Gain experience in your craft, boost your resume and earn a paycheck—you might even be offered a full-time position before you’re done!

Arkansas Construction Trades Academy

The official school of the Associated Builders & Contractors of Arkansas with classes in North Little Rock, Fort Smith and Springdale. ACTA provides formal apprenticeship programs registered with the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship for electrical and plumbing trades. Each trade requires 8,000 hours of on-the-job supervised training along with a certain number of classroom training hours, approximately four years. Apprentices with ACTA have the opportunity to earn college credit!

Arkansas Center for Data Sciences

Offers apprenticeship opportunities throughout all technological careers, from IT to web development. Through resume assistance, educational webinars and more, ACDS assists job seekers in their search to find the perfect apprenticeship. Apprentices through ACDS can expect 144 classroom hours, and each apprentice will receive free customized training and a raise within one year!

Arkansas College of Electricity

Provides a four-year program with hands-on motor controls, a computer lab for exam preparation and continuing education credits. Each year, the apprentice will receive 2,000 hours of on-the-job training  and 114 hours of classroom instruction. Spanish assistance classes are also offered!

Lockheed Martin

Offers a wide variety of apprenticeships ranging from aircraft maintenance, computer software, cyber security, and engineering. Apprentices will work four 10-hour days a week and have three days off. Lockheed Martin apprentices are offered flexible schedules, competitive pay, health and wellness benefits, and even paid vacation!

Koontz Electric Company, Inc.

Internships for electrical engineering students and apprenticeship programs for craftsmen. Provides educational opportunities for all positions, including offers free craft and safety training, and graduates receive industry-recognized, national credentials. Graduates of these programs can go on to become electrical project engineers, electrical project superintendents, testing technicians, safety technicians, welders, millwrights, and more within the company. Koontz is the only qualified high-voltage contractor in Arkansas.

Tyson Foods Inc.

Offers several year-round internships for students in Springdale and Russellville. Ranging from food service marketing to live production to distribution, business operations, sales and more, Tyson interns will work 20 hours per week during the school year and 40 hours per week during the summer. All interns are paid and are considered for a full-time position within Tyson after graduation!

Simmons Foods

Offers paid internships in food production, operations and more to students nationwide. The program takes 10 weeks during the summer. Students work on projects that solve current business issues and at the end of the program, present their findings to their department leadership team. Simmons even offers interns housing and transportation!

Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food

The certified sous chef apprenticeship program combines classroom instruction with paid on-the-job training. The program lasts two to three years and includes 432 hours of technical instruction and up to 6,000 hours of on-the-job training. Apprentices receive a certificate of completion and are eligible for the exams needed to earn a certified sous chef credential!

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