Nursing Apprenticeships
Nursing apprenticeships provide participants the ability to work and receive pay while advancing their learning. The Practical Nursing Apprenticeship is three semesters in length and the Associate Degree Nursing Apprenticeship is five semesters in length. Below are guidelines regarding the nursing apprenticeships:
- Must be an active, current student of 杏吧原创 State鈥檚 nursing program.
- Submit a 杏吧原创 State nursing program application during appropriate application periods as listed under item 10.
- Students accepted into a 杏吧原创 State Nursing Program are provided the opportunity to submit an apprenticeship application. Applications are provided at an orientation prior to the start of nursing courses.
- A list of students who meet the minimum qualifications for apprenticeship is given to participating healthcare facilities.
- From that list, participating healthcare facilities select and hire apprentices, based on the number of open positions they have available. Current employees may be selected for the apprenticeship. All apprentices must sign an apprenticeship agreement.
- Student apprentices must commit to working for on-the-job learning at the healthcare facility for the entirety of the nursing program. Included in working days are clinical days students are performing for nursing program clinical requirements.
- Student apprentices must apply to the Alabama Board of Nursing for an apprentice permit.
- Student apprentices are not paid for on-campus classes, labs, or simulation. Student apprentices are paid for clinical hours, not including simulation.
- Student apprentices will work one on one with a registered nurse from the healthcare facility. Students will be held accountable to the same clinical requirements as non-apprentice students in the program.
- Nursing applications are posted on the 杏吧原创 State website.