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Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium Peer Support Specialist Apprenticeship
Sponsored by Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium · Peer Support Specialist
This route explains how verified access begins; it does not guarantee selection, placement, employment, certification, or licensure.
What families should know
A Washington statewide behavioral health Registered Apprenticeship route with 290 classroom and lab hours plus 2,000 work hours.
Decision facts
What we could verify
Registration confirms a program relationship. It does not, by itself, confirm that an employer is currently accepting apprentices.
- Service area
- Washington employer partners participating in the Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium behavioral health program.
- Listed location
- WA This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.
- Delivery mode
- hybrid
- Who the verified information describes
- Adults seeking a peer support specialist apprenticeship with a participating Washington employer partner.
- Eligibility
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- Be at least 18, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and be able to work a 40-hour week.
- Employment must precede apprenticeship enrollment; start with the official interest form or an information session.
- Compensation
- HCAC says apprentices earn while they learn in full-time work; no current wage amount was verified.
- Duration
- 290 classroom and lab hours plus 2,000 hours of work experience; HCAC describes the education program as one to 1.25 years.
- Credential
- The page says the pathway includes passing the Washington State Health Care Authority Certified Peer Specialist test; test results and any state credential determination are not guaranteed.
Next action
What happens next
Submit the official interest form, select Peer Support Specialist Apprenticeship, and wait for recruiter routing; contact does not guarantee a matching employer interview, offer, or enrollment.
Fit and tradeoffs
Questions to resolve before applying
- Employment and onboarding with an employer partner must come before apprenticeship enrollment.
- A two-year post-graduation service commitment agreement applies; recruiter matching and cohort capacity can limit access, and the listed March cohort is tentative.
Sources and review details
Where these details came from
Quan Pathways keeps evidence for registered apprenticeships and other structured pathways separate from current availability sources and displays the date each source was checked.
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Supports: identity, registration, duration, compensation, credential, eligibility, availability. Observed Aug 26, 2026.
The page confirms the registered program, employer-first sequence, two-year post-graduation service commitment, and pathway requirements but does not establish lived-experience eligibility, a matching interview, job offer, enrollment, test result, or credential result.
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Supports: availability, applicant-action. Observed Aug 26, 2026.
The page lists monthly 2026 behavioral health information sessions but attendance does not guarantee recruiter matching, an interview, employer offer, or enrollment.
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Supports: availability. Observed Aug 26, 2026.
The cohort page labels Peer Counselor with a tentative March start; it does not establish a job opening or an individual seat for this Peer Support Specialist profile.
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Supports: applicant-action, applicant-scope. Observed Aug 26, 2026.
The form collects interest for Peer Support Specialist Apprenticeship and says HCAC will contact applicants; it does not guarantee an interview, employer offer, or enrollment.
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