For Employers

Grow Your Own Workforce

You can host a youth apprentice and build the maintenance team you'll need in five years, with structured support from the program team at every step. Bell-Carter Foods, PJ Helicopters, Crain Walnut Shelling, and Red Bluff High School District are already hosting apprentices.

The Business Case

Why Employers Host Apprentices

Solve the Pipeline Problem

Train motivated local students in your equipment, your processes, and your culture, well before your senior techs retire.

Structured, Not Improvised

A registered training plan, competency checklists, mentor guides, and program staff who handle the paperwork with you.

De-Risked Hiring

Evaluate an apprentice over months of real work, with the program team supporting wage progression and scheduling.

Community Leadership

Be recognized as an employer investing in Tehama County's young people, with outreach and media support from the project.

Proud Host Employers

Not Ready to Host Yet?

Five Ways You Can Help

Hosting an apprentice is the deepest commitment, but every one of these moves the program forward.

  1. Hands-on training. Give students real-world experience with tools and machinery.
  2. Mentor & inspire. Share your knowledge and career story on campus to build confidence.
  3. Share hiring needs. Tell us which skills matter most so training stays relevant.
  4. Host tours & workshops. Show students your work environment and equipment.
  5. Serve on the advisory group. Guide curriculum and standards so graduates are ready for your industry.

What You Provide

Host Employer Commitments

  • Paid on-the-job training hours for the apprentice
  • A journey-level mentor (we provide mentor training and guides)
  • A safe, supervised work environment
  • Skills sign-off using the program competency checklist

What You Get

Program Support Includes

  • Pre-screened, school-endorsed student candidates
  • Registration, agreements, and compliance handled with you
  • Onboarding kit: HR templates, policies, and operating procedures
  • Liability and work-permit guidance for minors in the workplace
  • A single point of contact at the Job Training Center

Your Future Crew

Partners in Action

A PJ Helicopters technician at a workbench
Partnership on the ground
Employer partners at the Youth Apprenticeship convening
Mentors building the pipeline
A helicopter airframe under maintenance in a Tehama County shop
Apprentices on site

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