As an apprentice, you won’t just observe—you’ll actively participate. You’ll support experienced educators in creating safe, engaging, and nurturing environments where children can grow, learn, and thrive. From assisting with daily routines to guiding play-based learning and building positive relationships, your role is essential in shaping early experiences that last a lifetime. 

This program blends academic learning with practical experience, giving you the opportunity to develop professional skills, gain confidence, and explore a rewarding career path in early childhood education.  

Here, you’ll find resources to guide you through your apprenticeship experience, support your learning, and help you navigate both classroom and workplace expectations. 

  • Early Childhood Education (ECE) Registered Teacher Apprenticeship
    Instructional Documentation Requirements

    Use the following instructions to assist in completing the instructional documentation checklist for the ECE Registered Teacher Apprenticeship as you self-report progress in ECE-related instruction courses.

    1. Make a copy. Add your personal Information (i.e., the instructor’s name and school).
    2. For high school ECE-related instructional courses:
    • Review the list of required ECE-related instruction courses.
    • For each course completed, attach evidence of the final grade (e.g., transcript, screenshot of final grade from the school’s electronic grade book such as in PowerSchool or Skyward). A transcript from the post secondary institution is also required.
    • Sign and date the checklist to confirm that the information provided is accurate prior to submission.
    • When the prerequisites for a wage increase have been met, submit the checklist with evidence to your ECE RTAP folder.
      For the first wage increase, you must show 6 hours of course completion and
      mastery of 15 competencies.
      For the second wage increase, you must show 9 hours of course completion and
      mastery of 30 competencies.
    • Email kservizzi@ivytech.edu and your school district CTE coordinator.
    1. For post-secondary ECE-related instructional courses:
    • Add the school name.
    • Review the college/university course guide for required courses in early childhood and list each course in the box in the appropriate column.
    • Use the "Comments" section to add any relevant notes about progress in related instruction courses.
    • Sign and date the checklist to confirm that the information provided is accurate prior to submission.
    • Transcripts should be submitted at the end of each semester.
    • When the prerequisites for a wage increase have been met, submit the checklist with transcript evidence to your ECE RTAP folder and email kservizzi@ivytech.edu.

    Associates

    For the first wage increase, you must show 27 hours of course completion and mastery of 16 competencies.

    For the second wage increase, you must show all remaining hours of course completion and mastery of all 32 competencies.

    Bachelors

    For the first wage increase, you must show 27 hours of course completion and mastery of 20 competencies.

    For the second wage increase, you must show all remaining hours of course completion and mastery of all 40 competencies.

    Important Reminders:

    • This checklist is to track your progress towards wage increases and to receive credit for coursework.
    • Apprentices are responsible for ensuring that all required courses are completed and that appropriate documentation of grades have been submitted.

    Please contact your ECE instructional provider for assistance or with additional questions.

    Early Childhood Education Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Instructional Documentation Requirements

Example Documents