No Host Site fee
There is no application or apprentice-placement fee. Normal employer expenses—including wages, payroll, insurance, tools, and supervision—still apply.
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Review hiring services and tell the team about your role and requirements.
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Review supervision responsibilities and apply to host workplace learning.
Become a Host Shop →
Submit your organization and goals so the team can review the right pathway.
Start a partnership →There is no Host Shop application or placement fee. The shop still covers employee wages, insurance and normal business expenses. Apprenticeship tuition is self-pay only.
Apply free as a Host Shop →Elevate verifies the occupation, worksite, licenses, insurance and supervising professional before approval and placement. Submitting an application is not approval.
Review Host Shop requirements →Use the Barber, Cosmetology, Nail Technician or Esthetics filters. A listing does not guarantee an open position; placement depends on the occupation and current supervisor capacity.
Browse the shop directory →Use the employer job-posting path. Employer onboarding and applicable approval are required before a posting is published.
Post an employer job →Gary, Indiana Host Site Network
Elevate provides the related instruction, onboarding workflow, hours and competency systems, and sponsor oversight. Your shop employs, pays, and supervises the apprentice in an approved work environment.
Check Host Site eligibilityThere is no application or apprentice-placement fee. Normal employer expenses—including wages, payroll, insurance, tools, and supervision—still apply.
Track onboarding, attendance, OJL hours, competencies, documents, and requested corrections in the secure Host Shop portal.
Apprenticeship tuition is self-pay only. Apprentices review the published program tuition and payment terms before enrollment.
Submit one application with business, supervisor, license, insurance, workers’ compensation, and identity records.
Elevate reviews the worksite and occupation fit, then opens conditional portal onboarding and required agreements.
After approval and a suitable match, employ the apprentice and verify hours and competencies through the portal.
No approved public Host Sites are currently listed for Gary or the nearby communities. Browse the statewide directory.
Elevate supports barbershops, cosmetology salons, esthetics businesses, and nail salons seeking an apprenticeship Host Site pathway in Gary, Lake County, and nearby communities including Merrillville, Hammond, Crown Point. Apprenticeship tuition is self-pay only. Placement depends on occupation fit, licensed supervision, and current capacity.