Registered apprenticeship is a voluntary industry-driven training program. The registered apprenticeship program can be a partnership of business and organized labor as the primary operators of programs, or implemented by employers or employer associations. Government plays a support role. The Office of Apprenticeship (OA) provides technical consultation services on the development of apprenticeship standards.
The District of Columbia, the
Virgin Islands and
Puerto Rico have been delegated authority by the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Labor to register apprenticeship programs for Federal
purposes.
