Understanding Registered Apprenticeship as a Business Services Opportunity
Understanding Registered Apprenticeship as a Business Services Opportunity
This training session was designed for Business Service Representatives (BSRs), Veterans’ Representatives, and other workforce professionals that engage directly with employers.
BSRs serve as industry’s critical point of contact with the public workforce system making them ideally positioned to present registered apprenticeship (RA) as a proven, critical component of an employers’ overall workforce development strategy and to promote the value of RA to employers.
Registered Apprenticeship is an ideal solution for many employers that are partners with workforce boards and American Job Centers. This online training opportunity explored innovative ways that apprenticeship ties in with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) business services. It also equipped participants to connect with and leverage the support of the apprenticeship system on behalf of employers.
By connecting intentionally and regularly with Apprenticeship Training Representatives (ATRs), WIOA business services can better engage employers, place candidates in well-paying RA employment, and increase positive WIOA performance metrics.
This first session in the ATR & BSR Training Series featured how RA is structured and works in concert with the workforce system, recent initiatives, funding opportunities, partners, and how to speak to employers about RA.
