Sonoma County Early Childhood Education APPRENTICESHIP

Support work placement while taking CHILD DEVELOPMENT Classes to obtain your Associate teacher certificate, AND  Teacher Certificate.

Associate Teacher Apprenticeship

TUITION IS FREE! THIS PROGRAM IS OF NO COST TO THE APPRENTICE.

Jump-start your Early Childhood Education career. 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 through CTC  California Commission on Teaching Credentialing.

Teacher Apprenticeship

TUITION IS FREE! THIS PROGRAM IS OF NO COST TO THE APPRENTICE.

If you have already earned the Associate Teacher Certificate, you are qualified to enroll into the Teacher Apprenticeship program.  The Sonoma County Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship is a unique paid learning and on-the-job training experience where participants will earn 13 Early Childhood Education units through Santa Rosa Junior College, in addition to completing 4,000 hours of paid work experience, and will be eligible for an Teacher permit through CTC  California Commission on Teaching Credentialing.

Program Benefits

  • Embedded classroom tutoring
  • Career Counseling
  • No school fees & free textbooks
  • 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, North Bay Children's Center.

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
  • ✓ Have a high school degree or equivalent
  • ✓ 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

 

 

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