Assistance program
Registered Apprenticeship
-$129,358 committed in FY2018–FY2022
- Agency
- Employment and Training Administration, Labor, Department of
- Assistance
- Project Grants (for Specified Projects);Advisory Services and Counseling;Training
- CFDA number
- 17.201
- What it does
- To promote, engage, and assist industry in the development, expansion, and improvement of Registered Apprenticeship. This program is designed to: provide skilled workers required by U.S. employers, ensure equal employment opportunities, and ensure the quality of all new and existing Registered Apprenticeship programs.
- Who benefits
- Registered Apprenticeship program sponsors identify the minimum qualifications to apply into their apprenticeship programs. Individuals applying for acceptance into an apprenticeship program must be at least 16 years old. To be an apprentice in a hazardous occupation, the individual must usually be 18 years. Program sponsors may also identify additional minimum qualifications and credentials to apply, e.g., education, ability to physically perform the essential functions of the occupation, ability to complete the related technical instruction, proof of age. Along with the completed application form, each prospective apprentice may be required by the program sponsor to submit a transcript of school subjects and grades, proof of age, an honorable military discharge (if applicable), and a high-school diploma or equivalence certificate (if applicable). References from all previous employers may be required.
- Who applies
- Employers, unions, and other workforce intermediaries can be eligible to start and maintain Registered Apprenticeship programs. The vast majority of programs are not funded by Federal grant funds. The OA and SAAs provide technical assistance.
- Authorized by
- National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 (Fitzgerald Act);
- Public Law 114-113; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
- Public Law 115-31; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
- Public Law 115-141; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
- Public Law 116-94; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
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