THE SKILLS GAP IS WIDENING.
WE HELP YOU CLOSE IT.

Focused exclusively on high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex technologies or logistics, the ICATT Apprenticeship Program is the only program in the Midwest fully benchmarked on the German Dual Education System, a time-tested program that combines company-specific knowledge, theory, and hands-on learning to train a globally competitive workforce.

The ICATT Apprenticeship Program is a workforce development strategy – a sustainable solution that builds a loyal workforce, provides a pipeline of talent, and ensures that standards of excellence are met.

With the ICATT Apprenticeship Program, you earn while you learn. The program provides a salary, a debt-free associate degree, and industry specific certifications.

BENEFITS FOR COMPANIES

Access to a sustainable pipeline of talent
Increased employee retention
Harness growth opportunities

BENEFITS FOR APPRENTICES

Earn while you learn
Receive a debt-free associate degree
Pursue a career with upward mobility

THE SKILLS GAP IS WIDENING. WE HELP YOU CLOSE IT.

Focused exclusively on high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex technologies or logistics, the ICATT Apprenticeship Program is the only program in the Midwest fully benchmarked on the German Dual Education System, a time-tested program that combines company-specific knowledge, theory, and hands-on learning to train a globally competitive workforce.

The ICATT Apprenticeship Program is a workforce development strategy – a sustainable solution that builds a loyal workforce, provides a pipeline of talent, and ensures that standards of excellence are met.

With the ICATT Apprenticeship Program, you earn while you learn. The program provides a salary, a debt-free associate degree, and industry specific certifications.

BENEFITS FOR COMPANIES

Access to a sustainable pipeline of talent
Increased employee retention
Harness growth opportunities

BENEFITS FOR APPRENTICES

Earn while you learn
Receive a debt-free associate degree
Pursue a career with upward mobility

100% of trainers who attended a Train the Trainer seminar would recommend it to their coworkers to improve their training and communication skills.

ABOUT THE INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM FOR ADVANCED TECHNICAL TRAINING (ICATT)

ABOUT THE INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM FOR ADVANCED TECHNICAL TRAINING (ICATT)

TESTIMONIALS

“The ICATT Apprenticeship Program is an outstanding opportunity for younger generations. ICATT gave my son a sense of purpose and a direction in his life he’s excited about. He’s become a much more mature person. He works hard because he doesn’t want to let the company down; he even cares about grades more because they matter to the company, not just his mom and dad.”

Cathy Splett, Mother of an Apprentice

“After researching the ICATT Apprenticeship Program, I became extremely interested after realizing the investment the company would be making in me: hands-on experience, associate degree and pay. I was sold!”

“The ICATT apprenticeship program is an excellent opportunity for both the apprentice and the company! The apprentice gets professional training and education without student debt – the company will have an excellent skilled employee after successful completion of training. The program was long overdue and urgently needed to build up a highly skilled workforce.”

Hans Kraus | Corporate Director of Manufacturing | Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation

“Our apprentice is only in his second year but has the capabilities of an A-level maintenance technician. It would take someone “off the street” 2-3 years to reach that level. The work/college interaction has really accelerated his learning process.”

Original Equipment Automotive Supplier

NEWS & INSIGHTS

ICATT Apprenticeship Program Launches New International Logistics Specialists & Freight Forwarding Apprenticeship

Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT), the leading apprenticeship program in the Midwest for high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex technologies or logistics, expands their apprenticeship program with the addition of the International Logistics & Freight Forwarding apprenticeship. As the ICATT Apprenticeship Program has tripled in size since launching in 2015. Currently, the program…

February 14, 2019

New Podcast: German-style Apprenticeships in the U.S.

As part of The Big Pond podcast series, Rhoda Metcalf discusses the labor challenges U.S.-based manufacturers are facing and speaks with executives and apprentices from Diemasters Manufacturing, WITTENSTEIN, BBS Automation, and Herrmann Ultrasonics to get their experience and perspective on growing their own workforce through the ICATT Apprenticeship Program, the only program in the Midwest…

January 9, 2019

ICATT Apprenticeship Program Welcomes U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell

U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell will tour two local member companies of the Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT) in Bartlett, Ill. on Wednesday, December 12. The ICATT program is the leading apprenticeship program in the Midwest for high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex technologies or logistics and is based on the German…

December 10, 2018