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Apprenticeship Program for 2009

Both Mentors and Apprentices Wanted

The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) is taking applications for people interested in being an Apprentice Organizer and Mentors to work with them. BPDD is once again working in association with the Wisconsin Apprenticeship Organizer Project (AOP). Applicants should be from southern Wisconsin (south of a line from Sheboygan to La Crosse).

Apprentices will serve a seven month apprenticeship with AOP. They will be matched and work with a mentor who will assist them in an organizing project in their area of the state. Apprentices will either work 20 hours a week for the seven month apprenticeship and be paid $750 a month or a 40 hour week and be paid $1500 per month. Five apprentices will be accepted into this program.

Applications for Mentors within this project are also being accepted. Mentors will be experienced organizers who will provide a mentor experience with the apprentice on an organizing project. These mentors should generally work for an established agency.

The Apprentices will make a commitment to work with BPDD for 17 months after the apprenticeship is over helping to organize local disability groups. Apprenticeships will start at the beginning of February 2009 and continue until August of 2009.

More Details and Application Forms

• Apprentice applications are due on November 14, 2008.
• Mentor applications are due by November 11, 2008.

Both applications should be returned to:

Apprenticeship Organizer Project
325 W Silverspring Drive, Second Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53217.