The state’s apprenticeship program manager Donna Sheets says the options are expanding far beyond traditional building trades. “In the last 10 years, Missouri has done a remarkable job with growing registered apprenticeship into other industries, including healthcare, education, advanced manufacturing, information technology,” Sheets says. She says in the past decade, apprenticeships have expanded far beyond traditional building trades into health care and education as well. “But we have well over 250 registered apprenticeship programs in the State that operate outside of the high schools and career technical centers as well.” She says in the past decade, the number and type of apprenticeships have expanded far beyond the traditional building trades.