Registered Apprenticeship

A Key Strategic Talent Development Tool

Presenters

John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, ETA

Gay Gilbert, Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, ETA

Walter Dorsey, Workforce Development Director, Region Q, North Carolina

Charles Vaughan, Assistant Chief, Bureau of Apprenticeship, North Carolina Department of Labor

Agenda/Objectives

What is Registered Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship as a Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy

Strategies for Integration

Funding and Performance

North Carolina: How it is done on the state/local level

An apprenticeship is two different things

Registered Apprenticeship

It’s a job It’s school

&

A Partnership That Works

Employers and industries get a reliable source of skilled labor and flexible training

options

Employers and industries get a reliable source of skilled labor and flexible training

options

Local workforce entities have an avenue to promote training

opportunities in key industries

Local workforce entities have an avenue to promote training

opportunities in key industries

Employees get valuable training opportunity and a portable credential without

leaving the workforce

Employees get valuable training opportunity and a portable credential without

leaving the workforce

Educational partners can help provide industry training in a way that

doesn’t stretch capacity

Educational partners can help provide industry training in a way that

doesn’t stretch capacity

Registered Apprenticeship: 21st Century Innovations

Expansion into High Growth IndustriesIndustry competency-based models with interim credentials that validate the acquired skill levels  Apprenticeship programs with two- and four-year colleges that allow apprentices to earn Associate and Bachelor degrees Linkages with the workforce system, community colleges, universities, and One-Stop Career Centers

High Growth Industrieswith Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Advanced Manufacturing

AerospaceAutomotiveBiotechnologyConstructionEnergyFinancial Services

GeospatialHealth CareHomeland SecurityHospitalityInformation

TechnologyRetail TradeTransportation

Registered Apprenticeship in the Global Economy

As regional economies grow and new jobs are created, Registered Apprenticeship can provide a mechanism for businesses to train, develop, and retain talent

– Recent announcements in the UK and Canada

– ETA proposes to update regulations governing the Fitzgerald Act and issued TEGL No. 2-07 regarding integration

– Recent announcements in Alaska, Washington and Wisconsin

The Strategic Apprenticeship AdvantageApprenticeship aligns with workforce system priorities

Industry driven with 250,000 employers; 468,000 apprentices; over 28,000 programs

– Over 1,500 programs in High Growth Industries

Potential to enhance performance under WIA/Wagner Peyser

• National Apprenticeship Outcomes

– 83% Employment Retention

– $12.82 starting hourly wage

– $14.32 hourly wage after 9 months

Access to Apprenticeship sponsors who are already investing in workforce training (Estimated at $2 billion)

Earning Potential of Apprenticeship Graduates

$20,873

$31,071

$44,928

$56,788

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

No HS diploma High SchoolGraduate

ApprenticeGraduate

CollegeGraduate

Annual Wages per 2006 U. S. Census data, RAPIDS

Strategies for Integration

Involvement of Registered Apprenticeship in State and Local Strategic WIA Planning Processes

– Maine, New Jersey, Oregon, Alaska, Washington

Marketing of Apprenticeship as a workforce solution for business (Business Services)

– Kansas, Alaska

Expanding WIA’s Eligible Training Providers to Include Apprenticeship

One-Stop Career Center operations

– Referral, co-location, coordination, outplacement

– Example: Alaska Career Guides

Leveraging WIA Funding

WIA Funds Can Be Used to Support These Apprenticeship Activities:

– Related Instruction

– On-the-Job Training

– Pre-Apprenticeship

– Supportive Services

– Coordination

– Outreach

Relevant WIA Talent Development Strategies

Individual Training Accounts (ITAs)

– Training support for individuals/apprentices

– Can receive supportive services

Customized Training

– Commitment to hire or continue to employ

– Offset employer costs

On-the-Job Training

– Provides portion of wage reimbursement for employers

WIA State-wide Reserve and other State Funding Sources

The Common Measures

ADULT MEASURES– Entered

Employment– Employment

Retention– Average Earnings

YOUTH MEASURES– Placement in

Employment or Education– Attainment of Degree or

Certificate– Literacy/Numeracy Gains

Myth: It is not possible to get credit in performance measures for the services local boards provide to apprentices!!!For Information on Common Measures Refer to TEGL 17-05 published in February 2006

How will program integration impact my performance?

Gay Gilbert, Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, ETA, gilbert.gay@dol.gov

John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, ETA ladd.john@dol.gov

To locate the federal Office of Apprenticeship or State Apprenticeship Agency in your state, http://www.doleta.gov/OA/national.cfm

US DOL Contact Information

Resources

TEGL No. 2-07: Leveraging Registered Apprenticeship as a Workforce Development Strategy for the Workforce Investment System http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?docn=2491

Webinars on Registered Apprenticeship and the Workforce System, www.workforce3One.org