Montana Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program
(MECAP)
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has partnered with the Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI), in offering a registered Child Care Development Specialist (CCDS) Apprenticeship Program as a strategy for linking high quality, well-trained caregivers with the possibility of increased compensation, job security and career enhancement opportunities.
The CCDS apprenticeship program is an organized formal system of on-the-job training under supervision of a qualified mentor at a designated early care facility, supplemented by related technical instruction in which the apprentice “learns by doing” and “earns while he or she learns”. The program offers a national CCDS certificate that is recognized in all 50 states. Montana recognizes one who has earned a CCDS certificate as having attained a Level 4 on the Montana Early Care and Education Practitioner Registry.
The Montana Apprenticeship & Training Program
For more information contact Lisa Murphy at (406) 444-1400
