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RAPIDS training

Apprenticeship Minnesota is partnering with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship to update and modernize Minnesota’s registered apprenticeship data tracking system that sponsors use to register and complete apprentices within their program. As a result of this partnership, we are transitioning to a new database called RAPIDS (Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Database System) over the next several months. 
 
With RAPIDS, sponsors will be able to more easily register apprentices, manage annual compliance activities and create in-depth reports. To ensure a smooth transition to the new system, we are hosting training webinars to answer any questions you have. These training sessions and their corresponding registration links are listed below. We hope you’ll be able to join us. View additional Apprenticeship Minnesota events.

RAPIDS Basic User Functions

This session is intended for registered apprenticeship sponsors and will detail the basic user functions within the new apprenticeship database, RAPIDS.

  • April 4, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (register)

  • April 5, 2023, 1 to 2 p.m. (register) 

  • May 9, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (register) 

  • May 10, 2023, 1 to 2 p.m. (register)

  • May 16, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (register)

  • May 17, 2023, 1 to 2 p.m. (register)

  • May 31, 2023, 9 a.m. to noon, in-person at DLI (register)

RAPIDS Office Hours

Get your questions about the new apprenticeship database, RAPIDS, answered during these office hours sessions.

  • May 4, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (join)

  • May 11, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (join)

  • May 18, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (join)

  • May 25, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (join)

  • June 1, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (join)

  • June 8, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (join)

  • June 15, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (join)

  • June 22, 2023, 10 to 11 a.m. (join)

RAPIDS Annual Program Review

These sessions will provide an overview of the required annual program review process within the new apprenticeship database, RAPIDS.

RAPIDS Standards Builder

This session is intended for registered apprenticeship programs interested in using the standards builder feature within the new apprenticeship database, RAPIDS, to create new programs and revise existing programs.

RAPIDS Affirmative Action Plan

This session is intended for registered apprenticeship programs interested in using the affirmative action plan module within the new apprenticeship database, RAPIDS. Registered apprenticeship programs with more than four apprentices are required to submit affirmative action plans as part of their annual compliance review, and the module within RAPIDS provides a streamlined tool to develop this plan.