Learn and Earn Apprenticeship Program

Get paid for on the job training while earning your credentials!

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Earn a degree at Forsyth Tech while working in the industry you are studying.

LEAP@ForsythTech is an apprenticeship program that gives you the opportunity to earn a wage and credentials at the same time.

This program includes:

  • Hired by an approved LEAP@ForsythTech employer partner
  • Given time away from work to attend classes
  • Increased pay as skills are learned on the job
  • Enroll in an approved Forsyth Tech program that corresponds with your apprentice job
  • May qualify for tuition waivers, grants, or other funding to cover tuition, fees and books while in the program
  • Earn a state and national Journeyworker credential when the program is completed

Requirements:

  • 18 or older at the time the apprenticeship begins
  • Must have at least a high school diploma or equivalent

Meet Killian

​Meet Jashun

50+

registered apprentices since the program's inception in 2019

25+

employer partners in areas like advanced manufacturing, IT, and automotive

$6

an hour is the average wage increase from start to completion

2022

ApprenticeshipNC Outstanding Consortium Member and League of Innovation Innovator of the Year award winner

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Apprenticeships are for everyone. As a career changer, being in school and learning on the job at Siemens Energy has built not only my technical skills but my confidence too.
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Debbie Moore
- Debbie Moore

CNC Machinist Apprentice, Siemens Energy

​Forsyth Tech Community College

2100 Silas Creek Parkway

Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Email: apprenticeships@forsythtech.edu

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