Minnesota Dual Training Pipeline

Presented by:  Erik Holtan - Department of Labor and Industry
This program aims to help employers develop employer-driven, dual-training programs in the industries of Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture, Health Care and Information Technology.  This program works with employers to change the conversation from “How do we find workers with the skills we need?” to “How do we GIVE workers the skills we need?”

Minnesota Dual Training Pipeline

Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline supports employers with creating or enhancing a competency based, earn-and-learn dual-training approach to meet their workforce needs. With Pipeline, workers receive a combination of related instruction paired with on-the-job training.

Industries

The program targets high-growth industries with limited history with Minnesota's apprenticeship system:
Advanced Manufacturing
Agriculture
Child Care
Health Care Services
Information Technology
Legal Cannabis
Transportation
 

Dual training basics

Dual training is an earn-while-you-learn approach where the employer invests in their employee by providing training in competency standards to equip the employee with the specific knowledge and skills necessary for a particular occupation. For a trainee to qualify for a dual-training program, they must:

1. be employed by the participating employer and,

2. receive structured on-the-job training and technical instruction in accordance with the competency standards for a specific occupation (use the above industry links to find the eligible occupations with competency standards).

Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline objectives

• Engage employers, higher education, labor, representatives of the disabled community and government to support employment-based training;

• expand earn-and-learn dual-training and registered apprenticeship in Minnesota; and

• bring together leaders from industry to identify, define, create and validate occupational competencies for in-demand careers.