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Training for NTOs—Overview
This section includes:
Database of NTO Training Programs

* Search for a training program
* View list of national training programs
* List your training program

Pre-vocational Training Programs

Apprenticeship Programs

* What is an Apprenticeship Program?
o What is an Apprentice?
o Types of Apprenticeships
o Registration of Apprentices and Programs
* How to Enter an Apprenticeship?
o Who to Contact
o Requirements for Apprenticeship

Nontraditional occupations for women (NTOs) offer better wages, benefits and opportunities for career advancement than traditional career options. Many women already have the interest and/or aptitude for a nontraditional occupation.

They just need a training program to expand their knowledge and build on skills they may have obtained from other jobs and life experiences.

This section will provide:

* Women with a basic understanding of what is involved in training for a nontraditional employment and how to locate a nearby training program

* Workforce development professionals and educators with a better understanding of components of a successful nontraditional employment training program and how to locate a program for the women and girls with whom they are work

* Training databases—a gateway to locating training programs for high-wage nontraditional employment nationwide

* Information on pre-vocational training programs—Before entering a vocational training program, women may want to enter into a pre-vocational training program to brush up on the basic skills and aptitudes related to a particular nontraditional occupation

* Information on apprenticeship programs—Women can enter into vocational training programs, such as apprenticeship programs, to learn new skills that will enable them to enter or advance in a nontraditional occupation