OBN SCI Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program
OBN Second Chance Initiative Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program
OBN Second Chance Initiative Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program
OBN Second Chance Initiative Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program
OBN Second Chance Initiative Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program will be be a post-release apprenticeship program registered with the Department of Labor. It will be a "earn & learn" model which means the apprentices (individuals who are justice-involved) will be paid a salary while going to school and attending on-the-job training at a
OBN Second Chance Initiative Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program will be be a post-release apprenticeship program registered with the Department of Labor. It will be a "earn & learn" model which means the apprentices (individuals who are justice-involved) will be paid a salary while going to school and attending on-the-job training at a real brewery with experienced mentors.
Prior to initiating the program with OBN Second Chance Initiative, each apprentice will attend a 4-week Job-Readiness Program with Second Chance Programs.
Participants engage in 160 hours of intensive instruction in which they break down personal barriers to employment, develop new skills, create résumés and master interviewing techniques.
Upon graduating the 4-week job readiness program, each approved apprentice will start both their educational classes at San Diego State University and also their on-the-job training at an actual brewery.
The educational portion of the program will consist from 12-18 months of instructional certified curriculum with San Diego State University's Professional Craft Beer Program.
Each apprentice will receive up to 9-months of paid on-the-job training with Prison Break Brewery and other Southern California Craft Beer Breweries who participate in this program.
After successful completion, each apprentice will be offered full-time employment opportunities with Prison Break Brewery, and other breweries located throughout Southern California.
Lead Sponsor & On-the-Job training with Prison Break Brewery
OBN Second Chance Initiative Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program
OBN Second Chance Initiative Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program
Prison Break Brewery is the lead sponsor for the Apprenticeship program and will hire the 1st group of apprentices that graduate from the program.
Apprentices will receive mentorship by experienced people in the craft beer industry. Each apprentice will be provided on-the-job training from experienced employees from both Prison Break Brewery and other breweries in the Southern California area.
SDSU is our educational partner for the Apprenticeship Program
OBN Second Chance Initiative Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program
SDSU is our educational partner for the Apprenticeship Program
The educational part of the Apprenticeship Program will be provided by San Diego State University under their Professional Craft Beer curriculum.
Apprentices will be full time students and receive a certification under this program that will allow them to apply for other employment opportunities within the craft beer industry as well as provide them the ability to earn higher wages.
Apprentices (individuals who are justice-involved)
Apprentices (individuals who are justice-involved)
SDSU is our educational partner for the Apprenticeship Program
This Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program will provide an educational curriculum in the Professional Craft Beer area of study with San Diego State University, combined with on-the-job (OJT) training at actual breweries while being paid a salary to individuals who are justice-involved.
The goal of this program will be to provide this opportuni
This Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program will provide an educational curriculum in the Professional Craft Beer area of study with San Diego State University, combined with on-the-job (OJT) training at actual breweries while being paid a salary to individuals who are justice-involved.
The goal of this program will be to provide this opportunity to 100 apprentices (justice-involved individuals) over the course of 2-years a chance at obtaining a career that offers:
- The possibility of earning a salary while learning a new skill and trade.
- Receive recognized qualifications.
- Gain independence and respect.
- Gain real work experience.
- Improve employability.
- Earning potential.
Department of Labor
Apprentices (individuals who are justice-involved)
Second Chance Programs
This apprenticeship program has been certified by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Registration #: 2020-CA-78523
Second Chance Programs
Apprentices (individuals who are justice-involved)
Second Chance Programs
Each year, more than 2,000 justice involved men, women and youth come to Second Chance seeking positive pathways to meaningful change.
Second Chance offers specialized workforce readiness training, sober-living housing, educational programs and support services essential to achieving self-sufficiency.
Job Readiness Training ( 4-Weeks)
•Job R
Each year, more than 2,000 justice involved men, women and youth come to Second Chance seeking positive pathways to meaningful change.
Second Chance offers specialized workforce readiness training, sober-living housing, educational programs and support services essential to achieving self-sufficiency.
Job Readiness Training ( 4-Weeks)
•Job Readiness Training helps justice involved San Diegans find work and build pathways to self-sufficiency and financial independence.
•Participants engage in 160 hours of intensive instruction in which they break down personal barriers to employment, develop new skills, create résumés and master interviewing techniques.
Upon graduating the 4-week job readiness program, each approved apprentice will start both their educational classes at San Diego State University and also their on-the-job training at an actual brewery.
OBNSCI Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program Objectives
OBNSCI Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program objectives are as follows:
Objective 1: By September 2022, 10 apprentices will graduate from the Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program with full-time employment.
Objective 2: Within three years of the program completion, 90% of the graduates will still be employed full-time.
Objective 3: Within three years of the program completion, 95% of the graduates will not recidivate.
Objective 4: Upon program completion, each graduate will be employed in (or have an employment offer for) a full-time position that pays a living wage.
Objective 5: By December 2022, 5 graduates will receive the level 2 Cicerone certification.
Calling ALL breweries located in San Diego County, CA !!
Participating Craft Beer Brewery Information:
Be part of something great!
Are you a craft beer brewery located in the San Diego County, California area and are looking to hire qualified, educated and trained employees?
If the answer is yes, then you should consider joining our Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program.
Why should you choose to participate in our program?
Simply:
- Our apprentices will have gone through a 4-week job readiness program with our partner, Second Chance Program before starting the 6-9 month on-the-job training portion of the Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program.
- Our apprentices will have attended ( up to 12-months) a Professional Craft Beer curriculum given by San Diego State University.
- Our apprentices will have a strong desire to work hard and learn.
- Our apprentices will help your company improve productivity, profitability, and your bottom line as they will be educated in the industry and trained by you. You will also be supported by OBN Second Chance Initiative and our partners in this program (Second Chance Program & Prison Break Brewery).
- Our program will help reduce your companies employee retention rates, saving you time & money on hiring and training.
- If you participate in this program and choose to train our apprentice/s, you will be reimbursed 50% of the apprentice/s salary for the full 6-9 months of the on-the-job training portion of this program.
- You will be recognized with our foundation and our partners as a company providing Second Chances! This will include life-time marketing and exposure as long as that apprentice/s is employed in your brewery.
How it works:
- First and foremost, the apprentice will need to attend classes at San Diego State University. There they will take a Professional Craft Beer curriculum that could last up to 12-months. All on-the-job training needs to work around the apprentice/s educational scheduale.
- The on-the-job training portion will be for a minimum of 6-months and a maximum of 9-months. Each participating brewery will be reimbursed 50% of the apprentice/s salary during the 6-9-months of on-the-job training. The timeline of the 6 or 9 months is up to the brewery.
- Review our "Current Positions Available," located below. If there is another position that you want to hire for that is not located in that section, contact us to learn how it can be added to our program.
- Review our "On-the-Job Training Tasks" for each of these positions listed below. This can be found by downloading the OBN Second Chance Initiative Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program Presentation. Each job description has specific "TASKS," that each apprentice will need to receive with the on-the-job training portion for the program.
- The on-the-job tasks will be conducted by you, the brewery and overseen by OBN Second Chance Initiative, Second Chance Program or a representative of San Diego Workforce Partnership.
- If you are interested in going or have more questions, please reach out to us at: info@obnfoundation.org, ken@obnfoundation.org or nicole@prisonbreakbrewery.com
- If you accept to join our program, a OBN Second Chance Initiative representative will reach out to you to enter into an agreement for the 6-9-months. In addition, a separate agreement will be with Second Chance Program and the brewery for the reimbursement funds of the apprentice/s salary during the 6-9-months of the on-the-job training.
Apprenticeship Program Guidelines for Apprentices
Are you someone who was justice involved & interested in joining the program?
Are you someone who was justice involved and live in the Southern California area and would like to join the Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program? If so, please read carefully our qualifications below.
Minimum Qualifications:
An Apprentice must be:
- At least 21 years of age.
- An individual who is or was justice-involved.
- Live within Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties in California. If not, be willing to travel to these counties (The first brewery location for the on-the-job training portion of this program is located in Temecula, California & the 2nd brewery location is in San Diego, California).
- There is an educational requirement of a high school diploma, General Education Development (GED) equivalency or other high school equivalency credential is required. Applicant must provide an official transcript (s) for high school and any post-high school education. Applicant must submit the GED certificate or other high school equivalency credential if applicable.
- There is a physical requirement of performing the essential functions of the apprenticeship program, with or without a reasonable accommodation, and without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of the individual or others.
If you are interested and meet the above minimum qualifications, please send an email to:
Ken Martin
Ken@obnfoundation.org Attention: Ken Martin, Senior Director of Programs
or
Nicole Lee
Nicole@prisonbreakbrewery.com Attention: Nicole Lee, Senior Director of the Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program.
Current Positions Available:
- Craft Beer Sales Director (Manager Food Service) Q*NET-SOC Code 11-9051.00. RAPIDS CODE: 0593CB
- Craft Beer Sales Representative (Technical sales Specialist) Q*NET-SOC Code 41-4011.00 RAPIDS CODE: 2087CB
- Warehouse Manager (Storage & Distribution Manger) Q*NET-SOC Code 11-3071.02 RAPIDS Code: 2095CB
Related Course Instruction Outline:
Source: San Diego State University.
Professional Certificate in the Business of Craft Beer Program.
All courses for this Apprenticeship Program have been chosen by personal from:
- SDSU Certificate in the Business of Craft Beer Program
- OBN Second Chance Initiative
- Prison Break Brewery
- Brewers Association
Related Course Instruction Outline:
Source: Second Chance Program
4-week Job Readiness Program
All chosen applicants will need to go through a 4-week Job Readiness Program given by Second Chance Program before starting the Craft Beer Apprenticeship Program.
- Each graduate of the 4-week Job readiness Program will be given a certificate from Second Chance Program.
Work Process Schedule:
Every Apprentice is required to participate in related instruction in technical subjects related to the occupation. Apprentices WILL BE PAID for hours spent attending related instruction classes. See Appendix A for Work Process Schedule and Related Instruction Outline.
Credit for Previous Experience:
Apprentice applicants seeking credit for previous experience gained outside the apprenticeship program must furnish such transcripts. records, affidavits, etc. that may be appropriate to substantiate the claim. OBN Second Chance Initiative Apprenticeship Program will evaluate the request for credit and make a determination during the apprentice's probationary period.
Probationary Period:
Every applicant selected for apprenticeship will serve a probationary period, which may not exceed 25 percent of the length of the program.
Apprentice Wage Schedule:
Apprentices must be paid a progressively increasing schedule of wages based on either a percentage or a dollar amount the current hourly journeywork wage rate. The progressive wage schedule can be found in Appendix A.
Equal Employment Opportunity And Affirmative Action:
1. Equal Employment Pledge-29 CFR && 29.5 (b)(21) and 30.3(c)(1): OBN Second Chance Initiative Apprenticeship Program will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex(including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40-years or older.
OBN Second Chance Initiative Apprenticeship Program will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30.
2. Affirmative Action Program-29 CFR && 29.5(b)(21), 30.4, and 30.10: OBN Second Chance Inititative Apprenticeship Program acknowledges that it will adopt an affirmative action plan in accordance with 29 Title CFR & 30.4-30.9 (required for sponsors with five or more registered apprentices by two years from the date of the sponsor's registration or by two years from the date of registration of the program's fifth (5th) apprentice). Information and technical assistance materials relating to the creation and maintenance of an affirmative action plan will be made available on the Office of Apprenticeship's website.
3. Selection Procedures: Every sponsor will adopt selection procedures for their apprenticeship programs, consistent with the requirements set forth in 29 CFR & 30.10(b). See Appendix A to enter your selection procedures for each occupation for which the sponsor intends to train apprentices.
Complaint Procedures:
If an applicant or an apprentice believes an issue exists that adversely affects the apprentice's participation in the apprenticeship program or violates the provisions of the apprenticeship agreement or standards, the applicant or apprentice may seek releif. Nothing in these complaint procedures precludes an apprentice from pursuing any other remedy authorized under another Federal, State, or local law. Below are the methods by which apprentices may send a complaint :
1. Complaints regarding discrimination: Complaints must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and signature, the identity of the respondent, and a short description of the actions believed to be discriminatory, including the time and place. Generally, a complaint must be filed within 300 days of the alleged discrimination. Complaints of discrimination should be directed to the following contact:
Ken Martin
(787) 239-0785
2. Other General Complaints: The sponsor will hear and attempt to resolve the matter locally if written notification from the apprentice is received within 15 days of the alleged violation(s). The sponsor will make such rulings as it deems necessary in each individual case within 30 days of receiving the written notification. Any complaint described in that cannot be resolved by the program sponsor to the satisification of all parties may be submitted to the Registration Agency. Complaints may be filed with the Registration Agency at:
Mr. Arthur Page
550 West C Street. Suite 980
San Diego, CA 92101
Registration Agency General Contact Information:
The Registration Agency is the United States Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship. General inquiries, notifications and requests for technical assistance may be submitted to the Registration Agency using the contact information below:
Mr. Arthur Page
550 West C Street. Suite 980
San Diego, CA 92101