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Registered Apprenticeship

Registered Apprenticeship. Talent Development Tool for the Workforce Investment System Your Name U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship Your state Or State Agency Your office Your state. Registered Apprenticeship. 70 th Anniversary of the Fitzgerald Act 1937-2007.

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Registered Apprenticeship

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  1. Registered Apprenticeship Talent Development Tool for the Workforce Investment System Your Name U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship Your state Or State Agency Your office Your state

  2. Registered Apprenticeship 70th Anniversary of the Fitzgerald Act 1937-2007

  3. Registered Apprenticeship Overview • Program Operation • Benefits to Employers and Job Seekers • WIA-Apprenticeship Integration • Performance Measures • Apprenticeship Sponsors as ETPs • WIA Funding for Apprenticeship • Ways to Work Together • Next Steps

  4. Registered Apprenticeship • Voluntary Training System • On-the-job learning complemented by theory or related instruction • Partnership between employers, employees and government • Focus on skills development • APPRENTICES ARE EMPLOYEES

  5. Federal Requirements • On-the-job training plan • Provisions for organized related instruction • Progressive wage schedule • Adequate and safe equipment and facilities for training • Established apprentice progress evaluation • Qualified training and supervision

  6. National Apprenticeship Statistics • More than 29,000 Registered Apprenticeship Programs • More than 449,000 Apprentices 25.6percent minorities 6percent women • More than 40,033 active military apprentices

  7. Apprenticeship Statistics:Your State • # Registered Apprenticeship Programs • # Sponsors • #Registered apprentices # percent minorities # percent females

  8. Apprenticeship Myths • Only for unionized industries • Too much bureaucracy • Outdated and outmoded • No future – limited career path

  9. Advanced Manufacturing Aerospace Automotive Biotechnology Construction Energy Financial Services Geospatial Health Care Homeland Security Hospitality Information Technology Retail Trade Transportation High Growth Industries with Registered Apprenticeship

  10. Who Makes Apprenticeship Work? • Individual Companies – Small and Large • Corporations • Associations • Labor Unions • Non-profit Organizations • Community Colleges • Government: City, State and Federal

  11. Program Operation • On-the-job learning • Related instruction • Theory • Technical • Comprehensive training • Progress is tracked • Programs range from 1 to 7 years depending on industry requirements

  12. Benefits to Employers • Increased productivity • Helps reduce employee turn-over • Tailor training to meet industry needs • Matches or exceeds training required by certifying agencies and licensing boards • Provides employees who are certified, competent and highly skilled

  13. Benefits to Employers • Reduce worker compensation/safety emphasis • Recruiting tool • Free technical assistance in program development by OA • Associated with a nationally recognized system of training throughout the US DOL

  14. Benefits for the Apprentice: • An “earn while you learn” format, with increased wages during the entire training period. • Average starting pay in FY2006: $12.16 • Average pay within nine months of starting: $13.48 • OJT on currenttechnology and equipment, under the guidance of qualified mentors. • Assures proper related technical instruction. • Assures job training & certifications will meet industry standards. • Linkages to University AAS degree programs.

  15. Registered Apprenticeship Aligns with Workforce System Priorities • Highly versatile training strategy • Customized format • Extensive knowledge of industries by apprenticeship staff • Significant employment, retention and wage outcomes • Meet Workforce System goals • Increase quality of WIA services to employers and job-seekers

  16. Shared Values of Registered Apprenticeship and the Workforce System • Customer focused • Accountability of training • Performance-based outcomes • High quality training to industry skills standards • Develops high performance workforce • Labor market driven to meet changing needs

  17. WIA State and Local Strategic Planning • Workforce solution for targeted industries • Expansion of Registered Apprenticeship into emerging fields • Expansion of Registered Apprenticeship prep programs in high-demand clusters

  18. Business Engagement • Encourage development of Registered Apprenticeship to meet business needs • Integrate RA into regional partnerships as a strategy for talent development

  19. Apprenticeship Sponsors as Eligible Training Providers • Benefits from streamlined processes for becoming initially approved • WIA statute and regulations provide for flexibility in determining registered apprenticeship training programs as initially eligible providers of ITA-funded training services • WIA regs at 20CFR 663.505(b)(2)(iii) • WIA regs at 20 CFR 663.515(b)

  20. One-Stop Career Center Operations—How Can We Work Together? • Referrals to apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs • Apprenticeship staff, WIA case managers and veterans’ representatives can market and develop programs and refer appropriate candidates • Industry-focused informational meetings • Co-sponsor career fairs • Coordinate pre-apprenticeship programs

  21. WIA Funding for Registered Apprenticeship • ITAs • Support for related instruction • Pre-apprenticeship training • Customized Training Models • On-the-job Training

  22. WIA Statewide Reserve and Other State Funding Sources • Governor’s 15% reserve funds • WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker program • Incentive Funds under WIA Title V • General Revenue Funds • State legislature appropriations • State education funds targeted for career and technical education

  23. WIA Performance Measures and Registered Apprenticeship • Registered Apprenticeship as Employment • Registered Apprenticeship as Training • Identifying the Point of Exit • Tracking Earned Credentials • DOL and the State Apprenticeship Agency track apprentices throughout their participation

  24. Next Steps to Consider… • Map existing regional Registered Apprenticeship programs with One Stops • Strengthen collaboration between WIBs and apprenticeship staff to leverage Registered Apprenticeship as a significant workforce strategy • Educate One-Stop Centers and WIBs • Discuss apprenticeship as a workforce tool • Adopt policies and procedures to better integrate RA as an important strategy • Encourage RA sponsors to contact their local WIBs

  25. More Information OA Web sites www.doleta.gov/oa Your contact information:

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