Helping Build Our Nation’s Telecommunications Workforce
Available to qualified employers for the training and career development of the telecommunications workforce.
About TIRAP
The Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (“TIRAP”) is a joint venture of telecommunications companies, industry associations and the U.S. Department of Labor (“DoL”) that develops DoL-credentialed apprenticeship programs available to qualified employers for career development of the telecommunications workforce.
The TIRAP’s mission is to partner with stakeholders to promote safety, enhance quality, and enable education and advancement opportunities in the telecommunications workforce that will meet network infrastructure build out needs.
The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) is the National Sponsor of TIRAP.
TIRAP Updates
- TIRAP Releases Telecommunications Tower Technician Mentoring & Education Guide to Develop Telecommunications Workforce February 13, 2019
- TIRAP Elects New Leadership as Group Continues to Add Companies to Apprenticeships Program June 4, 2018
- U.S. Department of Labor, WIA and TIRAP Celebrate Apprenticeships, Workforce Development November 28, 2017