• Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 114 - [SGA 09-03] Registered Apprenticeship for Youth and Young Adults With Disabilities Initiative; Solicitation for Cooperative Agreements.

Top Questions about RA

What is Registered Apprenticeship?

Registered Apprenticeship programs meet the skilled workforce needs of American industry, training millions of qualified individuals for lifelong careers since 1937. Registered Apprenticeship helps mobilize America's workforce with structured, on-the-job learning in traditional industries such as construction and manufacturing, as well as new emerging industries such as health care, information technology, energy, telecommunications and more. Registered Apprenticeship connects job seekers looking to learn new skills with employers looking for qualified workers, resulting in a workforce with industry-driven training and employers with a competitive edge.

What types of jobs are available through Registered Apprenticeship?

The Registered Apprenticeship program offers access to 1,000 career areas, including the following top occupations:

• Able seaman
• Carpenter
• Chef
• Child care development specialist
• Construction craft laborer
• Dental assistant
• Electrician
• Elevator constructor
• Fire medic
• Law enforcement agent
• Over-the-road truck driver
• Pipefitter

For more information about the industries involved with Registered Apprenticeship or to discover opportunities in your area, click here.

How does Registered Apprenticeship benefit employers?

In addition to available tax benefits and workforce development grants in some states, Registered Apprenticeship benefits employers by providing them with a pipeline of skilled workers with industry-specific training and hands-on experience. Registered Apprenticeship programs are customizable to match employers' needs, and highly flexible to always to meet employers' changing requirements.

For more information on how RA benefits employers, click here.

Earn Learn Succeed Newsletter

ELS, the official Office of Apprenticeship e-newsletter, communicates timely information about the revised apprenticeship regulations including related meetings and events.

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• Research
  • This is a study ETA commissioned by Robert Lerman of the Urban Institute and American University, "The Benefits and Challenges of Registered Apprenticeship: The Sponsors' Perspective." Findings show that 97 percent of Registered Apprenticeship sponsors—employers and labor-management programs alike— are highly satisfied with the model and would recommend it to other businesses. More than 80 percent of sponsors say that they use Registered Apprenticeship to meet their need for skilled workers. Another 72 percent say that Registered Apprenticeship helps them show which workers have needed skills; and 68 percent feel that the model raises productivity, strengthens worker morale and pride and improves worker safety. Few other publicly funded workforce programs have this level of satisfaction from employers and labor-management partnerships.
  • Washington State Workforce Board 2008 Evaluation of Apprenticeship
  • Oregon's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs: Meeting the Demands of a 21st Century Economy
  • Middle Class Task Force Report - Green Jobs: A Pathway to a Strong Middle Class
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    You spoke and we listened. Many of you in attendance at the recent Action Clinics requested a forum to continue to share best practices, identify common solutions, and explore new ideas. In response to your requests, OA is excited to announce the launch of your Community of Practice (CoP), a new online forum for continuous information sharing, highlighting of best practices, and exploration of innovative new ideas and projects. Stay connected with your colleagues, share your challenges and solutions, post all the great materials from the Action Clinics and other venues related to apprenticeship, and learn about new strategies and approaches. A key characteristic of the CoP is that members "own" and drive the process of sharing, learning, knowledge development, and stewardship. The community was created to provide all partners who support registered apprenticeship with open channels of communication, increased knowledge, and broader access to information and materials. Some areas around which the community will be opening its' doors for discussion include: Employers and National Sponsors - promote your program; highlight your innovative efforts and recruit new apprentices:
    
    

    Apprentices - share your experiences with your peers and others

    Registered Apprenticeship - learn best practices around leveraging Workforce Investment Act (WIA) partners and other key stakeholders

    WIA programs and One-Stop Career Centers - learn how integrating Registered Apprenticeship can increase options for your customers and improve your performance measures

    Education Communities - learn how registered apprenticeship can support your students and provide one seamless pathway to career success

    Join the CoP today by clicking here.

Guidance

• Department of Labor Publishes Rules to Modernize National Apprenticeship System