Co-Creating a Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Creation Date: 05/02/2022
Name: Jennifer Foil
Career Pathway: Information Technology
Location of Service: 60606-5829Program: Apprenticeship Illinois
Organization: Discovery Partners Institute
Program Details: Training
DPI worked with City Colleges of Chicago and Cognizant, our employer partner, to create a 16-week pre-apprenticeship program. The program is being offered through Wilbur Wright's Continuing Education department and meets online every Wednesday evening and in-person every Thursday evening and Saturday mornings. Upon successful completion of the program, the pre-apprentices have the opportunity to interview with Cognizant and be hired as a fulltime apprentice, with a starting wage of $25 an hour.