NEWS

03 Apr 2024
Apprenticeships Are Making a Comeback—Here’s Why
03 Apr 2024
Biden Administration Incentivizing Participation in Apprenticeship Programs
03 Apr 2024
Earn while you learn with University of Texas Medical Branch’s apprenticeship programs
14 Mar 2024
Executive Order on Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums | The White House

UPCOMING EVENTS

06 Jun 2024
Making Apprenticeship Central to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Business Services

Making Apprenticeship Central to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Business Services

This training session is designed for Business Service Representatives (BSRs), Veterans’ Representatives, and other workforce professionals that engage directly with employers.

This second Business Services Representatives’ (BSRs) training session will feature how registered apprenticeship (RA) bolsters the success of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) business services, the RA System and the role of Apprenticeship Training Representatives (ATRs), and how to coordinate and collaborate with ATRs and Navigators.

BSRs serve as industry’s critical point of contact with the public workforce system making them ideally positioned to present as a proven, critical component of an employers’ overall workforce development strategy and to promote the value of RA to employers.

RA is an ideal solution for many employers that are partners with workforce boards and American Job Centers. This online training opportunity will explore innovative ways that apprenticeship ties in with WIOA business services. It will also equip you to connect with and leverage the support of the apprenticeship system on behalf of employers.

By connecting intentionally and regularly with ATRs, WIOA business services can better engage employers, place candidates in well-paying RA employment, and increase positive WIOA performance metrics.

Link to Register

11 Jun 2024
Promising Practices for Building Effective Apprenticeship Training Representative (ATR) and Business Services Representative (BSR) Partnerships

Promising Practices for Building Effective Apprenticeship Training Representative (ATR) and Business Services Representative (BSR) Partnerships

This is the second session for ATRs in this training series.

Broad and robust partnerships give value to expanding registered apprenticeships that ultimately help meet program outcomes and increase engagement with employers. Building on the knowledge gained from the first ATR session, this training will include how to engage with BSRs to develop strategies for effective, collaborative outreach to industry in developing new and expanded registered apprenticeship (RA) programs; promising practices for engaging with BSRs and other Local Workforce Development Board staff; and what successful collaboration between ATRs and the workforce system can look like. 

Link to Register

13 Jun 2024
ATRs and BSRs: Collaborating to Expand Registered Apprenticeship

ATRs and BSRs: Collaborating to Expand Registered Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship Training Representatives (ATRs) and Business Services Representatives (BSRs) are key in system alignment for Registered Apprenticeship (RA) and the workforce system. By collaborating, ATRs and BSRs can rapidly accelerate effective employer outreach and engagement in RA nationwide. While both ATRs and BSRs have their own unique set of responsibilities, the overlap in their respective roles related to employer engagement presents a natural opportunity to collaborate for accelerating industry’s understanding and adoption of RA to build talent pipelines which will, in turn, benefit job seekers who are served by Local Workforce Development Board case managers.

This “capstone” training session is the culmination of the first four sessions which were developed for each stakeholder group focused on educating each group on the other’s work. This session will include interactive learning from workforce experts, feature effective ATR and BSR partnerships, and provide ATRs with the ability to engage directly with workforce staff from their area through geographic-based breakout rooms and begin discussing ways of implementing the training at the local level.

Topics to be addressed include collaboration basics, promising practices, networking between ATRs and BSRs, and next steps to foster relationships and collaboration in future work.

Link to Register

PAST EVENTS

Jan 25

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 will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, January 25, 2:00PM EST, as they present an overview of the NPRM itself, the NPRM process, and the process for submitting comments on the NPRM.

Please register through Workforce GPS at https://www.workforcegps.org/events/2024/01/15/20/07/An-Overview-of-Proposed-Rulemaking-1205-AC13-National-Apprenticeship-System-Enhancements

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.

Link to Event

An Overview of Proposed Rulemaking 1205-AC13 National Apprenticeship System Enhancements
Jan 25

Gauging Registered Apprenticeship Alignment for Workforce Boards

The Center of Excellence will present on how workforce boards can take steps to align and level up their registered apprenticeship activities.

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 special session will walk 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.

Link to Event

Gauging Registered Apprenticeship Alignment for Workforce Boards
Dec 07

Office Hours: Leveling Up Your Workforce Board's Alignment with Registered Apprenticeship

The U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Center of Excellence on Strategic Partnerships and System Alignment created a draft tool designed primarily to provide local workforce boards with a gauge of potential “levels” of workforce and apprenticeship system alignment. This special Office Hours session will walk through the individual levels, including indicators and next steps to further incorporate Registered Apprenticeship as a workforce solution for local jobseekers and employers. Join us to be part of the exciting review session and voice your opinion on this new tool! 

Link to Event

Office Hours: Leveling Up Your Workforce Board's Alignment with Registered Apprenticeship
Nov 16

Demonstrated State Apprenticeship Leadership in 2020 Unified-Combined Plans, Part Three: Meet State Objectives: Moving the Needle on Apprenticeship Efforts

This webinar provides technical assistance for leaders in state apprenticeship efforts to hear promising practices on expanding apprenticeship found in the Center’s recent review of 2020 state plans. Part Three focuses on two key indicators: the inclusion of apprenticeship-specific strategies to meet state objectives and the establishment of apprenticeship-specific metrics to meet workforce needs.

Link to the Event

Demonstrated State Apprenticeship Leadership in 2020 Unified-Combined Plans, Part Three: Meet State Objectives: Moving the Needle on Apprenticeship Efforts