Case Study: Tech Ready Apprenticeships for Careers in Kentucky (TRACK)

TRACK represents a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Career and Technical Education and the Kentucky Labor Cabinet. Its primary goal is to provide secondary students with career pathway opportunities into Registered Apprenticeship programs.

This cross-functional partnership is a business and industry-driven program designed to create a pipeline for students to enter post-secondary apprenticeship training.

TRACK employers are able to tailor the program for their specific needs and are able to select the Career and Technical Education courses and students for their apprenticeship pathway.

This process creates a competitive recruiting environment to ensure that employers benefit by gaining future employees who have a good foundation and an interest in that occupation.

Additionally, it enables students to receive a nationally recognized credential at little or no cost.