MP has instituted the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP) to ensure individuals entering in our profession have every opportunity for a full and meaningful career. The apprenticeship program is developed to strengthen performance in overall safety, technical skills, quality improvement, risk management, personnel recruitment and retention, and leadership. Apprenticeship is a form of structured on-the-job training that makes it clear for workers, supervisors, and prospective employees how they will grow on the job and gain wage increases and promotions. TIRAP is a registered apprenticeship, which means they have formalized industry-set standards and completion of the program leads to a national credential recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor.