REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP WORKS!
       GTA’s perspective
                         Confidential & Proprietary
  Why did GTA participate?
     With privatization  in 2005,  GTA began transforming 
     itself:  from government telephone company to a 
     competitive technology company
     We need to give our employees the right tools to do their 
     job and training is at the top of that list
     In 2007,  GTA sought to expand its current technical 
     training program to include opportunities from various 
     external facilitators to better equip its employees
  How did GTA Start?
     GTA learned of the Registered Apprenticeship Program 
     through a pamphlet handed out at a Job Fair
     GTA partnered with Alfred Valles, former State Director, 
     Office of Apprenticeship for Hawaii and the Pacific 
     Region,  along with Phyllis Topasna, Apprenticeship 
     Coordinator, in developing the standards of GTA 
     Apprenticeship:
       Academic job-related instructional curriculum
       On-the-Job learning/training processes
  How did GTA Start?
     In 2008 GTA registered with the National Apprenticeship 
     System under the US Dept of Labor
     First enrollment:  50 Registered Apprentices; 2 approved 
     occupations
       25 Telecom Technicians
       25 Line Installer-Repairers
     Occupations customized to meet our needs while 
     fulfilling USDOL requirements
    What has transpired since?
         Since first class,  we graduate about 50 apprentices/year
         We currently have 51 Registered Apprentices
         Approved occupations have since evolved from 2 to 11 
          maintaining enrollment at an average of 48 per year:
             Operating Engineer
             Telecommunications Technician
             Internetworking Technician
             Computer Operator
             Accounting technician
             Field Engineer
             Customer Service Representative
             Office Manager
             Salesperson Parts
         Successfully Audited by USDOL in 2012