Support work placement while taking CHILD DEVELOPMENT Classes to obtain your Associate teacher certificate and Permit
Associate Teacher Apprenticeship
TUITION IS FREE! THIS PROGRAM IS OF NO COST TO THE APPRENTICE.
Jump-start your Early Childhood Education career. Starting Fall 23, The Sonoma County Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship is a unique paid learning and on-the-job training experience where participants will earn 12 Early Childhood Education units through Santa Rosa Junior College, complete 2,000 hours of paid work experience, and will be eligible for an Associate Teacher permit.
Program Benefits
- Embedded classroom tutoring
- Career Counseling
- Financial and Credit Coaching
- No school fees & free textbooks
- Monthly peer learning cohort meetings to connect with & learn from others in the program
- Success Coaches will work with you step-by-step to ensure you have what you need to succeed
- Job placement with local employers, including 4C’s Sonoma, Santa Rosa Junior College, Community Action Partnership Sonoma County Head Start and Early Head Start, Child Family inc
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- ✓ Be 18 years or older
- ✓ Pass a criminal background fingerprint check
- ✓ Provide immunization record
- ✓ Pass a physical health screening
- ✓ Have evidence of a negative tuberculosis test
- ✓ Be able to attend college classes, participate, and submit written assignments
- ✓ Be legally authorized to work in the United States
EARLY EDUCATOR APPRENTICE PROGRAM
- Qualifies you for higher Career Pathway
- Increases your earning
- Combines Employment, Training, College Coursework and Individualized Mentoring
PLACEMENTS AT PROGRAMS AROUND SONOMA COUNTY
