Healthcare Apprenticeship Licensure Pathways

The State of Maine Department of Labor is seeking a single experienced vendor to provide technical assistance in designing, piloting, and evaluating health‑care apprenticeship and licensure pathways across the state, with a focus on rural communities. The work spans strategic planning, apprenticeship model design, pilot implementation support, and comprehensive evaluation, to be delivered over an initial one‑year period with two optional one‑year renewals. The contractor must have recent experience with state‑level apprenticeship programs, especially in health‑care occupations, and will be evaluated on technical capability, proposed approach, and cost. • Conduct statewide assessments and stakeholder engagement to identify barriers and opportunities for health‑care apprenticeships. • Design occupation‑specific apprenticeship pathways, including competency frameworks, schedules of work, and alignment with licensure and accreditation requirements. • Support the launch and monitoring of pilot programs, create templates and tools, and produce quarterly and final reports with recommendations for statewide expansion.