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Utah launches registered teacher apprenticeship; 17 LEAs have signed on
Summary
Superintendent Dixon reported a registered apprenticeship for teachers approved through the U.S. Department of Labor is underway. The program, nicknamed URAP, currently includes 17 local education agencies, seven that are actively recruiting and eight university partners.
Superintendent Dixon reported that Utah has launched a registered apprenticeship for teachers — referred to in board remarks as URAP — approved through the U.S. Department of Labor framework and now underway with local and higher-education partners.
Dixon said the apprenticeship effort drew on an early state model and that Tennessee’s earlier work paved the way; Utah’s program partners include universities and districts and is designed to supply additional pathways into the classroom.
According to Dixon, 17 local education agencies have signed on to the program and seven of those are actively recruiting teachers into apprenticeships. She said about eight universities are participating as partners and that the program team has hired staff, including Christina Guevara, to run and expand the effort.
Dixon said the state hosted a teacher-apprenticeship symposium and that Dr. Haidt and Christina Guevara presented at a national convening for registered apprenticeships, signaling early national engagement. She called the apprenticeship another route for getting “quality teachers into the classrooms.”
Why it matters: Registered apprenticeships create an alternative, earn-while-you-learn pathway into teaching that can expand local educator pipelines, especially in districts that are recruiting actively.
Ending: Dixon asked board members to note Christina Guevara’s role leading the initiative and to recognize the program team as it continues to recruit and scale the effort.
