Southeastern Employment and Training Association (SETA) Spring Conference 2024

Southeastern Employment and Training Association (SETA) Spring Conference 2024

SETA provides professional growth opportunities for all workforce development partners. Since 1973, SETA has provided a forum for thousands of workforce professionals in the Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Participants in these regions joined SETA's Spring Conference and learned best practices in workforce development, heard about recent legislation and how it impacts the profession, and networked with peers in the workforce development industry.

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National Youth Employment Coalition Annual Forum 2024

National Youth Employment Coalition Annual Forum 2024

This annual forum is a national conference that brings together youth leaders, practitioners, policymakers, and stakeholders interested in advancing the lives of opportunity youth and young adults. Participants co-created a space for sharing best practices, innovative ideas, advocacy strategies, and practical solutions to common challenges.

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Gauging Registered Apprenticeship Alignment for Workforce Boards Part II

Gauging Registered Apprenticeship Alignment for Workforce Boards Part II

The Center of Excellence hosted Part II of Gauging Registered Apprenticeship Alignment for Workforce Boards about how workforce boards can take steps to align and level up their registered apprenticeship activities on February 29th.

The Center created a draft tool designed primarily to provide local workforce boards with a gauge of potential “levels” of workforce and apprenticeship system alignment. This session was a continuation of walking through the individual levels, with a focus on how local boards have taken next steps to further incorporate registered apprenticeship as a workforce solution for local jobseekers and employers.

An Overview of Proposed Rulemaking 1205-AC13 National Apprenticeship System Enhancements

An Overview of Proposed Rulemaking 1205-AC13 National Apprenticeship System Enhancements

On December 14, 2023, the Department of Labor transmitted to the Office of the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled, “National Apprenticeship System Enhancements” (Regulatory Identifier Number 1205-AC13), which would update the regulations at 29 CFR part 29 addressing labor standards of apprenticeship and the governance of the National Apprenticeship System. The NPRM also proposes to make technical and conforming adjustments to the current text of 29 CFR part 30 (governing equal employment opportunity in apprenticeships) as appropriate. The Department of Labor issued this proposed rule to revise the regulation governing registered apprenticeship and the National Apprenticeship System in order to bolster the capacity of the National Apprenticeship System and to respond to evolving employer needs while ensuring that registered apprenticeships provide workers with equitable pathways to good jobs.

For more information please visit - https://www.apprenticeship.gov/national-apprenticeship-system-enhancements.

The Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship hosted a webinar on Thursday, January 25, as they presented an overview of the NPRM itself, the NPRM process, and the process for submitting comments on the NPRM.

Disclaimer: This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and has been submitted to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) for publication. It is currently pending placement on public inspection at the OFR and publication in the Federal Register. This version of the NPRM may vary slightly from the published document if minor technical or formatting changes are made during the OFR review process. Only the version published in the Federal Register is the official version, and the public comment period will begin when the NPRM publishes in the Federal Register.

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