Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance Apprenticeship

Decision facts

What we could verify

These facts describe the reviewed pathway. Program registration and current availability are separate checks; neither confirms an open seat or a job offer.

Registration status

Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance says it sponsors the Registered Apprenticeship. Registration does not mean an employer has selected you or that you have enrolled.

Service area

Listed employer sites include the Twin Cities and southeastern Minnesota, as well as Grand Rapids. These are locations, not a list of open jobs.

Listed location

MN This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.

Delivery mode

Not verified

Who the verified information describes

People with a CHW certificate or in their final semester at an accredited Minnesota CHW certificate school who are selected by a participating employer.

Eligibility

• Hold a CHW certificate or be in the final semester at an accredited Minnesota CHW certificate school.
• Be selected by a participating employer and meet its hiring requirements.
• Work at least 32 hours per week and complete the required work and instruction hours.
• Confirm age, screening, schedule, and remaining entry rules with the employer; these are not fully published.

Compensation

Employers set wages and benefits. Pay rises as you progress. We have not verified starting pay or whether class hours are paid. The page describes how to apply for a grant stipend. An award is not guaranteed. It is not a wage.

Duration

One year. It includes at least 2,000 work hours and 144 hours of instruction, plus 50 hours of safety training. The page says apprentices work at least 32 hours per week.

Credential

The sponsor says the credential you earn is recognized across the country. It does not publish the exact title. This does not give you a license to practice mental-health counseling.

Next action

What happens next

Use the contact route on the apprenticeship page. Ask which employers can select apprentices. Check the certificate rule and whether employers are hiring now. Ask about pay and costs you would cover. Making contact does not secure a place. Neither does a CHW registry entry or a stipend application.

Fit and tradeoffs

Questions to resolve before applying

• Certificate or final-semester enrollment comes before this apprenticeship; it is not a beginner certificate course.
• Employer selection is required. Listed sites and program registration do not establish open jobs.
• Ask about tuition and books, exam and screening costs, pay for class hours, and the exact credential title.
• Community health work connects people with services; it is not general mental-health treatment.

Helpful reading

Guides for your next step

• Interested in psychology? Ways to start helping people before graduate school

  Paid helping work and licensed practice have different entry routes. Start with the role, the entry rules, and your family's costs.

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.

• Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance apprenticeship and FAQs

  Supports: identity, registration, geography, eligibility, applicant-scope, duration, compensation, credential, applicant-action. Observed Oct 12, 2026.

  Sponsor registration and listed employer sites do not establish vacancies. Certificate or final-semester enrollment and employer selection are required. Starting wages, classroom pay, tuition and ancillary costs, minimum age, screening, and exact credential title remain unpublished. Stipend eligibility or later employment is not guaranteed.

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