training Agents

Oregon apprenticeship uses terminology that job seekers should recognize.

An apprenticeship committee or program administers the Registered Apprenticeship.

A training agent is an employer approved to employ and train apprentices through that program.

This creates two useful searches:

Search the apprenticeship program.

Find:

  • Application process
  • Qualifications
  • Application dates
  • Selection procedure
  • Related training
  • Geographic jurisdiction

Search training-agent employers.

Find:

  • Current openings
  • Employer career pages
  • Entry-level positions
  • Apprentice recruiting
  • Related trainee positions

An approved training agent does not necessarily have a current opening.

But knowing which employers participate can substantially improve your search.

🟦 Understanding the Pool of Eligibles

Some Oregon apprenticeship programs use a ranked applicant system commonly described as a Pool of Eligibles.

Applicants who meet the program's requirements and complete its selection process may be placed on an eligibility list.

As apprenticeship opportunities become available, applicants can be selected according to the program's approved procedures.

This means:

Application does not necessarily equal immediate employment.

Ask:

  • How is the Pool of Eligibles ranked?
  • How long does my application remain active?
  • Can I improve my ranking?
  • How often does the program select apprentices?
  • How many apprentices were selected recently?
  • Do I need to reapply after a certain period?
  • Can I contact training agents directly?
  • What should I do while waiting?

Use the specific program's current standards and application notice because procedures vary.

🟧 Prepare Before Applications Open

If the apprenticeship you want is not currently accepting applications, use the waiting period productively.

Investigate:

  • Minimum age
  • Education requirements
  • Algebra or math requirements
  • Driver's-license requirements
  • Physical requirements where applicable
  • Testing
  • Interviews
  • Required documentation
  • Pre-apprenticeship
  • Relevant work experience
  • Related Career and Technical Education

Some Oregon apprenticeship programs are highly competitive.

Meeting the minimum qualifications does not necessarily guarantee selection.

No Opening Today?

Do not assume an Oregon apprenticeship has disappeared because there is no current application notice or job posting.

If you find a program that interests you:

  • Identify the apprenticeship committee or program.
  • Read its BOLI information.
  • Visit the program's website.
  • Check application periods.
  • Determine whether applications are continuous or periodic.
  • Identify participating training agents where possible.
  • Search Apprenticeship.gov Partner Finder.
  • Contact the related-training provider.
  • Ask WorkSource Oregon about the program.
  • Join an interest or notification list when available.
  • Ask when applications are expected to reopen.
  • Search related trainee positions while waiting.

The goal is to identify both current openings and established programs that may recruit later.

Use Several Oregon Search Channels

For the occupation you want, check:

  • 🟦 Oregon BOLI
  • 🟦 BOLI Apprenticeship Opportunities
  • 🟦 OregonApprenticeship.org
  • ⬛ Apprenticeship.com
  • 🟦 Apprenticeship.gov Job Finder
  • 🟦 Apprenticeship.gov Partner Finder
  • ⬛ WorkSource Oregon
  • 🟪 Community colleges
  • 👷 Apprenticeship committees
  • 🏢 Training-agent and employer career sites

Do not rely on one database.

Oregon apprenticeship recruiting is decentralized across apprenticeship committees, training agents, employers, colleges, and regional programs.

Using several resources gives you a better chance of finding both an established program and its next application opportunity.

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🟪 Oregon Community College & College-Connected Apprenticeship

Oregon community colleges play a significant role in the state's Registered Apprenticeship system.

The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission — HECC — confirms that community colleges currently partner with Registered Apprenticeship programs by providing the Related Training and Instruction — RTI component of apprenticeship.

Depending on the program, an Oregon community college may:

  • Provide Related Training and Instruction
  • Partner with a Registered Apprenticeship committee
  • Work with apprenticeship training agents
  • Help administer apprenticeship programs
  • Provide apprenticeship courses
  • Award college credit
  • Provide certificates
  • Provide Associate of Applied Science degrees
  • Support recruitment
  • Provide pre-apprenticeship
  • Connect apprenticeship with continued education

An important distinction:

The employer or apprenticeship program generally provides the paid apprenticeship job.

Do not assume that enrolling in a community-college program automatically makes you an apprentice.

Oregon BOLI explains that an apprentice generally completes both:

  • Paid On-the-Job Learning
  • Required related training

The related training may occur at a community college, training center, apprenticeship training trust, or another approved provider.

Ask:

  • Which Registered Apprenticeship programs work with this college?
  • Which employers are approved training agents?
  • Do I apply to the apprenticeship committee, employer, or college first?
  • Does the college provide Related Training and Instruction?
  • Do I need to be a registered apprentice before enrolling?
  • Can apprenticeship courses earn college credit?
  • Can apprenticeship lead toward a certificate or degree?
  • Who pays for the related training?
  • Are pre-apprenticeship programs available?
  • Are paid Work-Based Learning or co-op opportunities available?

🟪 Oregon Community Colleges & Registered Apprenticeship

Oregon has a statewide higher-education structure supporting apprenticeship-related education.

HECC works with Oregon's 17 community colleges and the Oregon Community College Apprenticeship Consortium — OCCAC on approval of apprenticeship courses and programs.

The statewide community-college apprenticeship framework currently includes pathways in:

  • Construction Trades
  • Electrician
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology

Depending on the college and apprenticeship, students may be able to work toward:

  • Apprenticeship-related college courses
  • Certificates
  • Associate of Applied Science degrees

This makes Oregon's community-college system more than a general workforce-training resource.

Some colleges are direct participants in Registered Apprenticeship education and administration.

🟪 Portland Community College — Verified Registered Apprenticeship Partner

Portland Community College — PCC — is a verified apprenticeship education and administration partner.

PCC explicitly distinguishes its role from that of the apprenticeship employer.

The college does not generally operate the apprenticeship employment itself.

Instead, PCC partners with Joint Apprenticeship Training Committees — JATCs — to administer programs and provide required courses.

Current PCC apprenticeship partnerships include programs connected with occupations such as:

  • Limited maintenance electrician
  • Stationary engineer
  • Limited building maintenance electrician
  • Manufacturing plant electrician
  • Industrial maintenance
  • Millwright
  • Industrial manufacturing technician

PCC states that most of these programs are employer-sponsored and require the applicant to be employed by a participating training agent or an employer seeking training-agent approval.

PCC does not generally place students into apprenticeship employment.

That distinction is critical:

Applying to PCC is not the same as obtaining the apprenticeship job.

🟪 PCC Apprenticeship Degrees & Certificates

PCC currently offers apprenticeship-connected college credentials including:

  • Construction Trades General Apprenticeship AAS
  • Electrician Apprenticeship Technologies AAS
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology Apprenticeship AAS
  • Construction Trades apprenticeship certificates
  • Electrician apprenticeship certificates
  • Industrial mechanics and maintenance apprenticeship certificates
  • Limited electrician apprenticeship certificates
  • Other trade-related apprenticeship certificates
  • 🟪 PCC Apprenticeship & Trades — Explore Degrees & Certificates

Many of these credentials are available during or after participation in Registered Apprenticeship.

Ask:

  • Which JATC administers the apprenticeship?
  • Do I need employment before applying?
  • Which employers are training agents?
  • Which PCC courses provide Related Training?
  • Can apprenticeship credits apply toward the AAS?
  • What additional general-education courses are required?

🟪 Chemeketa Community College — Verified Registered Apprenticeship Partner

Chemeketa Community College in the Salem region is another major verified apprenticeship partner.

Chemeketa currently supports Registered Apprenticeship in trades including:

  • HVAC/R
  • Inside wire electrical
  • Sheet metal

Chemeketa's apprenticeship model combines:

  • Full-time paid On-the-Job Training
  • Employer training agents
  • Part-time related coursework
  • Progressive wages
  • College credit
  • Journey-level preparation

Some programs also provide pathways toward:

  • Certificates
  • Associate of Applied Science degrees
  • Additional higher-education credentials

🟪 Chemeketa HVAC/R Apprenticeship

Chemeketa directly partners with the Mid-Valley HVAC/R Committee to administer a BOLI-registered apprenticeship.

The current program combines:

  • 8,000 hours of On-the-Job Training
  • Concurrent related-training courses
  • Progressive wages
  • College credit
  • Preparation for applicable licensing and credentials

Applications are competitive and public application periods depend on industry need.

Successful applicants can be ranked and referred in order to participating employer training agents.

This illustrates an important Oregon apprenticeship pattern:

The college may administer the apprenticeship and provide instruction, while participating employers provide the paid workplace training.

🟪 Chemeketa Sheet Metal Apprenticeship

Chemeketa also administers a BOLI-registered Sheet Metal apprenticeship in partnership with the Mid-Valley Sheet Metal Committee.

The program combines apprenticeship employment, required work processes, related training, and journey-level development.

Application periods can change.

Use the current Chemeketa apprenticeship page and BOLI information before applying.

🟪 Chemeketa Apprenticeship College Credit

Chemeketa apprentices may also be able to convert apprenticeship education and journey-level achievement into additional college credentials.

Current pathways include:

  • Construction Trades Apprenticeship AAS
  • Electrician Apprenticeship AAS
  • Apprenticeship certificates

Depending on the credential, apprentices may need:

  • Completed apprenticeship courses
  • A journey-level card
  • Additional general-education courses

Ask Chemeketa:

  • Which apprenticeship courses earn credit?
  • Can the credits apply toward an AAS?
  • What additional courses are required?
  • Is financial assistance available for qualifying coursework?
  • Can credits transfer to another institution?

🟪 Lane Community College — Verified Related-Training College

Lane Community College in Eugene is a verified apprenticeship-related-training provider.

Lane explicitly requires students enrolling in its apprenticeship-related-training courses to be Oregon Registered Apprentices approved by the appropriate JATC.

That makes the distinction especially clear:

You generally become a Registered Apprentice through the apprenticeship program first.

Then Lane provides the related-training education.

Lane also allows qualifying apprenticeship credits to be applied toward apprenticeship-related:

  • Certificates
  • Associate of Applied Science degrees

Ask:

  • Which JATC must approve me?
  • Which occupations receive Related Training at Lane?
  • Which employers are training agents?
  • How do apprenticeship credits apply toward a degree?
  • What additional coursework is required?

🟪 Klamath Community College — Verified Apprenticeship-Related Training

Klamath Community College is directly connected with Registered Apprenticeship in southern Oregon.

Oregon BOLI currently identifies Klamath Community College as the website and education resource connected with the Southern Oregon JATC.

Career seekers in the Klamath Basin and surrounding region should investigate apprenticeship-related education in skilled trades and determine:

  • Which BOLI apprenticeship program applies
  • Whether applications are currently open
  • Which employers are training agents
  • Which related-training courses are required
  • Whether college credit or a credential is available

Do not enroll in apprenticeship-related coursework assuming that doing so creates an apprenticeship job.

Follow the BOLI program's application process.

🟪 Oregon Community College Apprenticeship Credit

Apprenticeship and college do not always have to be competing choices.

Oregon's statewide community-college apprenticeship system allows approved apprenticeship education to connect with college credentials.

Depending on the program, an Oregon apprentice may be able to combine:

  • Paid employment
  • Registered Apprenticeship
  • Related Training and Instruction
  • College credit
  • Industry credentials
  • A certificate
  • An Associate of Applied Science degree

Ask:

  • Does my apprenticeship Related Training carry college credit?
  • How many credits can I earn?
  • Can those credits apply toward an AAS?
  • Does my journey-level credential provide additional credit?
  • What general-education courses are required?
  • Can credits transfer?
  • Can I continue toward a bachelor's degree?
  • Does the employer or apprenticeship committee pay any education costs?

🟪 Other Oregon Community Colleges

Oregon has 17 community colleges.

Colleges that are not specifically identified here as verified apprenticeship partners can still be important local education and workforce contacts.

Depending on your region, investigate institutions such as:

  • Central Oregon Community College
  • Clackamas Community College
  • Clatsop Community College
  • Columbia Gorge Community College
  • Linn-Benton Community College
  • Mt. Hood Community College
  • Oregon Coast Community College
  • Rogue Community College
  • Southwestern Oregon Community College
  • Tillamook Bay Community College
  • Treasure Valley Community College
  • Umpqua Community College
  • Blue Mountain Community College

Use:

These colleges can be useful for:

  • Career and technical education
  • Workforce training
  • Employer partnerships
  • Industry credentials
  • Pre-apprenticeship
  • Work-Based Learning
  • College credit
  • Skilled-career preparation

But:

A college offering welding, electrical, manufacturing, healthcare, construction, or another apprenticeable occupation should not automatically be described as an apprenticeship provider.

Verify the direct apprenticeship connection first.

🟪 How to Verify an Oregon Apprenticeship College Connection

Use BOLI and the college together.

First: Find the Registered Apprenticeship.

Use:

  • BOLI Apprenticeship Opportunities
  • BOLI apprenticeship program information

Second: Identify the Related Training provider.

The apprenticeship standards or program information may identify:

  • Community college
  • Training center
  • Training trust
  • Other education provider

Third: Confirm the college's current role.

Ask whether it currently provides:

  • Related Training
  • Apprenticeship administration
  • Apprenticeship college credit
  • Certificate or degree pathways

Fourth: Find the employer.

Determine whether:

  • The committee refers apprentices to training agents.
  • You must already work for a participating employer.
  • You need to find your own approved employer.
  • Another selection process applies.

This prevents one of the most common apprenticeship-search mistakes:

finding the classroom training but not the paid apprenticeship job.

Questions to Ask an Oregon Community College

Ask:

  • Which Registered Apprenticeship programs do you currently work with?
  • Which JATCs or apprenticeship committees participate?
  • Which occupations are supported?
  • Which employers are approved training agents?
  • Is the apprenticeship currently accepting applications?
  • Do I apply to the committee, employer, or college first?
  • Does the college provide Related Training and Instruction?
  • Do I need to be a registered apprentice before enrolling?
  • Is the instruction credit-bearing?
  • Can I earn a certificate?
  • Can I earn an Associate of Applied Science degree?
  • Can apprenticeship or journey-level status provide additional college credit?
  • Are pre-apprenticeship programs available?
  • Are paid Work-Based Learning or co-op opportunities available?
  • Is workforce or financial assistance available?

The most important question remains:

Where is the paid apprenticeship job?

A community college can be a major Registered Apprenticeship partner.

But the apprentice must still understand the employment, program-selection, and training-agent process that leads to paid On-the-Job Learning.

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🟨 Oregon Youth Apprenticeship

Oregon's Career Connected Learning system includes pathways that can help young people move from career exploration into workplace learning, pre-apprenticeship, and apprenticeship.

Oregon describes Career Connected Learning as a progression that includes:

  • Career Awareness — learning about work
  • Career Exploration — learning for work
  • Career Preparation — learning through work
  • Career Training — learning at work

At the Career Training stage, Oregon specifically identifies experiences that can include registered pre-apprenticeship and registered youth apprenticeship.

Start with:

Students should ask about:

  • Registered youth apprenticeship
  • Registered Apprenticeship
  • Registered pre-apprenticeship
  • Career and Technical Education
  • Paid Work-Based Learning
  • Employer partnerships
  • Industry credentials
  • Community-college credit
  • Cooperative work experience
  • Career pathways

🟨 Oregon Career & Technical Education

Career and Technical Education — CTE — can help Oregon students prepare for careers in skilled, technical, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, construction, natural-resource, and other occupations.

Depending on the school and region, CTE can connect students with:

  • Technical education
  • Career exploration
  • Employers
  • Community colleges
  • Work-Based Learning
  • Industry credentials
  • Pre-apprenticeship
  • Apprenticeship

Students should ask whether their CTE program connects directly with:

  • A BOLI Registered Apprenticeship program
  • A BOLI-certified pre-apprenticeship
  • An apprenticeship committee
  • Approved training-agent employers
  • A community college providing related training
  • Paid Work-Based Learning
  • Industry credentials

CTE is not automatically apprenticeship.

Find out whether there is an actual employer and apprenticeship pathway connected with the education.

🟨 Oregon Work-Based Learning

Oregon's Work-Based Learning framework allows students to gain workplace experience and develop skills employers seek.

Oregon places Work-Based Learning within the Career Preparation and Career Training stages of Career Connected Learning.

Depending on the program, experiences can include:

  • Cooperative work experience
  • Workplace simulation
  • On-the-Job Training
  • Clinical experiences
  • Registered pre-apprenticeship
  • Registered youth apprenticeship
  • Other employer-connected career learning

Not every Work-Based Learning experience is an apprenticeship.

Not every Work-Based Learning experience is necessarily paid.

For an earn-and-learn search, ask:

  • Is this paid?
  • Will I be an employee?
  • Who is the employer?
  • What occupational skills will I learn?
  • Is this a Registered Apprenticeship?
  • Is this a registered pre-apprenticeship?
  • Can it lead directly to apprenticeship?
  • Can I earn an industry credential?
  • Can I earn college credit?
  • Can it lead to permanent employment?

🟨 Registered Youth Apprenticeship

Oregon's Career Connected Learning framework explicitly recognizes registered youth apprenticeships as Career Training experiences.

Youth apprenticeship can potentially connect:

  • High school
  • Paid employment
  • Occupational training
  • On-the-Job Learning
  • Related training
  • Career and Technical Education
  • Postsecondary education
  • Employers

The details vary by program.

Students should verify:

  • Is this formally registered?
  • Which occupation does it train?
  • Who is the employer?
  • Is the student paid?
  • Which apprenticeship program or committee administers it?
  • Who provides related training?
  • Can the student earn high-school or college credit?
  • Does the apprenticeship continue after high-school graduation?

Do not assume that every school-to-work program described informally as an apprenticeship is a BOLI Registered Apprenticeship.

🟨 Apprenticeship & Age Requirements

Age requirements vary by apprenticeship program.

BOLI states that the basic minimum qualification for most Oregon apprenticeship programs is age 18, unless the program specifies otherwise.

BOLI also specifically directs people under age 18 to investigate pre-apprenticeship.

Young people should not assume that every adult apprenticeship is open to minors.

Check the minimum qualifications for the specific program.

🟨 For Parents & Counselors

Parents and counselors can help students distinguish among:

  • Registered Apprenticeship
  • Registered youth apprenticeship
  • Registered pre-apprenticeship
  • Career and Technical Education
  • Work-Based Learning
  • Cooperative work experience
  • Community-college technical education
  • Employer-paid training

Ask:

  • Is the student an employee?
  • Is the opportunity paid?
  • Is it a BOLI Registered Apprenticeship?
  • Is it a BOLI-certified pre-apprenticeship?
  • Which employer participates?
  • Which apprenticeship committee participates?
  • What occupational skills will the student learn?
  • Who provides related training?
  • What credential can the student earn?
  • Can the student earn college credit?
  • What happens after completion?

Useful resources:

🟨 Youth Employment & Safety

Young workers can be subject to additional state and federal employment restrictions.

Oregon's Work-Based Learning resources connect schools and employers with youth-employment and workplace-safety guidance.

Before a student begins workplace training, confirm:

  • Whether the work is permitted for the student's age
  • Which equipment the student may use
  • Which job duties are permitted
  • Required supervision
  • Work-hour restrictions
  • Workplace-safety requirements

Do not assume that every task performed by an adult apprentice can legally be performed by a high-school student.

Schools and employers should verify current youth-employment requirements for the specific workplace and occupation.

🟧 Oregon Pre-Apprenticeship

Oregon has a formal BOLI pre-apprenticeship system.

BOLI describes pre-apprenticeship as a way to:

  • Gain experience
  • Build credentials
  • Develop occupational skills
  • Prepare for Registered Apprenticeship
  • Improve readiness for a skilled trade

Oregon pre-apprenticeships are typically about six to eight weeks, although program length varies.

Pre-apprenticeship is not Registered Apprenticeship.

You are preparing for the apprenticeship pathway rather than completing the Registered Apprenticeship itself.

🟧 Who May Benefit From Pre-Apprenticeship?

BOLI emphasizes that pre-apprenticeship can be helpful but is not required—and often is not necessary—to become a Registered Apprentice.

It may be especially useful for people who:

  • Have little or no construction-trades experience
  • Face employment barriers
  • Need to improve math skills
  • Need help obtaining tools, clothing, or equipment
  • Need help meeting apprenticeship minimum qualifications
  • Want hands-on exposure before applying

This is an important distinction.

Do not enroll in pre-apprenticeship simply because you assume every Registered Apprenticeship requires it.

First check the apprenticeship's actual entry requirements.

🟧 What Oregon Pre-Apprenticeship Can Provide

BOLI-certified pre-apprenticeship can provide an approved curriculum and preparation such as:

  • Basic hand-tool use
  • Equipment operation
  • Math and measuring
  • Blueprint-reading preparation
  • Workplace expectations
  • Workplace harassment and discrimination training
  • Onsite safety
  • Hands-on training
  • Simulated labs
  • Industry exposure
  • Field trips
  • Guest speakers
  • Resume preparation
  • Interview preparation
  • Apprenticeship application assistance

Depending on the program, participants may also have access to supportive services such as:

  • Transportation assistance
  • Work clothing
  • Work boots
  • Tools
  • Child-care assistance
  • Other employment-related support

Available services vary by program and funding.

🟧 BOLI-Certified Pre-Apprenticeship

Oregon's formal certification process is useful for career seekers because it provides a way to distinguish recognized pre-apprenticeship from programs simply using the term for marketing.

Use:

When researching a program, ask:

  • Is this BOLI-certified?
  • Which Registered Apprenticeship programs does it connect with?
  • Which apprenticeship committees participate?
  • Which employers or training agents participate?
  • What occupations does it prepare me for?
  • What credentials will I earn?
  • Does completion provide preferred consideration or advanced standing?
  • What percentage of participants move into apprenticeship?
  • Is the program currently recruiting?

🟧 Pre-Apprenticeship Is Not Guaranteed Admission

Completing pre-apprenticeship does not automatically mean you will be selected for Registered Apprenticeship.

Registered Apprenticeship programs can have:

  • Minimum qualifications
  • Competitive applications
  • Testing
  • Interviews
  • Ranked eligibility lists
  • Limited openings
  • Employer-selection requirements

Ask the pre-apprenticeship provider exactly how its graduates connect with Registered Apprenticeship.

Look for a real relationship with apprenticeship programs and employers, not simply general career training.

🟧 How to Evaluate Oregon Pre-Apprenticeship

Look for a clear next step.

Ask whether the program provides:

  • BOLI certification
  • An approved curriculum
  • Connections with Registered Apprenticeship
  • Apprenticeship-committee partnerships
  • Training-agent or employer relationships
  • Hands-on occupational preparation
  • Industry credentials
  • Safety training
  • Math preparation
  • Application assistance
  • Supportive services
  • A direct pathway toward paid employment

Then ask:

Where do participants go after completion?

That is one of the most important measures of a pre-apprenticeship program.

🟧 Before Paying for Pre-Apprenticeship

Before paying substantial tuition for any program marketed as pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship readiness, ask:

  • Is this BOLI-certified?
  • Is the program free?
  • Is grant funding available?
  • Is there a wage or stipend?
  • Are tools provided?
  • Are work boots or safety equipment provided?
  • Is transportation assistance available?
  • Which Registered Apprenticeship programs recognize it?
  • Which employers recruit participants?
  • What credential will I earn?
  • Does completion provide preferred consideration or advanced standing?
  • What paid opportunity follows?

Be cautious about paying substantial tuition solely for the possibility of later applying to apprenticeship.

Oregon's BOLI-certified pre-apprenticeship system gives you a useful benchmark against which to compare other apprenticeship-readiness programs.

🟧 No Pre-Apprenticeship Available?

You do not necessarily need pre-apprenticeship to enter Registered Apprenticeship.

If no suitable program is available:

  • Review the Registered Apprenticeship's minimum qualifications.
  • Improve any required math skills.
  • Obtain relevant work or volunteer experience.
  • Prepare for required testing.
  • Build a consistent work history.
  • Research the occupation.
  • Prepare for interviews.
  • Contact WorkSource Oregon.
  • Investigate Career and Technical Education.
  • Apply directly when the apprenticeship opens.

BOLI specifically notes that many apprenticeship programs teach the occupational skills participants need and that pre-apprenticeship is often not necessary.

The goal is not to collect training programs.

The goal is to become competitive for the paid Registered Apprenticeship opportunity you actually want.

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    • BEGIN OREGON — PART 2A ===

      👷 Oregon Apprenticeship Sponsors & Industry Programs

      Finding a Registered Apprenticeship in Oregon is not only about finding a current job posting.

      An apprenticeship program may be administered by:

      • A joint labor-management apprenticeship committee
      • An employer
      • A group of employers
      • An industry organization
      • A public employer
      • Another approved apprenticeship organization

      The employers approved to employ and train apprentices through an Oregon program are commonly called training agents.

      A program can be active even when:

      • Applications are closed
      • No apprentice is currently being dispatched
      • An individual training agent has no vacancy
      • The next application period has not yet been announced

      Use:

      BOLI's apprenticeship search allows career seekers to browse opportunities by type of job, county, and opening and review program requirements and current application notices.

      When you identify a program, ask:

      • Which occupation do you train?
      • What geographic area do you serve?
      • Are applications currently open?
      • How often do applications open?
      • How are applicants ranked or selected?
      • Is testing required?
      • Do you refer apprentices to training agents?
      • Do I need to find my own approved employer?
      • Where is related training provided?
      • What is the starting wage?
      • How does wage progression work?

      👷 Construction & Skilled-Trades Apprenticeship

      Construction is one of Oregon's largest and most established apprenticeship sectors.

      Search Registered Apprenticeship in occupations such as:

      • Electrician
      • Plumber
      • Steamfitter
      • Pipefitter
      • HVAC technician
      • Carpenter
      • Sheet-metal worker
      • Ironworker
      • Operating engineer
      • Construction craft laborer
      • Cement mason
      • Painter
      • Glazier
      • Roofer
      • Elevator constructor
      • Limited-energy technician
      • Other building trades

      Use:

      Do not assume one apprenticeship program serves the entire state.

      Construction programs often have defined geographic jurisdictions.

      The apprenticeship serving Portland may be different from the program serving:

      • Salem
      • Eugene
      • Bend
      • Medford
      • The Oregon Coast
      • Eastern Oregon

      Search by both occupation and county.

      👷 Electrical Apprenticeship

      Electrical apprenticeship is particularly important in Oregon because electrical occupations can involve both apprenticeship and state licensing requirements.

      Depending on the program and license pathway, Oregon electrical apprenticeship can include occupations such as:

      • Inside electrician
      • Limited-energy technician
      • Limited maintenance electrician
      • Manufacturing plant electrician
      • Limited building maintenance electrician
      • Other electrical classifications

      Use BOLI's apprenticeship-trade search to identify the program serving your area.

      Also investigate community-college and apprenticeship training providers connected with the program.

      Ask:

      • Which electrical license does this apprenticeship prepare me for?
      • Which committee administers the program?
      • Which employers are approved training agents?
      • How many work hours are required?
      • Where is related training provided?
      • What examinations or licensing requirements apply?
      • Does related training earn college credit?

      Apprenticeship completion and occupational licensing are related but should still be verified separately.

      👷 Plumbing, Pipe Trades & HVAC

      Search:

      • Plumber apprentice
      • Steamfitter apprentice
      • Pipefitter apprentice
      • HVAC/R apprentice
      • Sheet-metal apprentice
      • Refrigeration apprentice

      Depending on the occupation, programs may be administered through:

      • Joint apprenticeship committees
      • Employer groups
      • Industry organizations
      • College-connected apprenticeship programs

      Application procedures can differ substantially.

      Some programs use:

      • Application windows
      • Testing
      • Interviews
      • Ranked eligibility lists
      • Employer referrals

      Read the current program standards and opening notice.

      👷 Carpentry & Construction Craft Careers

      Recommended searches include:

      • Carpenter apprentice
      • Construction craft laborer apprentice
      • Cement mason apprentice
      • Painter apprentice
      • Glazier apprentice
      • Roofer apprentice
      • Ironworker apprentice
      • Operating engineer apprentice

      Before applying, confirm:

      • Geographic jurisdiction
      • Application dates
      • Minimum qualifications
      • Testing
      • Driver's-license requirements where applicable
      • Worksite travel expectations
      • Related-training location
      • Starting wage
      • Wage progression
      • Union or program requirements where applicable

      Construction employment can involve travel to changing worksites.

      Ask how large an area the apprenticeship's training agents serve.

      👷 Union & Joint Apprenticeship Programs

      Joint labor-management apprenticeship committees are an important route into Oregon construction and skilled-trade careers.

      A joint apprenticeship program can combine:

      • Employer training agents
      • Labor representation
      • Paid On-the-Job Learning
      • Related training
      • Progressive wages
      • Journey-level preparation

      Before applying, confirm:

      • Registered Apprenticeship status
      • Application period
      • Geographic jurisdiction
      • Starting wage
      • Wage progression
      • Related-training provider
      • Training schedule
      • Testing requirements
      • Fees or financial obligations
      • Selection process

      Do not assume that joining an interest list or completing pre-apprenticeship guarantees selection.

      🏭 Manufacturing & Industrial Apprenticeship

      Oregon Registered Apprenticeship also includes manufacturing and industrial occupations.

      Career areas to investigate include:

      • Industrial maintenance
      • Millwright
      • Manufacturing plant electrical work
      • Machining
      • Industrial manufacturing
      • Maintenance mechanics
      • Mechatronics
      • Automation
      • Equipment maintenance
      • Other industrial occupations

      Recommended searches:

      • Industrial maintenance apprentice
      • Millwright apprentice
      • Manufacturing technician apprentice
      • Maintenance mechanic apprentice
      • Manufacturing plant electrician
      • Machinist apprentice
      • CNC machinist apprentice
      • Mechatronics apprentice
      • Automation technician
      • Equipment technician

      Use BOLI's apprenticeship search together with:

      • Community-college apprenticeship programs
      • WorkSource Oregon
      • Employer career sites
      • Apprenticeship.com
      • Apprenticeship.gov

      🏭 Employer-Sponsored Industrial Apprenticeship

      Manufacturing apprenticeship may operate differently from construction apprenticeship.

      Some programs are closely connected with an individual employer or group of employers.

      For example, Portland Community College currently supports employer-sponsored Registered Apprenticeship pathways involving occupations such as:

      • Manufacturing plant electrician
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Millwright
      • Industrial manufacturing technician

      Career seekers may need to be employed by a participating training agent before entering the apprenticeship.

      Ask:

      • Which employers participate?
      • Must I already be employed?
      • Does the employer hire apprentice candidates directly?
      • Can an existing employee enter apprenticeship?
      • Does the college provide related training?
      • Can apprenticeship earn college credit?

      Do not assume the college places applicants into the paid job.

      🌲 Forestry, Wood Products & Natural-Resource Industries

      Oregon's forest-products and natural-resource economy creates skilled technical careers that may connect with apprenticeship, industrial training, or employer-paid development.

      Recommended searches:

      • Industrial maintenance apprentice
      • Millwright apprentice
      • Maintenance mechanic
      • Electrician apprentice
      • Manufacturing plant electrician
      • Heavy-equipment technician
      • Diesel technician
      • Equipment operator trainee
      • Manufacturing technician

      Search:

      • Wood-products manufacturers
      • Mills
      • Equipment employers
      • Utilities
      • Natural-resource employers
      • Public agencies

      Not every forestry or wood-products training program is a Registered Apprenticeship.

      Verify the specific program through BOLI.

      🏥 Healthcare Apprenticeship

      Registered Apprenticeship can extend beyond traditional construction trades into healthcare occupations.

      Depending on current programs and regional employer partnerships, useful searches can include:

      • Medical assistant apprentice
      • Healthcare apprentice
      • Community health worker apprentice
      • Behavioral health technician
      • Pharmacy technician apprentice
      • Dental occupations
      • Nursing-related apprenticeship
      • Healthcare trainee

      Use:

      Ask healthcare employers and education partners:

      • Is this a BOLI Registered Apprenticeship?
      • Who administers the program?
      • Is the apprentice an employee from the beginning?
      • Who provides related training?
      • Can apprenticeship earn college credit?
      • What occupational credential results?

      Healthcare apprenticeship availability can change as new programs are created.

      Use current BOLI listings rather than assuming an older program remains active.

      💻 Information Technology & Digital Careers

      Oregon apprenticeship can also provide pathways into technology and professional occupations as employers and workforce partners develop new programs.

      Recommended searches:

      • IT apprentice
      • Cybersecurity apprentice
      • Help-desk technician
      • Network technician
      • Software developer apprentice
      • Computer-support specialist
      • Data technician
      • IT trainee

      Search:

      • BOLI apprenticeship opportunities
      • Apprenticeship.gov
      • Apprenticeship.com
      • WorkSource Oregon
      • Employer career sites

      Technology apprenticeship may be less visible than construction apprenticeship.

      Search occupational titles as well as apprentice.

      👩‍🏫 Education & Early Childhood

      Education and early-childhood occupations are another area where apprenticeship models can be developed.

      Search:

      • Teacher apprentice
      • Early-childhood educator apprentice
      • Child-care apprentice
      • Paraeducator apprenticeship
      • Education apprentice

      Check:

      • School districts
      • Early-learning employers
      • Community colleges
      • Universities
      • BOLI apprenticeship listings
      • WorkSource Oregon

      Do not assume that a teacher-residency, paraeducator pathway, or education-training program is Registered Apprenticeship.

      Verify its BOLI registration status.

      🚒 Firefighter Apprenticeship

      Firefighting is an especially important emerging Registered Apprenticeship field in Oregon.

      BOLI currently lists the Oregon State Fire Fighters JATC as a Registered Apprenticeship program for the Fire Fighter occupation.

      BOLI has also implemented a legislatively funded Firefighter Apprenticeship Grant Program to support development, expansion, and implementation of Registered Firefighter Apprenticeship in Oregon.

      BOLI's current Fire Fighter trade information identifies minimum qualifications that include:

      • Age 18 or older
      • High-school diploma or GED equivalent
      • Applicable fitness-for-duty / medical requirements

      Program requirements and recruiting can change.

      Read the current apprenticeship details before applying.

      🚒 Firefighter Apprenticeship Expansion

      Oregon's current firefighter apprenticeship investment is significant because it demonstrates apprenticeship expansion into public-service careers.

      For the 2026 funding cycle, BOLI's Firefighter Apprenticeship Grant Program was authorized to provide up to $2.5 million in aggregate to as many as five recipients for projects developing or expanding Registered Firefighter Apprenticeship.

      The 2026 grant period began April 1, 2026 and extends through June 30, 2027.

      For career seekers, this does not mean there are automatically five new apprentice openings.

      It means firefighter apprenticeship is an area worth monitoring as participating programs and local service districts expand.

      Search:

      • Firefighter apprentice
      • Fire fighter apprentice
      • Fire department trainee
      • Firefighter recruit

      Then verify whether the position is connected with the BOLI Registered Apprenticeship.

      How to Research an Oregon Apprenticeship Program

      Once you find an occupation in BOLI's trade listings:

      1. Open the trade details.

      Review:

      • Job description
      • Minimum qualifications
      • Available apprenticeship programs

      2. Open the apprenticeship details.

      Review:

      • Application status
      • Committee
      • Wage information
      • Approved standards
      • Current opening information

      3. Read the program standards.

      Standards can explain:

      • Selection process
      • Minimum qualifications
      • Required work processes
      • On-the-Job Training
      • Related-training requirements

      4. Visit the program's website.

      Look for:

      • Current application dates
      • Orientation
      • Testing
      • Interviews
      • Training agents
      • Application documents

      5. Search employers.

      If training agents are identifiable, search their career sites.

      The BOLI program search is more than a job board.

      Use it to understand the apprenticeship system behind the job opening.

      === END OREGON — PART 2A ===
      === BEGIN OREGON — PART 2B ===

      🚚 Transportation & Automotive Apprenticeship

      Oregon's transportation economy creates apprenticeship and paid-training pathways involving:

      • Automotive repair
      • Diesel technology
      • Fleet maintenance
      • Heavy equipment
      • Highway construction
      • Transit
      • Trucking
      • Rail
      • Aviation
      • Logistics

      Recommended searches:

      • Automotive technician apprentice
      • Automotive technician trainee
      • Diesel technician apprentice
      • Fleet mechanic apprentice
      • Heavy-equipment technician
      • Equipment mechanic
      • Transportation technician
      • Transit mechanic
      • Maintenance technician
      • Highway construction apprentice
      • Aviation maintenance apprentice

      Use:

      Some transportation employers operate Registered Apprenticeships.

      Others may offer:

      • Employer-designed apprenticeships
      • Technician-development programs
      • Mechanic trainee programs
      • Employer-paid technical education
      • On-the-Job Training

      Verify the specific program.

      🚗 Automotive & Fleet Careers

      Automotive and fleet maintenance are useful fields in which to search beyond the word apprentice.

      Search:

      • Automotive apprentice
      • Automotive technician trainee
      • Entry-level automotive technician
      • Fleet mechanic apprentice
      • Fleet technician
      • Diesel technician
      • Service technician trainee
      • Maintenance mechanic
      • Equipment mechanic

      Check:

      • Automotive employers
      • Trucking companies
      • Transit agencies
      • Equipment dealers
      • Municipal fleets
      • County fleets
      • State agencies
      • School districts
      • Community colleges
      • Employer career sites

      Ask:

      • Is this a BOLI Registered Apprenticeship?
      • Is the position paid?
      • Is structured training provided?
      • Who provides related training?
      • Are industry credentials included?
      • Is there progressive pay?
      • Can the training lead to permanent skilled employment?

      A technician-training program can be valuable even when it is not Registered Apprenticeship.

      🚧 Oregon Department of Transportation Apprenticeship

      The Oregon Department of Transportation — ODOT has an apprenticeship and workforce-development role connected particularly with highway construction.

      ODOT's Office of Engagement and Civil Rights sets apprentice-utilization goals on qualifying projects and encourages contractors to become registered training agents with BOLI-approved Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committees.

      ODOT also directs future highway workers toward apprenticeship programs in trades such as:

      • Carpenter
      • Cement mason
      • Ironworker
      • Laborer
      • Operating engineer
      • Pile driver
      • Painter

      This creates an important distinction:

      ODOT may create demand for registered apprentices on highway projects without being the apprenticeship employer for every apprentice working on those projects.

      The paid job may come through a contractor that is an approved training agent.

      🚧 Highway Construction Careers

      Career seekers interested in Oregon transportation infrastructure should search:

      • Highway construction apprentice
      • Construction laborer apprentice
      • Operating engineer apprentice
      • Heavy-equipment operator apprentice
      • Carpenter apprentice
      • Cement mason apprentice
      • Ironworker apprentice
      • Pile driver apprentice
      • Painter apprentice
      • Highway maintenance
      • Equipment operator
      • Transportation technician

      Use BOLI apprenticeship resources together with ODOT workforce resources and contractor career sites.

      Ask:

      • Which apprenticeship program covers this trade?
      • Which contractors are training agents?
      • Is the contractor currently hiring?
      • What geographic area does the program serve?
      • Where is related training provided?
      • Is travel between projects required?

      ⚡ Energy & Utilities

      Oregon's electric-power and utility infrastructure creates significant Registered Apprenticeship opportunities.

      BOLI currently lists multiple Registered Apprenticeship programs for lineworkers, including programs connected with utilities and electrical organizations in different parts of the state.

      Search:

      • Lineworker apprentice
      • Power-line construction apprentice
      • Utility apprentice
      • Electrical technician
      • Substation technician
      • Meter technician
      • Instrumentation technician
      • Plant operator trainee
      • Maintenance technician
      • Utility worker

      Use:

      BOLI's current lineworker listings include apprenticeship committees associated with utilities and regions across Oregon.

      Some programs are generally open to employees of approved training agents.

      That means the search may need to begin with the employer.

      Ask:

      • Must I already work for a training agent?
      • Which utilities participate?
      • Does the committee refer applicants to employers?
      • Are applications currently open?
      • What qualifications are required?
      • Where is related training provided?

      ⚡ Lineworker Working Conditions

      Linework can provide a strong skilled career, but applicants should understand the working conditions before pursuing the occupation.

      BOLI describes lineworker work as involving:

      • Outdoor work in varying weather
      • Physically demanding activity
      • Work at significant heights
      • High-voltage electrical systems
      • Emergency restoration work
      • Potential irregular or extended hours

      Investigate the occupation itself before applying.

      Ask whether you are comfortable with:

      • Heights
      • Outdoor work
      • Travel
      • Emergency schedules
      • Physically demanding work
      • Safety-intensive environments

      🚰 Water & Wastewater Careers

      Oregon's cities, water districts, utilities, and public agencies employ workers in water and wastewater occupations.

      Search:

      • Water treatment operator trainee
      • Wastewater treatment operator trainee
      • Water distribution operator
      • Water service mechanic
      • Utility worker
      • Utility technician
      • Maintenance mechanic
      • Instrumentation technician
      • Electrical technician

      Check:

      • Cities
      • Water districts
      • Public utility districts
      • Sanitary districts
      • Public works departments
      • Regional utilities

      Not every water or wastewater trainee position is Registered Apprenticeship.

      However, Oregon does have Registered Apprenticeship pathways in water-related occupations.

      🚰 Water Service Mechanic Apprenticeship

      BOLI currently identifies Water Service Mechanic as a Registered Apprenticeship occupation.

      The current BOLI listing identifies the Portland Water Bureau JATC as an apprenticeship program for this occupation.

      Water service mechanics can perform work involving:

      • Water meters
      • Water-system pipes
      • Leak detection
      • Water-system connections
      • Repairs
      • Related utility infrastructure

      For this apprenticeship, applicants must complete the City of Portland's applicable civil-service application and selection procedures.

      This illustrates another Oregon apprenticeship model:

      The public employer itself can be directly connected with the Registered Apprenticeship.

      🚰 Water Treatment Installer Apprenticeship

      Oregon also currently has a Registered Apprenticeship for Water Treatment Installer through the Oregon Ground Water Association Water Treatment Installer JATC.

      The BOLI program was listed as accepting applications during the August 2026 verification of this guide.

      Application status can change.

      Always check the current BOLI listing before applying.

      🏛️ Oregon Government & Public-Sector Careers

      Oregon public employers can provide:

      • Registered Apprenticeship
      • Trainee programs
      • Technical careers
      • Skilled maintenance careers
      • Utilities employment
      • Transportation careers
      • Other paid career-development pathways

      Search:

      • Apprentice
      • Trainee
      • Technician
      • Operator
      • Maintenance
      • Mechanic
      • Equipment operator
      • Public works
      • Transportation
      • Information technology
      • Utilities
      • Water/wastewater
      • Facilities

      A public-sector trainee position is not automatically a Registered Apprenticeship.

      🏛️ State of Oregon Careers

      Search career areas such as:

      • Transportation
      • Information technology
      • Skilled maintenance
      • Engineering
      • Healthcare
      • Natural resources
      • Forestry
      • Facilities
      • Equipment operation
      • Environmental services

      Search both:

      apprentice and trainee

      Also try:

      • Technician
      • Maintenance
      • Mechanic
      • Operator
      • Equipment operator

      🚧 ODOT Careers

      ODOT employs workers in transportation, engineering, maintenance, equipment, technical, and professional occupations.

      Recommended searches:

      • Transportation maintenance
      • Highway maintenance
      • Equipment operator
      • Transportation technician
      • Engineering technician
      • Mechanic
      • Fleet maintenance
      • Electrician
      • Trainee

      Do not assume an ODOT position is a Registered Apprenticeship unless it is specifically identified as one.

      🏙️ Cities, Counties & Special Districts

      Oregon's cities, counties, public utility districts, water districts, transit agencies, ports, and other public bodies employ large technical workforces.

      Search:

      • Apprentice
      • Trainee
      • Maintenance
      • Utility
      • Water
      • Wastewater
      • Fleet
      • Facilities
      • Electrical
      • Information technology
      • Public works
      • Equipment operator

      Public agencies may provide excellent paid career pathways even when the position is not Registered Apprenticeship.

      🚆 Transit Careers

      Oregon's public transit agencies employ workers in occupations such as:

      • Bus maintenance
      • Rail maintenance
      • Fleet maintenance
      • Diesel technology
      • Electrical systems
      • Facilities
      • Equipment maintenance
      • Operations

      Recommended searches:

      • Transit mechanic apprentice
      • Transit mechanic trainee
      • Bus mechanic
      • Rail maintenance technician
      • Fleet technician
      • Maintenance technician
      • Electrical technician

      Search transit-agency career sites directly.

      Then check BOLI if the employer describes the program as an apprenticeship.

      ⚓ Ports & Maritime-Connected Careers

      Oregon's ports and maritime economy can create technical careers in:

      • Industrial maintenance
      • Equipment operation
      • Electrical work
      • Welding
      • Diesel technology
      • Transportation
      • Logistics
      • Facilities
      • Marine-related technical work

      Search ports and maritime employers directly.

      Not every port or maritime training program is Registered Apprenticeship.

      Verify through BOLI.

      🌲 Natural Resources & Forestry Public Careers

      Oregon's public agencies also employ workers in natural-resource and forestry-related careers.

      Search:

      • Equipment operator
      • Maintenance technician
      • Mechanic
      • Forestry technician
      • Natural-resource technician
      • Facilities technician
      • Wildland-fire positions
      • Trainee

      These can provide paid career development.

      Do not assume that a trainee or seasonal public-service position is Registered Apprenticeship.

      How to Search Oregon Public-Sector Paid Training

      Search government and public-employer career sites using several terms:

      • Apprentice
      • Trainee
      • Technician
      • Operator trainee
      • Maintenance
      • Mechanic
      • Equipment operator
      • Utility worker
      • Water service mechanic
      • Water operator trainee
      • Transportation technician

      Then evaluate the position.

      Ask:

      • Am I an employee from the beginning?
      • Is the position paid?
      • Is structured training provided?
      • Is this a BOLI Registered Apprenticeship?
      • Which apprenticeship committee administers it?
      • Does the public employer act as a training agent?
      • Who provides related training?
      • Does the employer pay for required certifications?
      • Is there defined wage or career progression?
      • Can the training lead to permanent skilled employment?

      Oregon's public sector includes genuine Registered Apprenticeships as well as other valuable trainee pathways.

      The important thing is knowing which type of opportunity you found.

      === END OREGON — PART 2B ===
      === BEGIN OREGON — PART 2C ===

      🟥 Veterans & Transitioning Service Members

      Oregon veterans, members of the National Guard and Reserve, and transitioning service members can combine Oregon's Registered Apprenticeship system with veterans employment, military-transition, and VA education resources.

      Oregon BOLI provides apprenticeship assistance specifically for veterans and members of the Oregon National Guard and Reserve who want to enter the trades.

      Start with:

      Veterans should ask:

      • Is the apprenticeship approved for VA education benefits?
      • Can military training or occupational experience receive credit?
      • Can previous experience provide advanced standing?
      • Is the program a BOLI Registered Apprenticeship?
      • Which apprenticeship committee administers it?
      • Which employers are training agents?
      • Who provides related training?
      • Does the employer participate in SkillBridge?
      • What civilian credential will I earn?

      🟥 Oregon BOLI Veterans Apprenticeship Assistance

      BOLI specifically provides veterans seeking apprenticeship in the trades with:

      • Career counseling
      • Technical assistance
      • Representation
      • Advocacy

      BOLI extends this assistance to veterans and members of Oregon's National Guard and Reserve components.

      This can be especially useful if you need help understanding:

      • Which apprenticeship program covers your occupation
      • Application procedures
      • Prior military experience
      • Training-agent requirements
      • Apprenticeship standards
      • Related training
      • Veterans education-benefit approval

      🟥 Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs

      The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs — ODVA — specifically identifies statewide BOLI apprenticeships as a potential use of veterans education benefits.

      ODVA notes that veterans interested in:

      • Construction
      • Industrial careers
      • Manufacturing trades

      may be able to use veterans educational benefits while participating in qualifying apprenticeship.

      Oregon's apprenticeship system combines:

      • Paid On-the-Job Training
      • Related education
      • Employer participation
      • Progressive skill development

      Ask both the apprenticeship program and veterans-benefits authority whether the specific program you are considering is approved.

      🟥 GI Bill Benefits for Apprenticeship & OJT

      Eligible veterans and other qualifying beneficiaries may be able to use GI Bill education benefits while completing an approved apprenticeship or On-the-Job Training program.

      The apprentice continues receiving wages from the employer while qualifying VA education benefits may provide additional assistance.

      Ask:

      • Is this specific apprenticeship approved for VA benefits?
      • Which GI Bill benefit applies to me?
      • What documentation is required?
      • Can prior military training reduce apprenticeship requirements?
      • Can previous occupational experience provide credit?
      • How long can I receive benefits?

      VA approval and BOLI Registered Apprenticeship status are related questions, but they are not the same question.

      Confirm both.

      🟥 Establishing Veterans Approval

      ODVA notes that if an existing apprenticeship does not already have an approved veterans training program in place, it may be possible to coordinate establishment of one with the employer and BOLI's Apprenticeship and Training Division.

      That does not guarantee approval.

      But veterans who find an Oregon Registered Apprenticeship that is not currently approved for their education benefit should ask:

      • Can this program become approved?
      • Who initiates the approval?
      • What must the employer or apprenticeship program provide?
      • Should I wait for approval before relying on VA payments?

      Do not assume benefits will be retroactively available.

      Verify before making a financial decision.

      🟥 DoD SkillBridge

      Eligible transitioning service members can use SkillBridge to participate in approved civilian industry experiences during the final portion of military service.

      Oregon career areas worth investigating include:

      • Advanced manufacturing
      • Semiconductor manufacturing
      • Aerospace and aviation
      • Skilled trades
      • Information technology
      • Cybersecurity
      • Transportation
      • Logistics
      • Utilities
      • Healthcare
      • Industrial maintenance

      SkillBridge is not automatically Registered Apprenticeship.

      A SkillBridge employer may also operate a BOLI Registered Apprenticeship, but verify the programs separately.

      Ask:

      • Is this an approved SkillBridge opportunity?
      • Does the employer also operate a Registered Apprenticeship?
      • Is the employer a BOLI training agent?
      • Can SkillBridge lead into apprenticeship employment?
      • Can military occupational experience receive apprenticeship credit?

      🟥 USMAP Military Apprenticeship

      • 🟥 United Services Military Apprenticeship Program — USMAP — Explore USMAP

      USMAP allows eligible service members to complete apprenticeship requirements connected with qualifying military occupational work.

      USMAP and SkillBridge serve different purposes:

      • USMAP — apprenticeship connected with qualifying work performed during military service.
      • SkillBridge — approved civilian career experience during military transition.

      Transitioning service members can investigate both before leaving active service.

      After transition, use Oregon BOLI to identify civilian Registered Apprenticeship opportunities.

      🟥 Translate Military Skills Into Oregon Occupations

      Do not search only by your military occupational title.

      Translate your experience into civilian search terms.

      For example, military experience may connect with searches involving:

      • Industrial maintenance
      • Electronics
      • Electrical work
      • Information technology
      • Cybersecurity
      • Aviation maintenance
      • Diesel technology
      • Heavy equipment
      • Logistics
      • Transportation
      • Construction
      • Utilities
      • Healthcare

      Then search:

      • BOLI apprenticeship trades
      • BOLI apprenticeship opportunities
      • WorkSource Oregon
      • Apprenticeship.com
      • Apprenticeship.gov
      • Employer career sites

      Ask apprenticeship programs whether prior training or experience can receive credit.

      Do not assume credit will be granted automatically.

      🟥 Helmets to Hardhats

      Veterans and transitioning service members interested in construction should also investigate Helmets to Hardhats.

      Use Helmets to Hardhats as an additional transition resource while verifying Oregon Registered Apprenticeship programs through BOLI.

      🟥 People With Disabilities

      Oregon's Vocational Rehabilitation — VR program can help eligible people with disabilities prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment.

      VR services are individualized around the person's employment goal.

      Depending on eligibility and the employment plan, assistance can include:

      • Career planning
      • Job preparation
      • Job search
      • Occupational training
      • Transportation
      • Disability-related equipment
      • Employment support
      • Other services needed to prepare for or maintain work

      Career seekers interested in apprenticeship should ask specifically about:

      • Registered Apprenticeship
      • BOLI-certified pre-apprenticeship
      • Occupational training
      • On-the-Job Training
      • Paid Work-Based Learning
      • Community-college education
      • Employer connections
      • Assistive technology or equipment
      • Transportation
      • Workplace accommodations

      🟥 Oregon VR Waitlist

      Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation currently operates under an Order of Selection, with a waitlist for eligible applicants that began June 14, 2025.

      That means eligibility does not necessarily mean services can begin immediately.

      Career seekers should still apply if VR may be useful, but ask:

      • Am I eligible?
      • Which priority category applies?
      • Is there currently a waitlist?
      • What services can begin now?
      • What other workforce resources can I use while waiting?

      Do not postpone an apprenticeship search solely because VR services are not immediately available.

      Continue using:

      • BOLI
      • WorkSource Oregon
      • Community colleges
      • Pre-apprenticeship
      • Employer career sites

      where appropriate.

      🟥 Students & Youth With Disabilities

      Oregon VR also provides services for young people with disabilities ages 14 through 24 who are preparing for employment.

      Students and families should ask about:

      • Career exploration
      • Employment preparation
      • Work-Based Learning
      • Occupational training
      • Career and Technical Education
      • Pre-apprenticeship
      • Registered Apprenticeship
      • Postsecondary education
      • Paid employment

      Ask whether apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship can be incorporated into the student's employment plan.

      Also ask:

      • Which employers participate?
      • Is the experience paid?
      • Can the student earn an industry credential?
      • Can the experience lead to permanent employment?
      • Are transportation or disability-related supports available?

      🟥 Women in Apprenticeship & Nontraditional Careers

      Women interested in occupations where women have historically been underrepresented should investigate Oregon apprenticeship in:

      • Construction
      • Electrical
      • Plumbing
      • Pipe trades
      • HVAC
      • Sheet metal
      • Carpentry
      • Operating engineering
      • Welding
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Manufacturing
      • Automotive and diesel
      • Transportation
      • Utilities
      • Linework
      • Technology

      Resources:

      BOLI reports that increasing numbers of Oregon apprentices are women and people of color and identifies increasing access to trades careers as an ongoing apprenticeship priority.

      🟥 Women & Pre-Apprenticeship

      Oregon's certified pre-apprenticeship system can be particularly useful for people entering occupations where they have historically been underrepresented.

      A certified program may provide:

      • Hands-on preparation
      • Construction math
      • Tool skills
      • Workplace safety
      • Application assistance
      • Employer exposure
      • Apprenticeship connections
      • Transportation assistance
      • Work clothing
      • Work boots
      • Tools
      • Child-care assistance

      Available support varies by program and funding.

      Use:

      When a women-in-trades or other targeted pre-apprenticeship is available, verify:

      • BOLI certification
      • Current recruiting
      • Program cost
      • Employer connections
      • Apprenticeship-committee connections
      • What happens after completion

      🟥 Financial Assistance for Oregon Registered Apprentices

      Oregon BOLI also maintains financial-assistance resources intended to help registered apprentices remain in training.

      BOLI currently identifies Child Care for Construction and related assistance that can help qualifying Oregon Registered Apprentices with needs such as:

      • Child-care subsidies
      • Hardship assistance
      • Work tools
      • Personal protective equipment
      • Other training-related support

      Eligibility and funding can change.

      Ask whether assistance is currently available before relying on it.

      These resources can be particularly important because becoming an apprentice does not eliminate practical costs associated with:

      • Child care
      • Transportation
      • Tools
      • Work clothing
      • Protective equipment
      • Related training

      How Specialized Resources Fit Into Your Oregon Search

      Specialized resources should supplement—not replace—the main apprenticeship search.

      Use both:

      Main apprenticeship resources

      • Oregon BOLI
      • BOLI Apprenticeship Opportunities
      • OregonApprenticeship.org
      • Apprenticeship.com
      • Apprenticeship.gov
      • WorkSource Oregon
      • Apprenticeship committees
      • Training-agent employer career sites

      Specialized resources

      • BOLI veterans assistance
      • Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs
      • SkillBridge
      • USMAP
      • VA apprenticeship benefits
      • Vocational Rehabilitation
      • Women-in-trades resources
      • Certified pre-apprenticeship
      • Apprentice financial-assistance resources

      A specialized program may help with:

      • Career preparation
      • Application assistance
      • Education
      • Training costs
      • Child care
      • Transportation
      • Tools
      • Workplace accommodations
      • Employer connections
      • Military transition

      But the paid apprenticeship employment still comes through the Registered Apprenticeship program and its participating employer or training agent.

      === END OREGON — PART 2C ===
      === BEGIN OREGON — PART 2D ===

      🟥 Tribal & Native American Career Resources

      Oregon is home to nine federally recognized Tribal nations.

      Tribal governments, enterprises, workforce programs, education programs, and community organizations can be important resources for employment and career development.

      Career seekers should use Tribal workforce resources alongside Oregon's statewide apprenticeship system.

      Useful starting points include:

      Also investigate workforce-development, education, employment, and training resources operated by your Tribal nation or regional Native American organization.

      Depending on the program, assistance may involve:

      • Registered Apprenticeship
      • Occupational training
      • Pre-apprenticeship
      • Work-Based Learning
      • Construction
      • Healthcare
      • Forestry and natural resources
      • Utilities
      • Information technology
      • Hospitality
      • Transportation
      • Tribal government employment
      • Employer partnerships
      • Supportive services

      🟥 Oregon's Federally Recognized Tribal Nations

      Oregon's federally recognized Tribal nations are:

      • Burns Paiute Tribe
      • Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
      • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
      • Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
      • Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
      • Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
      • Coquille Indian Tribe
      • Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
      • Klamath Tribes

      Career seekers should investigate the employment and workforce resources of the Tribal nation relevant to them.

      Eligibility for Tribal workforce or education services varies.

      🟥 Tribal Governments & Enterprises as Employers

      Do not search Tribal resources only for assistance programs.

      Tribal governments and enterprises are also employers.

      Depending on the Tribal nation and region, career areas can include:

      • Healthcare
      • Construction
      • Information technology
      • Facilities
      • Utilities
      • Forestry and natural resources
      • Transportation
      • Hospitality
      • Public safety
      • Government administration
      • Skilled maintenance
      • Other technical occupations

      Search Tribal career sites for:

      • Apprentice
      • Trainee
      • Technician
      • Maintenance
      • Facilities
      • Construction
      • Healthcare
      • Information technology
      • Utility
      • Transportation

      A Tribal employer may provide excellent paid training without operating a BOLI Registered Apprenticeship.

      Verify the specific program.

      🟥 Tribal Youth Workforce Partnerships

      Oregon has a particularly useful workforce resource for Tribal youth.

      Oregon Youth Works includes Tribal Youth Workforce Partnerships with each of Oregon's nine federally recognized Tribal sovereign nations.

      These partnerships can provide stewardship-focused work experiences benefiting Tribal communities and young people.

      Students and young adults should ask whether a local program connects with:

      • Paid employment
      • Registered Apprenticeship
      • Pre-apprenticeship
      • Career and Technical Education
      • Natural-resource careers
      • Community-college education
      • Industry credentials

      A paid youth work experience is not automatically Registered Apprenticeship.

      Determine what pathway can follow it.

      🟥 Reentry & Justice-Impacted Career Seekers

      A previous conviction does not automatically make every apprenticeship or skilled occupation unavailable.

      Requirements vary by:

      • Employer
      • Occupation
      • Licensing requirements
      • Worksite
      • Apprenticeship committee
      • Training agent
      • Government or project requirements where applicable

      Start with:

      Ask about:

      • Registered Apprenticeship
      • Certified pre-apprenticeship
      • WIOA
      • On-the-Job Training
      • Occupational training
      • Employer connections
      • Supportive services

      🟥 Check Licensing Separately

      If the occupation you want requires an Oregon occupational or professional license, investigate those requirements separately.

      Requirements can differ from apprenticeship admission requirements.

      Before paying for training, ask:

      • Does my record affect eligibility for this license?
      • Is an individual review available?
      • Are there waiting periods?
      • Are there particular offenses relevant to the occupation?
      • Can I determine licensing eligibility before completing training?

      Do not assume that admission to training guarantees later licensing.

      Likewise, do not assume that a previous conviction automatically prevents licensing without checking the actual requirements.

      🟥 Pre-Apprenticeship & Reentry

      Oregon's BOLI-certified pre-apprenticeship programs can be useful for career seekers who face barriers to entering the trades.

      Depending on the program, pre-apprenticeship may provide:

      • Occupational preparation
      • Hands-on experience
      • Construction math
      • Tool skills
      • Safety training
      • Resume assistance
      • Interview preparation
      • Apprenticeship application assistance
      • Employer exposure
      • Supportive services
      • 🟧 BOLI Pre-Apprenticeship Programs — Find Certified Programs

      Ask the provider:

      • Does this program serve justice-impacted participants?
      • Which apprenticeship committees participate?
      • Which employers recruit graduates?
      • What supportive services are available?
      • What paid opportunity can follow?

      🟥 Opportunity Youth

      Young adults who are not currently connected with school or stable employment should investigate:

      • Registered Apprenticeship
      • Registered youth apprenticeship
      • Certified pre-apprenticeship
      • WIOA youth programs
      • Oregon Youth Works
      • Paid Work-Based Learning
      • Career and Technical Education
      • Community-college career programs
      • Employer-paid training

      Start with:

      🟥 Oregon Youth Employment Program

      The Oregon Youth Employment Program — OYEP provides paid work experience and workforce preparation for young people ages 14 through 24.

      Oregon currently requires OYEP programs to combine:

      • Paid work experience
      • Work-readiness instruction
      • Academic support
      • Individualized career and education goals

      Paid experiences can include opportunities described as:

      • Apprenticeships
      • Summer jobs
      • Other paid work experiences

      The word apprenticeship in a youth employment program should not automatically be interpreted as BOLI Registered Apprenticeship.

      Ask:

      • Is this a BOLI Registered Apprenticeship?
      • Is it connected with a Registered Apprenticeship?
      • Is it pre-apprenticeship?
      • Is it another paid work experience?
      • What employer participates?
      • What skills will I learn?
      • What happens after completion?

      🟥 Oregon Youth Works

      Oregon Youth Works currently includes several workforce-development grant programs supporting paid work experiences for young people around the state.

      The state's program map is organized across Oregon's nine local workforce areas and can help young people identify locally funded providers.

      Career seekers should contact the local provider to verify:

      • Current recruiting
      • Age requirements
      • Eligibility
      • Whether work is paid
      • Participating employers
      • Occupational areas
      • Connections with apprenticeship
      • Available supportive services

      🟥 Career Changers

      Apprenticeship is not only for people entering the workforce for the first time.

      Adults changing careers should investigate:

      • Registered Apprenticeship
      • BOLI-certified pre-apprenticeship
      • WIOA-funded training
      • On-the-Job Training
      • Community-college career education
      • Paid Work-Based Learning
      • Employer-paid training

      Resources:

      Ask:

      • Can previous occupational experience receive credit?
      • Can previous education receive recognition?
      • Can industry credentials help me qualify?
      • Is pre-apprenticeship actually necessary?
      • Can WIOA support training?
      • Is OJT available?

      🟥 Dislocated Workers

      Workers affected by layoffs or plant closures should contact WorkSource Oregon.

      Oregon's Dislocated Worker services are designed to help eligible workers return to employment and can provide access to employment and training resources.

      Ask about:

      • Registered Apprenticeship
      • WIOA-funded training
      • On-the-Job Training
      • Community-college training
      • Pre-apprenticeship
      • Employer recruiting
      • Career transition
      • Supportive services

      Oregon's WIOA Title I programs serve adults, dislocated workers, and youth.

      Eligibility and available assistance vary.

      🟥 Training Unemployment Insurance

      Oregon has another resource that can be particularly useful to some dislocated workers.

      The Training Unemployment Insurance — TUI program allows eligible dislocated workers to attend approved full-time training while continuing to receive unemployment benefits without the ordinary requirement to seek and remain available for work.

      • 🟥 Oregon Training Unemployment Insurance — Explore TUI

      TUI can help support a worker financially while retraining.

      However:

      TUI does not pay tuition or training costs.

      The participant remains responsible for the training cost unless another source pays it.

      Ask:

      • Am I considered a dislocated worker?
      • Is my proposed training approved?
      • Can WIOA or another program help pay the tuition?
      • Is there a Registered Apprenticeship instead?
      • Could employer-paid training provide a better earn-and-learn option?

      Compare the alternatives before committing to self-paid retraining.

      🟥 WIOA & Eligible Training

      Oregon maintains an Eligible Training Provider List — ETPL for training that can qualify for WIOA funding.

      For eligible WIOA participants, both the training provider and program generally must appear on the ETPL for training funds to be used.

      Registered Apprenticeship receives special treatment within the ETPL process.

      Career seekers should ask WorkSource Oregon:

      • Am I eligible for WIOA?
      • Is the program eligible for funding?
      • Is there a Registered Apprenticeship in the same occupation?
      • Can apprenticeship-related costs be supported?
      • Are supportive services available?

      🟥 Incumbent Workers & Adults Seeking Advancement

      Apprenticeship can also be relevant to people who already have jobs.

      An employer may use Registered Apprenticeship to help an existing worker develop higher-level occupational skills.

      This can be particularly relevant in:

      • Industrial maintenance
      • Manufacturing
      • Electrical occupations
      • Utilities
      • Information technology
      • Healthcare
      • Transportation

      Ask your employer:

      • Do you operate a Registered Apprenticeship?
      • Are you an approved BOLI training agent?
      • Can my current position connect with apprenticeship?
      • Can previous work hours receive credit?
      • Who provides related training?
      • Can apprenticeship lead to a higher-skilled position or higher pay?

      🟥 Rural Career Seekers

      Oregon's geography means apprenticeship searches can look very different outside Portland, Salem, and Eugene.

      If you live in a rural community, start with:

      • BOLI apprenticeship opportunities
      • WorkSource Oregon
      • The nearest community college
      • BOLI-certified pre-apprenticeship
      • Apprenticeship.gov Partner Finder
      • Apprenticeship.com
      • Tribal workforce resources where applicable
      • Local healthcare systems
      • Utilities
      • Manufacturers
      • Forestry and wood-products employers
      • Transportation employers
      • Public agencies

      Ask whether:

      • The apprenticeship committee serves multiple counties.
      • Training agents recruit regionally.
      • Related training is available locally.
      • Some related instruction can be completed remotely.
      • Travel is required.
      • Transportation assistance is available.
      • Workforce funding can help with training.

      Do not limit the search to organizations physically located in your town.

      Many Oregon apprenticeship programs cover multi-county regions.

      How Specialized Resources Fit Into Your Search

      Population-specific programs can provide valuable assistance.

      But they should supplement—not replace—the main Oregon apprenticeship search.

      Use both:

      Main search resources

      • Oregon BOLI
      • BOLI Apprenticeship Opportunities
      • BOLI Apprenticeship Trades
      • OregonApprenticeship.org
      • Apprenticeship.com
      • Apprenticeship.gov
      • WorkSource Oregon
      • Apprenticeship committees
      • Training-agent employer career sites

      Specialized resources

      • Tribal workforce programs
      • Oregon Youth Works
      • WIOA youth services
      • Reentry resources
      • Dislocated Worker services
      • Training Unemployment Insurance
      • WIOA-funded training
      • Certified pre-apprenticeship
      • Other population-specific assistance

      Specialized resources may help with:

      • Occupational preparation
      • Training
      • Credentials
      • Career transition
      • Supportive services
      • Employer connections
      • Paid work experience
      • Reentry
      • Education

      But the central apprenticeship questions remain:

      • Who is the apprenticeship program or committee?
      • Who is the employer or training agent?
      • Is the position paid?
      • Is it a BOLI Registered Apprenticeship?
      • Who provides related training?
      • What credential and career does completion lead to?
      === END OREGON — PART 2D ===
      === BEGIN OREGON — PART 3A ===

      📍 Oregon Regional & Local Resources

      Oregon's apprenticeship opportunities vary significantly by region.

      Construction, manufacturing, healthcare, semiconductor manufacturing, forestry, utilities, transportation, public-sector employment, and other industries are concentrated differently across the state.

      Use Oregon's statewide apprenticeship resources together with:

      • WorkSource Oregon
      • Community colleges
      • Apprenticeship committees
      • Training-agent employers
      • BOLI-certified pre-apprenticeship programs
      • Utilities
      • Public employers
      • Tribal workforce organizations
      • Employer career sites

      Each regional section includes:

      • Priority industries
      • Recommended occupations to search
      • Direct local resources

      The occupation lists are search recommendations, not claims that a current apprenticeship opening exists.

      📍 Portland & Multnomah County

      The Portland metropolitan area contains one of Oregon's largest concentrations of Registered Apprenticeship programs, training agents, colleges, construction employers, manufacturers, healthcare systems, utilities, public agencies, and transportation employers.

      Priority Industries

      • Construction and skilled trades
      • Advanced manufacturing
      • Healthcare
      • Information technology
      • Transportation
      • Utilities
      • Water and wastewater
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Public-sector employment
      • Building operations

      Recommended Occupations to Search

      • Electrician apprentice
      • Carpenter apprentice
      • Plumber apprentice
      • Steamfitter apprentice
      • Pipefitter apprentice
      • HVAC/R apprentice
      • Sheet-metal apprentice
      • Ironworker apprentice
      • Operating engineer apprentice
      • Construction craft laborer apprentice
      • Limited-energy technician
      • Industrial maintenance apprentice
      • Millwright apprentice
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Water service mechanic apprentice
      • Utility apprentice
      • Transit mechanic
      • Automotive technician
      • Diesel technician
      • Healthcare apprentice
      • IT apprentice

      Direct Local Resources

      Search construction sponsors, manufacturers, healthcare systems, utilities, transportation agencies, public employers, and training-agent employers directly.

      📍 Portland Community College & Apprenticeship

      Portland Community College is especially important in the Portland regional search because it is a verified Registered Apprenticeship education and administration partner.

      PCC currently supports employer-sponsored and apprenticeship-committee programs connected with occupations including:

      • Limited maintenance electrician
      • Limited building maintenance electrician
      • Manufacturing plant electrician
      • Stationary engineer
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Millwright
      • Industrial manufacturing technician

      PCC also provides apprenticeship-connected certificate and degree pathways.

      However:

      PCC generally does not place students into apprenticeship jobs.

      Career seekers should identify the apprenticeship program and participating employer or training agent.

      Ask PCC:

      • Which apprenticeship programs currently use PCC?
      • Which employers are training agents?
      • Must I already be employed?
      • Which programs are accepting applicants?
      • Which courses provide related training?
      • Can apprenticeship credit apply toward a certificate or AAS?

      📍 Portland Water & Utility Careers

      Portland provides a particularly strong example of public-sector Registered Apprenticeship.

      BOLI currently identifies the Portland Water Bureau JATC as the Registered Apprenticeship program for Water Service Mechanic.

      Recommended searches:

      • Water service mechanic apprentice
      • Water operator trainee
      • Wastewater operator trainee
      • Utility worker
      • Utility technician
      • Maintenance mechanic
      • Instrumentation technician
      • Electrical technician

      Also search Portland-area:

      • Water districts
      • Public utilities
      • Sanitary districts
      • Public works agencies
      • Special districts

      A water or wastewater trainee position is not automatically Registered Apprenticeship.

      Verify through BOLI.

      📍 Portland Transportation & Transit

      The Portland metropolitan area's transportation system creates technical careers involving:

      • Transit
      • Bus maintenance
      • Rail maintenance
      • Fleet maintenance
      • Electrical systems
      • Facilities
      • Transportation infrastructure
      • Highway construction

      Recommended searches:

      • Transit mechanic apprentice
      • Bus mechanic trainee
      • Rail maintenance technician
      • Fleet mechanic
      • Diesel technician
      • Electrical technician
      • Maintenance technician
      • Highway construction apprentice
      • Equipment operator

      Direct Resources

      Search both apprentice and trainee.

      📍 Washington County — Hillsboro, Beaverton & Western Metro

      Washington County is an especially important Oregon region for semiconductor manufacturing, electronics, advanced manufacturing, technology, construction, healthcare, and industrial maintenance.

      Priority Industries

      • Semiconductor manufacturing
      • Advanced manufacturing
      • Electronics
      • Information technology
      • Construction
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Healthcare
      • Utilities
      • Transportation

      Recommended Occupations to Search

      • Semiconductor technician
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Equipment technician
      • Industrial maintenance technician
      • Manufacturing plant electrician
      • Limited maintenance electrician
      • Millwright apprentice
      • Mechatronics technician
      • Electronics technician
      • Electrician apprentice
      • HVAC apprentice
      • Plumber apprentice
      • Limited-energy technician
      • IT technician
      • Healthcare apprentice
      • Utility technician

      Direct Local Resources

      Search semiconductor manufacturers and their suppliers directly.

      Do not search only:

      semiconductor apprentice

      Also try:

      • Semiconductor technician
      • Equipment technician
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Process technician
      • Maintenance technician
      • Facilities technician
      • Manufacturing equipment technician
      • Technician trainee

      An employer may provide extensive paid technical training without calling the position an apprenticeship.

      📍 Semiconductor & Advanced Manufacturing Search

      Oregon's semiconductor industry makes the Portland-Hillsboro area unusual compared with many other state apprenticeship markets.

      Career seekers interested in semiconductor manufacturing should investigate pathways involving:

      • Equipment maintenance
      • Electronics
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Electrical systems
      • Manufacturing operations
      • Process technology
      • Facilities
      • Automation
      • Mechatronics

      Use:

      • BOLI apprenticeship searches
      • Portland Community College
      • WorkSource Oregon
      • Apprenticeship.com
      • Apprenticeship.gov
      • Semiconductor-employer career sites

      Then determine whether the opportunity is:

      • Registered Apprenticeship
      • Employer apprenticeship
      • Technician-development program
      • Employer-paid technical training
      • Another paid entry-level pathway

      Do not assume that a technical position in semiconductor manufacturing is a Registered Apprenticeship.

      📍 Clackamas County — Oregon City, Milwaukie & Surrounding Communities

      Priority Industries

      • Advanced manufacturing
      • Construction
      • Healthcare
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Transportation
      • Utilities
      • Skilled trades
      • Information technology
      • Public-sector employment

      Recommended Occupations to Search

      • Electrician apprentice
      • Carpenter apprentice
      • Plumber apprentice
      • HVAC apprentice
      • Sheet-metal apprentice
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Industrial maintenance technician
      • Millwright apprentice
      • Welder
      • Automotive technician
      • Diesel technician
      • Healthcare apprentice
      • Utility technician
      • Water/wastewater operator
      • IT technician

      Direct Local Resources

      Clackamas Community College is an important regional career and technical education resource.

      However, unless the specific program is verified as providing apprenticeship related training, treat it as an education and workforce contact rather than proof of an apprenticeship.

      Ask:

      • Which BOLI Registered Apprenticeship programs currently work with the college?
      • Does the college provide related training?
      • Which employers participate?
      • Are paid Work-Based Learning opportunities available?
      • Are pre-apprenticeship pathways available?
      • Can technical education earn college credit?

      📍 Columbia County & Lower Columbia Region

      Priority Industries

      • Manufacturing
      • Wood products
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Construction
      • Transportation
      • Utilities
      • Maritime-connected industries
      • Public-sector employment

      Recommended Occupations to Search

      • Industrial maintenance technician
      • Millwright apprentice
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Electrician apprentice
      • Manufacturing plant electrician
      • Welder
      • Diesel technician
      • Heavy-equipment technician
      • Utility technician
      • Maintenance mechanic
      • Equipment operator

      Direct Local Resources

      Search manufacturers, wood-products employers, ports, utilities, construction employers, transportation companies, and public agencies directly.

      Portland Metro Search Strategy

      Do not limit your apprenticeship search to Portland city limits.

      The Portland regional labor market extends across:

      • Portland
      • Gresham
      • Beaverton
      • Hillsboro
      • Tigard
      • Tualatin
      • Oregon City
      • Milwaukie
      • Wilsonville
      • Forest Grove
      • Other surrounding communities

      Apprenticeship committees may also serve multiple counties.

      For each occupation:

      1. Search BOLI Apprenticeship Trades.
      2. Search BOLI Apprenticeship Opportunities.
      3. Identify the apprenticeship committee.
      4. Determine the geographic jurisdiction.
      5. Identify training agents where possible.
      6. Search Apprenticeship.com.
      7. Search Apprenticeship.gov.
      8. Contact WorkSource Oregon.
      9. Contact the related-training college or provider.
      10. Search employers directly.
      11. Search public employers, utilities, transit agencies, and ports.
      12. Search both apprentice and trainee.

      Do Not Confuse the Program With the Employer

      This distinction is especially important in Oregon.

      You may find:

      An apprenticeship committee

      It administers the Registered Apprenticeship.

      A community college

      It may provide Related Training.

      A training agent

      It employs and trains apprentices.

      A workforce organization

      It may help you prepare, search, or obtain support.

      These organizations can all be part of the same apprenticeship pathway.

      But they do not necessarily perform the same role.

      When you find a promising program, identify all three:

      • Who administers the apprenticeship?
      • Who provides the related training?
      • Who provides the paid job?

      That will make the Oregon apprenticeship search much easier to navigate.

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      📍 Salem & Marion County

      Salem and the central Willamette Valley combine state government, healthcare, construction, manufacturing, agriculture and food processing, transportation, utilities, education, and skilled trades.

      The region also has a particularly strong apprenticeship connection through Chemeketa Community College, which directly supports and administers multiple Registered Apprenticeship pathways.

      Priority Industries

      • Construction and skilled trades
      • State government
      • Healthcare
      • Advanced manufacturing
      • Agriculture and food processing
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Transportation
      • Utilities
      • Education
      • Public-sector employment

      Recommended Occupations to Search

      • Electrician apprentice
      • HVAC/R apprentice
      • Sheet-metal apprentice
      • Plumber apprentice
      • Carpenter apprentice
      • Industrial maintenance technician
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Maintenance mechanic
      • Food-production technician
      • Healthcare apprentice
      • Automotive technician
      • Diesel technician
      • Utility technician
      • Water/wastewater operator
      • State trainee
      • Facilities technician

      Direct Local Resources

      Search apprenticeship committees, construction contractors, healthcare systems, manufacturers, food processors, utilities, state agencies, and other public employers directly.

      📍 Chemeketa & Mid-Willamette Valley Apprenticeship

      Chemeketa is more than a general technical-education resource.

      It is a verified Registered Apprenticeship partner and currently supports apprenticeship in occupations including:

      • HVAC/R
      • Inside electrical
      • Sheet metal

      Chemeketa directly partners with apprenticeship committees and provides related training.

      Depending on the apprenticeship, applicants may complete a competitive selection process and be ranked for referral to participating training-agent employers.

      Ask:

      • Is the apprenticeship accepting applications?
      • Which committee administers the program?
      • How are applicants ranked?
      • Which employers are training agents?
      • Where is related training provided?
      • Can apprenticeship courses earn college credit?
      • Can the apprenticeship lead to an AAS?

      📍 State Government Careers — Salem

      Because Salem is Oregon's capital, state-government employment deserves a separate place in the regional search.

      Search:

      • Apprentice
      • Trainee
      • Technician
      • Information technology
      • Engineering technician
      • Maintenance
      • Facilities
      • Mechanic
      • Equipment operator
      • Transportation
      • Natural resources
      • Healthcare
      • 🏛️ State of Oregon Careers — Search State Jobs

      A state trainee or developmental position is not automatically Registered Apprenticeship.

      However, it may provide paid occupational training and advancement.

      If the position is described as an apprenticeship, verify its BOLI registration.

      📍 Woodburn, Silverton & North Marion County

      Priority Industries

      • Agriculture
      • Food processing
      • Manufacturing
      • Construction
      • Healthcare
      • Transportation
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Utilities

      Recommended Occupations to Search

      • Food-production technician
      • Industrial maintenance technician
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Electrician apprentice
      • HVAC apprentice
      • Sheet-metal apprentice
      • Welder
      • Diesel technician
      • Agricultural equipment technician
      • Healthcare apprentice
      • Utility technician
      • Maintenance mechanic

      Direct Local Resources

      Search food processors, agricultural employers, manufacturers, construction contractors, healthcare systems, utilities, and transportation employers directly.

      📍 Albany, Corvallis & Linn-Benton Region

      The Albany-Corvallis area combines manufacturing, healthcare, education, technology, agriculture, construction, transportation, and public-sector employment.

      Priority Industries

      • Advanced manufacturing
      • Metals and materials
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Healthcare
      • Construction
      • Agriculture
      • Information technology
      • Education
      • Transportation
      • Utilities
      • Public-sector employment

      Recommended Occupations to Search

      • Manufacturing technician
      • Industrial maintenance technician
      • Millwright apprentice
      • Machinist apprentice
      • CNC machinist
      • Manufacturing plant electrician
      • Electrician apprentice
      • HVAC apprentice
      • Welder
      • Healthcare apprentice
      • IT technician
      • Agricultural equipment technician
      • Utility technician
      • Facilities technician

      Direct Local Resources

      Linn-Benton Community College is an important regional technical-education and employer-partnership resource.

      Ask the college specifically which BOLI Registered Apprenticeship programs it currently supports before treating a technical program as apprenticeship-related training.

      Search manufacturers and industrial employers directly for:

      • Apprentice
      • Trainee
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Millwright
      • Machinist
      • Equipment technician
      • Maintenance mechanic

      📍 Eugene, Springfield & Lane County

      Eugene-Springfield is another major Oregon apprenticeship and workforce market.

      Priority Industries

      • Construction and skilled trades
      • Advanced manufacturing
      • Healthcare
      • Wood products
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Transportation
      • Information technology
      • Utilities
      • Education
      • Public-sector employment

      Recommended Occupations to Search

      • Electrician apprentice
      • Plumber apprentice
      • Carpenter apprentice
      • HVAC apprentice
      • Sheet-metal apprentice
      • Limited-energy technician
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Industrial maintenance technician
      • Millwright apprentice
      • Welder
      • Healthcare apprentice
      • Automotive technician
      • Diesel technician
      • Utility technician
      • Water/wastewater operator
      • IT technician

      Direct Local Resources

      Lane Community College is a verified apprenticeship-related-training college.

      Lane requires students entering its apprenticeship-related coursework to be registered apprentices approved through the appropriate apprenticeship program or JATC.

      That means:

      Do not begin by enrolling in apprenticeship coursework at Lane.

      Begin by identifying and entering the Registered Apprenticeship.

      Then complete the required related training.

      📍 Lane Community College Apprenticeship Pathway

      Use:

      Ask:

      • Which apprenticeship committee must approve me?
      • Which occupations use Lane for related training?
      • Which employers are training agents?
      • Which apprenticeship programs are currently recruiting?
      • Can apprenticeship coursework earn college credit?
      • Can the credit apply toward a certificate or AAS?
      • What additional courses are required for the degree?

      This is another good example of the three-part Oregon apprenticeship structure:

      • Apprenticeship program or committee — administers the apprenticeship.
      • Training agent — provides paid employment and workplace learning.
      • Lane Community College — provides approved related education for participating programs.

      📍 Eugene-Springfield Manufacturing & Wood Products

      The southern Willamette Valley has substantial manufacturing and wood-products employment.

      Recommended searches:

      • Industrial maintenance apprentice
      • Millwright apprentice
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Manufacturing plant electrician
      • Maintenance mechanic
      • CNC machinist
      • Welder
      • Equipment technician
      • Diesel technician

      Search:

      • Manufacturers
      • Wood-products companies
      • Equipment employers
      • Utilities
      • Transportation employers
      • Training-agent career sites

      Not every industrial training program is Registered Apprenticeship.

      Verify through BOLI.

      📍 McMinnville & Yamhill County

      Priority Industries

      • Agriculture
      • Food and beverage production
      • Manufacturing
      • Construction
      • Healthcare
      • Industrial maintenance
      • Transportation
      • Utilities

      Recommended Occupations to Search

      • Industrial maintenance technician
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Food-production technician
      • Electrician apprentice
      • HVAC apprentice
      • Welder
      • Agricultural equipment technician
      • Diesel technician
      • Healthcare apprentice
      • Utility technician
      • Maintenance mechanic

      Direct Local Resources

      Search agriculture-related employers, food processors, manufacturers, construction contractors, healthcare organizations, utilities, and public employers.

      📍 Willamette Valley Agriculture & Food Production

      The Willamette Valley's agricultural and food-production economy creates paid technical pathways beyond traditional farm labor.

      Search:

      • Agricultural equipment technician
      • Diesel technician
      • Industrial maintenance technician
      • Food-production technician
      • Refrigeration technician
      • Electrician apprentice
      • Maintenance mechanic
      • Manufacturing technician
      • Equipment operator trainee

      Potential employers include:

      • Food processors
      • Agricultural businesses
      • Equipment dealers
      • Manufacturers
      • Cold-storage operations
      • Distribution operations
      • Utilities

      Some positions may connect with Registered Apprenticeship.

      Others may be employer-paid technical or trainee programs.

      Verify the specific pathway.

      Willamette Valley Search Strategy

      The Willamette Valley is a connected labor market.

      Depending on where you live, a realistic apprenticeship search may include:

      • Salem
      • Keizer
      • Woodburn
      • McMinnville
      • Albany
      • Corvallis
      • Lebanon
      • Eugene
      • Springfield
      • Surrounding communities

      Do not assume county lines define an apprenticeship program's service area.

      For the occupation you want:

      1. Search BOLI Apprenticeship Trades.
      2. Search BOLI Apprenticeship Opportunities.
      3. Identify the apprenticeship committee.
      4. Check its geographic jurisdiction.
      5. Determine whether applications are open.
      6. Identify training agents where possible.
      7. Contact the related-training college.
      8. Search WorkSource Oregon.
      9. Search Apprenticeship.com.
      10. Search Apprenticeship.gov.
      11. Search employers directly.
      12. Search both apprentice and trainee.

      Follow the Employer–Program–College Connection

      Oregon's Willamette Valley provides several strong examples of why apprenticeship seekers should identify the complete pathway.

      You may find:

      A Registered Apprenticeship program

      This establishes the apprenticeship and selection process.

      A training-agent employer

      This provides the paid job and On-the-Job Learning.

      Chemeketa, Lane, or another education provider

      This may provide the required related training and college credit.

      Finding only one piece does not necessarily get you into apprenticeship.

      Always determine:

      • Who accepts the apprenticeship application?
      • Who employs the apprentice?
      • Who provides related training?
      • Which credential results?
      • Can apprenticeship education earn college credit?
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      📍 Central Oregon — Bend, Redmond & Deschutes County

      Central Oregon has a rapidly developing labor market that combines construction, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, aviation, technology, utilities, transportation, hospitality, and public-sector employment.

      Because the region is geographically separated from the Willamette Valley, local employers, apprenticeship committees, WorkSource services, and education providers are especially important.

      Priority Industries

      • Construction and skilled trades
      • Healthcare
      • Advanced manufacturing
      • Aviation
      • Information technology
      • Utilities
      • Transportation
      • Automotive and diesel
      • Hospitality
      • Public-sector employment

      Recommended Occupations to Search