Apprenticeship Program

Our apprenticeship application is OPEN for the 2024-2025 Cycle.

The WILL Empower Apprenticeship Program is a multipronged initiative designed to identify, nurture, and train a new generation of women’s and non-binary people’s labor leadership. The WILL Empower apprentices may work in a variety of capacities, including organizing, research, communications, politics, mobilization, and policy. Apprentices benefit from a formal mentorship program, with mentors both within and outside of the host organization, and participate in a WILL Empower training and gathering at the beginning of their apprenticeship.

The apprenticeships run for 3-12 months. Each apprentice has two mentors and ongoing support and connection with members of the WILL Empower network. Pay starts at $20-$25 an hour. Following successful completion of the program, WILL Empower staff work with program graduates on job identification and recommendation.

Host Sites

WILL Empower has placed apprentices at dozens of host sites, working in various capacities. Many apprentices move on to become full-time employees after their apprenticeship has ended. If your organization is interested in hosting a WILL Empower Apprentice find out more information below.

Applications for host sites are due April 30, 2024.

Meet Our Past Apprentices


Past Apprenticeship Sites

Where did Apprentices Go After the Program?

AAUP-AFT

AFGE National VA Council 

Campbell University School of Law 

Fight for $15, SEIU

Harvard Divinity School  

IATSE 

Jobs to Move America

Jobs with Justice

Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University

Kidpower D.C. 

Memphis AFL-CIO

National Black Workers Center 

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops

NC A. Philip Randolph Institute

ONE DC 

Strategic Organizing Center 

Teamsters

United Campus Workers, CWA

United for Respect

United Students Against Sweatshops

University of Pennsylvania 

Do you have questions? Contact Us

Email willempower.labor [at] gmail.com.


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