Registered Apprenticeship Specialist – Bozeman

Build Montana’s future—one apprentice at a time. 406

Jobs is launching a Registered Apprenticeship Specialist position to supercharge opportunity and growth in Bozeman and the surrounding area, connecting people, employers, and communities to high‑impact, skills‑based careers. In this role, you’ll be on the front lines of the 406

Jobs Initiative, turning big ideas into real training programs that keep talent local, strengthen small town economies, and open doors for Montanans who’ve been left out of traditional pathways—including formerly incarcerated individuals and rural jobseekers.

As a Registered Apprenticeship Specialist with 406

Jobs, you’ll use apprenticeship as a tool to solve real workforce problems, not just manage a program. You’ll work directly with employers, schools, workforce partners, and re‑entry organizations to design and support apprenticeship and pre‑apprenticeship pathways aligned with Montana’s workforce goals. Every week, you’ll see the impact of your work in new apprentices signed, new programs launched, and new careers started in and around the Bozeman community.

• Design and expand apprenticeship programs by teaming up with employers, unions, and education and workforce partners to launch innovative registered apprenticeship models that unlock high quality, in‑demand careers across the region.
• Provide technical assistance on registration and compliance as the go‑to guide for sponsors, walking them through registration, standards, work processes, related instruction, and documentation so their ideas become approved, functioning programs that meet all requirements.
• Develop pre‑apprenticeship and youth pathways that give high school students, career changers, rural residents, and underrepresented Montanans a clear, structured on‑ramp into apprenticeship and long‑term, living wage careers.
• Use data to drive strategy by digging into labor market information, program outcomes, and local feedback to pinpoint talent gaps and pitch apprenticeship as the smart, results‑driven solution.
• Communicate program requirements clearly by turning dense regulations and technical language into practical, plain‑spoken guidance that employers, apprentices, and educators can actually use.
• Monitor program quality and compliance by keeping a close eye on standards, records, and outcomes, making sure programs meet state and federal requirements while still working for real‑world employers and apprentices.
• Build and manage strategic partnerships by connecting workforce, education, community, tribal, and re‑entry partners so apprenticeship becomes a core strategy in regional workforce and economic development.
• Support evaluation and continuous improvement by tracking completion, credential, and employment outcomes and bringing forward smart recommendations that make programs stronger year after year.

• Design workforce and training programs
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  Apply workforce development principles to create registered apprenticeship and pre‑apprenticeship models that respond to regional occupation demand and support the Department of Labor’s workforce goals.
• Conduct needs assessments and translate them into standards
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  Gather and analyze employer and community input, then develop structured program standards, curricula, and training plans that reflect those needs.
• Build and sustain partnerships
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  Establish and maintain effective relationships with employers, apprentices, education providers, workforce agencies, and community partners in both rural and urban settings.
• Facilitate collaboration
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  Coordinate cross‑agency and cross‑sector efforts, align roles, and support joint problem solving to advance shared workforce objectives.
• Communicate complex information
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  Present accurate, technically sound explanations of apprenticeship processes, licensing requirements, and credential pathways in clear, accessible language for diverse audiences.
• Develop and deliver presentations and trainings
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  Prepare and deliver briefings, trainings, and outreach presentations in person and virtually to employers, partners, and community groups.
• Interpret and apply regulations and policy
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