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Apprenticeship Program

The Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities (WCDD) in association with the Wisconsin Apprenticeship Organizer Project (AOP) sponsors an Apprenticeship Program.

This is for people interested in being an apprentice community organizer and organizations who would be interested in serving as a mentor for the apprentice. Applications for this project are taken in late summer. The next round of applications will be summer 2008.

General Information:

Apprentices serve a seven month apprenticeship with AOP working with a mentor. Apprentices will work either 20 hours per week for a seven month apprenticeship and be paid $700 per month or a 40 hour week and be paid $1500 per month. Usually, five apprentices are accepted into this program. After the apprenticeship is completed, the apprentice makes a commitment to work with WCDD for 17 months where they will help to organize local disability groups.

Mentors will be experienced organizers. They will provide a mentor experience with the apprentice on an organizing project in the area of the state they will serve. Generally, mentors should work for an established agency.

Apprenticeship Organizer Project
1717 South 12th Street
Suite 203
Milwaukee, WI 53204