The Peer Recovery Specialist Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) prepares individuals with lived experience of substance use and/or mental health recovery to provide non-clinical, recovery-oriented support services. Apprentices learn to apply their personal recovery experience as a professional asset while developing competencies in ethics, boundaries, motivational interviewing, recovery planning, advocacy, crisis response, harm reduction, cultural humility, and documentation. This competency-based program is delivered fully online and includes a minimum of 2,000 hours of paid On-the-Job Learning (OJL) under qualified supervision, along with 148 hours of Related Technical Instruction (RTI). Apprentices progress by demonstrating mastery of required competencies in real-world practice settings. The curriculum aligns with the certification domains established by NAADAC and prepares apprentices to sit for the Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) examination. Instruction covers the four domains of peer practice (advocacy; mentoring and education; recovery and wellness support; and ethical responsibility), as well as trauma-informed care, co-occurring disorders, stages of change, multiple recovery pathways, group facilitation, case documentation, HIPAA, and self-care for the peer workforce. Apprentices complete their OJL with approved employer and community partners in behavioral health, recovery support, reentry, and related service settings. Upon completion, graduates earn a nationally recognized U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Completion Certificate and are eligible to pursue CPRS credentialing, qualifying them for roles such as Peer Recovery Specialist, Recovery Coach, Peer Support Worker, and Certified Peer Recovery Coach. The program is open to individuals age 18 and older with a high school diploma or equivalent and is designed to be accessible to individuals with justice involvement and other barriers to employment.