West Virginia: State of the State

West Virginia ESAC State Report 2024

• Apprentice Office Details
  • Staffing – State Director and three ATRs
  • Charleston State Office, Clarksburg Field Office, Martinsburg Field Office
• Key New Initiatives
  • WV Teachers Apprenticeship Program
  • WVU Hospital Registered Nurse Resident Program
• Statistics
  • Number of Apprentices – 4749
  • Number of New Apprentices – 587
  • Number of Completed Apprentices – 293
  • Number of Sponsors – 128
  • Number New Sponsors – 13
• Apprentice Advisory Council
  • Number of members – NA
  • Any new initiatives – NA
  • Issues – NA
• Workforce Partnerships
  • Relationships with i.e. Employers, Career Centers, Sector Partners, Community Colleges, etc. The State WV Workforce, Seven Local WIBs, Community Colleges, WV Development Office with Commerce Office
• Key Initiatives 
  • WV has registered the second Teacher Apprenticeship program in the nation in the Grow Your Own West Virginia Teaching Pathway.
  • WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital Nurse Residency Program which has 323 Registered Apprentices and 356 completions for the Registered Nurse Resident occupation.
  • WV Division Highways has a statewide program with 1117 apprentices.
  • Clearway was the first Wind Electric Power Generation program in the state.
• Legislative Issues
  • Recognition – Dual Credit with Community Colleges
• Budget
  • Funding streams – State WV Workforce, Seven Local WIBs, Community Colleges, WV Development Office
• Other issues – Recruiting apprentices.