Businesses
Government-funded
$4K
per applicant
Grant
Cash award, application-based
Rolling
No fixed cutoff
Rolling
Or check for open cycles
Moderate
Standard state application
Provides $1,000 per apprentice per year for businesses registering new apprenticeships in South Carolina. One of the nation's most successful apprenticeship programs, operating across all 16 technical colleges.
Do I qualify?
Answer the questions below for a rules-based self-assessment of your fit for this program. This is informational — final determinations are made by the administering agency.
1.Business must register a new U.S. DOL-approved apprenticeship program
2.Apprentice must be a SC resident employed full-time
3.$1,000 reimbursement per apprentice per year (max 4 years)
4.Industry partners manage training at local technical college
5.Available to businesses of all sizes in any sector
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