What is Capstone Workforce?

Capstone Workforce is an AI-powered workforce readiness platform that delivers mock interview coaching, workplace scenario simulations, real-time readiness scoring, and funder-ready outcome reports for workforce development agencies, staffing firms, and community colleges. Used by NPower, VetsInTech, the United Nations Foundation, the University of Rhode Island, and Consult Lemonade. Founded by Shawn Gregoire, a U.S. Air Force veteran and former Department of the Navy program manager.

What does it cost an employer to run a registered apprenticeship?

The main costs are apprentice wages during on-the-job training, related instruction tuition, and mentor time. WIOA offsets a real share: boards reimburse 50 to 75 percent of apprentice wages through OJT contracts, and Individual Training Accounts can pay the classroom portion for eligible apprentices.

How many hours does a registered apprenticeship require?

The time-based convention is roughly 2,000 on-the-job hours per year under a mentor plus at least 144 hours per year of related instruction, adjusted per occupation at registration.

Where do I register an apprenticeship program?

With the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship or your state apprenticeship agency, depending on your state; the apprenticeship.gov state office directory names your contact.

Free planning tool · For employers and sponsors

Apprenticeship Program Builder

Draft a registered apprenticeship in ten minutes: occupation template with hour schedules, sponsor structure, the filing pathway for your state, and a first-pass cost model with WIOA offsets applied. Built from the same work we do standing up hospital apprenticeships.

1. Occupation

The Department of Labor recognizes over a thousand apprenticeable occupations; these templates cover the ones we build most. A different occupation follows the same structure.

2. State

3. Sponsor structure

We sponsor it ourselves (we hold the registration and standards)

Join a group sponsor or intermediary (they hold the registration; we employ the apprentices)

Apprentices in cohort 1

Starting wage ($/hr)