Apprentice Engineering Jobs in Massachusetts (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $78,818.00 - $93,704.00 Annually
Location : Holyoke, MA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: F-00007
Division: Academic Affairs
Opening Date: 07/13/2026
Closing Date: 8/3/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
About Holyoke Community College:
Holyoke Community College is housed on a multi-million-dollar, 135-acre campus, equipped with state-of-the art technology in specialized learning facilities. HCC serves over 9,000 students annually, and provides a variety of recreational and cultural activities, from sports programs to music festivals, for students and community members alike. The college's strongest assets continue to be an innovative spirit, a sincere concern for students and a commitment to strive for even greater success. These are the values which have created a tradition of excellence spanning more than six decades, and which are enabling Holyoke Community College to meet today's challenges.
Mission: Educate. Inspire. Connect.
Values: Kindness, Inclusion, Trust, Innovation & Collaboration
Kindness, inclusion and trust are the foundation of the work that we do together. Innovation and collaboration enable us to explore and implement the ideas that will shape our future.
The Coordinator of Apprenticeship Initiatives will serve within the Division of Integrative & Applied Learning and report to the Dean of I&AL. Funded by the Smith Family's Apprenticeship Degree Pathway Grant, this position supports Holyoke Community College's development and implementation of apprenticeship degree programs in three identified tracks: Foundations of Health, Education, and Human Services.
The Coordinator will help advance grant goals by collaborating with faculty, department chairs, deans, the grants department, the Provost, the Division of Business and Community Services, and other HCC stakeholders to build apprenticeship pathways and employer partnerships. The role includes educating campus and community partners about apprenticeship models, supporting recruitment and enrollment processes, and helping expand apprenticeship opportunities across the College.
The Coordinator will also support students enrolled in apprenticeship degree programs by providing guidance, connecting them with career development resources, and helping them progress toward credential completion. This work will require strong organization, communication, and relationship-building with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and industry partners.
With support from the Dean of I&AL, program coordinators and chairs, advisory boards, and Academic and Student Affairs staff, the Coordinator will engage employers, strengthen feeder relationships with high schools and community-based organizations, and promote high-quality, equitable Career-Integrated Learning opportunities for HCC students.

• Develops and delivers workshops to educate employers and community members on the apprenticeship model, its benefits for creating an employee pipeline, and how employers can participate.
• Works in collaboration with the grant leadership team, the National Center for Apprenticeship Degree, Smith Family Foundation, Dean of I & AL, the Division of Business and Community Services, and the HCC community to develop and implement an employer recruiting strategy for apprenticeship programming with local employers and community organizations.
• Engages employers and industry leaders in business development for apprenticeship degree programming opportunities.
• Onboards new employer partners through program design and signing of LOI/MOU.
• Maintains relationships with apprenticeship employer partners and updates documents/processes as needed.
• Keeps a database of new, current, and prospective employer partners.
• Collaborates with the Dean of I&A to design and disseminate materials for apprenticeship recruitment for the HCC Marketing Department.
• Develops and delivers workshops and trainings for faculty seeking to embed apprenticeship experiences into their programs in collaboration with the Dean and the Division of Community-Engaged Learning staff. the
• Works with the Dean of I&AL and appropriate stakeholders of new apprenticeship programs and events, ensuring detailed program/event learning outcomes and assessment plans are developed and implemented.
• Serves as a liaison, working with external and internal partners, staff, faculty and students; fielding issues, problems and complaints, and escalating or resolving them as needed.
• Develops and implements a recruitment strategy for apprenticeship programming across HCC campus and with staff at participating employer partners and community organizations.
• Manages, organizes and maintains all files of correspondence, reports, evaluations, resumes and other materials that pertain to apprenticeship grant programming.
• Collaborate with the Division of Business and Community Services and other HCC staff to support apprenticeship grant programming by serving as a point of contact for employer partners, developing recruitment materials, and delivering workshops that educate students, staff, and faculty on the apprenticeship model.
• Coordinates, schedules and delivers on-campus, employer site, and virtual apprenticeship information sessions to students and other MCC stakeholders, with the goal of increasing student/employee participation in apprenticeship opportunities.
• Connects apprentices with other Division and HCC staff to receive relevant professional development support, for example: resume and cover letter writing, interview practice, professional etiquette, and job search and job retention skills.
• Serves as the main point of contact for questions / updates from all apprenticeship students, faculty and employer partners.
• Collaborates with staff and academic departments in assessing the effectiveness of apprenticeship preparation programming, apprenticeship development workshops and events, employer engagement, and apprentice academic and professional success.
• Collaborates with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Analytics on collecting, formatting, and sharing data on apprenticeship development, implementation and grant goals; recruitment and retention numbers; overall impact on students, employer partners & academic departments; and its impact in supporting HCC's equity and strategic plan objectives.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree;
• Six (6) years of demonstrated successful experience in business development, student engagement, and overseeing student-centered programs and programming; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience;
• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to programmatic success, the community college mission and student population;
• Demonstrated experience advising and coaching students/ clients in a higher education setting, employer setting, or at a career center;
• Experience with career counseling and career assessment tools;
• Experience with employer outreach;
• Experience or familiarity with apprenticeship and/or other types of work-based learning;
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment;
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills;
• Exceptional time management skills and attention to detail;
• Demonstrated ability to identify, implement, and maintain the technology systems necessary to support the work;
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory, and/or design data and information;
• Experience with delivering and executing on successful outcomes that are equity-minded work and working with individuals of diverse identities such as socioeconomic level, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and veterans, including those with different levels of academic preparation and varying physical and learning abilities.

Equivalency Statement:
We welcome and encourage applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above, to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position. It is preferred that this document be uploaded separately from the resume, cover letter, and references.
Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish);
• Project Management Experience.

Full-Time, MCCC-Unit Position:
MCCC Title: Coordinator of Career Planning & Placement
Salary Range: $78,818.00 - $93,704.00 (Grade 6), actual salary will be commensurate with education and experience in accordance with MCCC/MTA Collective Bargaining Agreement, plus a comprehensive State benefits package.
Hours: 37.5 hrs./week.
Funding Source: Grant.
Additional Details:
Please Note: a skills assessment or presentation may be required as part of the interview process.
Disability Accommodations:
Holyoke Community College is committed to the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities and will ensure the availability of reasonable accommodations. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the Office of People and Talent at (413) 552-2554.
Background Check:

• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion and review of a background check which will include CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) and SORI (Sex Offender Registry Information).
• All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. HCC is not sponsoring H1B Visa.

Holyoke Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
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Do you have a Master's Degree?

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Do you have six (6) years of demonstrated successful experience in business development, student engagement, and overseeing student-centered programs and programming; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience?

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Do you have experience advising and coaching students/clients in a higher education setting, employer setting, or at a career center?

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Do you have experience with career counseling and career assessment tools?

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Do you have experience with employer outreach?

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