Nicolet to begin new broadband service technician apprenticeship program

Nicolet College is partnering with the Sokaogon Chippewa Community (SCC), and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards to create a new Broadband Service Technician Apprenticeship program. 

The new program is a significant workforce development initiative designed to prepare skilled technicians for Wisconsin’s rapidly expanding broadband infrastructure projects, according to a Nicolet press release.  The apprenticeship program supports statewide efforts to expand broadband access and aligns with the SCC’s historic investment in the largest off-reservation tribally owned and operated broadband network in Wisconsin history.

“Nicolet College is thrilled to be a part of this partnership,” said Nicolet College Vice President of Academic Affairs Bobbi Fields. “This program was created as a direct response to the needs of our community, and we’re proud to be a part of the solution.”

To celebrate the partnership, Nicolet hosted a special signing event in the Lakeside Center on Oct. 7.  The Broadband Service Technician Apprenticeship program will begin its first cohort in the spring 2027.