Tech Fleet Projects are Training, Not Volunteer Work or Employment
Learn about how Tech Fleet defines its apprenticeship training below.
Definition of Apprenticeships
When you are participating in Tech Fleet projects, you are a trainee learning how to work in an Agile cross-functional team environment.
Apprenticeships in Tech Fleet are meant to be a safe environment to learn how to do something for the first time. People training on teams should not expect to carry out perfect work, like in the real world jobs. This is not a job, this is an apprenticeship training.
While we work with real nonprofit clients, the work we do is not fast or expert-focused as our teams are built of people who are learning to do this for the first time.
Clients who partner with Tech Fleet do not expect expert-facing work to be produced. They work with Tech Fleet to give back to Tech Fleet's mission and provide opportunity for first-time learners in training.
Definition of Trainees
People on this team are considered trainees.
This means:
They are considered to be in an apprenticeship training.
They are not considered volunteer workers of Tech Fleet or of the client.
They are not considered employees of Tech Fleet or of the client.
They are unpaid in their training for the purposes of getting Agile team experience while learning.
They do not require to pay anything to receive apprenticeship training.
They are not required to work certain amounts of hours or time frames, but teams expect members to put in 15 hours a week with the apprenticeship team doing work.
They are on the apprenticeship team for the purposes of learning and experience building, not to carry out expert skills.
They are able to use the deliverables from the project on a case study or portfolio for the purposes of showcasing their experience to get hired.
At the end of their training, they are not guaranteed future training positions.
At the end of their training, they are not guaranteed employment or volunteer positions by Tech Fleet or the client.
How to Put Tech Fleet Training on Resumes
When providing your Tech Fleet experience on resumes, it's important to list Tech Fleet as the organization under which you trained. You can showcase the kinds of team functions you did and the nonprofit clients you partnered with in your training.
Format
Organization: Tech Fleet Professional Association
Title: Apprentice or Co-Lead
Position: List whatever team function you did
UX Design
UX Research
UX Writing
Project Management
Product Management
Development
Agile Coach / Scrum Master
Example
Company: Tech Fleet Apprenticeship Training
Title: UX Design Apprentice
From: March - May, 2025
Summary
Apprenticeship training for an Agile cross-functional team
Worked with Science 2 People, a nonprofit on the mission to create fair access to public health information, to help them built a product experience.
Daily tasks: (list the tasks that are described here under Team Functions)
Performing Scrum work in two-week sprints
Participating in Sprint Demos, Sprint Retros, and Sprint Planning
Operating cross-functionally with other departments to carry out work
Creating and maintaining prototypes
Creating and maintaining design systems
Creating and maintaining UI kits
Turning requirements into reality
Creating and maintaining personas and journey maps
Leading design thinking activities
Leading rapid ideation sessions
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