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The program is funded by grants that cover the cost for the $2,000, year-long apprenticeship.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u201cMonies can come from grants, specifically from our apprenticeship program,\u201d San Pedro said. \u201cWe can also seek funding from Texas Workforce Commission grants. We can look at Workforce Solutions to seek out Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Employers may also contribute towards tuition costs. To be eligible for the program, interested childcare centers and employees must be registered by TSC with the U.S. Department of Labor. The program requires apprentices to complete 144 hours of classroom instruction at TSC\u2019s ITEC Campus along with 2,000 hours of on-the-job training. A key feature of the program is its flexible instructional schedule.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u201cWith childcare, most of the instruction is delivered in an online format,\u201d said\u00a0San\u00a0Pedro. \u201cBecause of some of the needs with regards to preparation of student portfolios, we do have a Saturday course or timeline, that is provided to the students. They come in and work side-by-side with their instructor.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Catalina Noyola, a child development adjunct instructor in TSC\u2019s Child Care and Development Program, plays an important role in the apprenticeship program. In addition to being an instructor, she\u2019s also the director of Tiny\u00a0Humans\u00a0Academy in Brownsville, one of the daycare centers taking part in the apprenticeship program.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u201cI believe that having firsthand experience at the center day in and day out gives me a better understanding of what I&#8217;m teaching the apprentices,\u201d Noyola said. \u201cI have real life scenarios that I get to have while having a role at the center. This to me means that while I am coaching, I am also playing and give full circle knowledge to the apprentices.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Upon completion of the program, apprentices will receive an Occupational Skills Award from Texas Southmost College and a Certificate of Completion from the U.S. Department of Labor, which formally recognizes the successful completion of a Registered Apprenticeship. Additionally, apprentices who pass the required examination will earn the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u201cTSC offering the CDA program is very beneficial because childcare workers can boost professional credibility, increase earning potential, and improve classroom confidence,\u201d said Noyola. \u201cThey are better prepared for anything that could present itself while they are in their classrooms.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Like their employees, childcare centers also benefit from the program.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe Department of Labor acknowledges that employer and allows them to benefit with tax benefits, up to $2,500 per apprentice,\u201d\u00a0San\u00a0Pedro\u00a0said.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Additionally, the childcare centers can improve their rating in the Texas Workforce Commission\u2019s Texas Rising Star program by having certified employees.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe higher the rating, the better for them,\u201d\u00a0San\u00a0Pedro\u00a0said. \u201cOverall, they serve their employers\u2019 best interest to improve their skillset and to gain these certifications so that they\u2019re able to continue to raise the level of quality in our daycare centers.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>San\u00a0Pedro\u00a0is thrilled to see the current group of students taking part in the program. She is currently working to get more students enrolled in the program.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u201cI have about 20 currently on hold waiting for funding,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m working very hard to find resources for those additional 20 to meet our goal. I\u2019m hopeful that will take place in this next quarter.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Childcare employers and employees interested in taking part in TSC\u2019s Early Childhood Educator Apprenticeship Program can contact\u00a0San\u00a0Pedro\u00a0(<a id=\"OWA30f31325-758e-a8fc-6722-637256ee945a\" title=\"mailto:anna.sanpedro@tsc.edu\" href=\"mailto:anna.sanpedro@tsc.edu\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><u>anna.sanpedro@tsc.edu<\/u><\/a>) for more information.<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;8823,8821,8820,8822&#8243; show_title_and_caption=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BROWNSVILLE, Texas &#8212; Texas Southmost College (TSC) is paving the way for childcare workers to broaden their skills by combining flexible coursework and on-the-job training through its Early Childhood Educator [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":8819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_gspb_post_css":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wtce","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - 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