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Ready to explore a new career? An apprenticeship could help you develop practical skills and gain experience in a field that interests you.

Florida’s Shipbuilding and Defense Industrial Base Apprenticeship Incentive Fund supports eligible Registered Apprenticeship sponsors as they recruit, train, and retain apprentices. The initiative focuses on industries including shipbuilding, defense, aerospace and aviation, advanced manufacturing, and construction trades. Learn more about the initiative.

Explore Where Your Interests Could Lead

Enjoy working with your hands, solving technical problems, or learning how things work? The program’s approved occupations include welders, electricians, industrial machinery mechanics, aircraft mechanics, and software engineers, along with other qualifying occupations.

These examples offer a starting point for exploring your options. Available opportunities and entry requirements vary by employer and apprenticeship program.

What Does the Incentive Fund Mean for Career Seekers?

The fund encourages eligible sponsors to invest in apprenticeship training by providing payments tied to verified program milestones. Those payments go to qualifying sponsors; they are not direct payments to career seekers. By supporting organizations that train apprentices, the initiative aims to help develop skilled talent in priority industries. Explore the program’s eligibility details.

Your Next Step Starts with a Conversation

You don’t need to have your entire career mapped out to start exploring. Whether you’re entering the workforce, considering a career change, or looking to build new skills, contact CareerSource Research Coast to discuss your interests and ask about apprenticeship resources and next steps.

Email Apprenticeships@CareerSourceRC.com today. Tell us what kind of work interests you, share any relevant experience, and let us know you’d like to explore apprenticeships.

Your next career chapter can begin with one conversation. Let’s get started.

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