The Associated Builders & Contractors weighed in on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed apprenticeship program rule, which initially excludes the construction industry and military. The proposed rule would establish a process for creating high-quality, industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAP) by organizations that apply to become DOL-recognized Standards Recognition Entities. The agency would not initially accept applications from entities that create “Industry Programs” in construction, because it considers construction a sector that already has significant registered apprenticeship opportunities.
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Proposed apprenticeship enlists associations, sidesteps construction
A Labor Department Notice of Proposed Rulemaking calls for empowering agency staff to advance development of industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAP), and a trade association or other not-for-profit organization to function as a Standards Recognition Entity (SRE) that sets standards for IRAP training, structure, and curricula in relevant industries or occupational areas—excepting construction.
Read MoreUnion-endorsed apprenticeship program proposal rattles AGC, ABC
Sources: Associated General Contractors of America, Associated Builders & Contractors, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
A proposal paving the way for associations to play stepped up roles in industry-recognized apprenticeship program (IRAP) development and oversight is drawing criticism from the two leading contractor groups due to its exclusion of construction.
Read MoreAssociations poised for authoritative role in apprenticeship programs
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor; CP staff
A Labor Department Notice of Proposed Rulemaking calls for empowering agency staff to advance development of industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAP), and trade associations or other not-for-profit organizations to function as Standards Recognition Entities (SRE) overseeing IRAP training, structure, and curricula in relevant industries or occupational areas.
Read MorePublic, private stakeholders sketch Apprenticeship Expansion roadmap
The 20-member Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion, representing business, labor, trade and industry groups, plus educational institutions and federal government agencies, offers actions and policy recommendations in a report presented to President Donald Trump.
Read MoreFederal agencies, industry officials sketch Apprenticeship Expansion roadmap
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor; CP staff
The 20-member Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion, representing business, labor, trade and industry groups, plus educational institutions and public agencies, offers actions and policy recommendations in a report presented to President Donald Trump earlier this month.
Read MoreLabor Department organizes Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion
Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has appointed Associated Builders & Contractors President Mike Bellaman to the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion, stemming from an executive order President Donald Trump issued earlier this year with an eye to strengthening the U.S. labor force.
Read MoreFeds’ Apprenticeship task force light on contractor representation
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor; Associated Builders & Contractors, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has appointed ABC President Mike Bellaman to the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion, stemming from an executive order President Donald Trump issued earlier this year with an eye to strengthening the U.S. labor force.
Read MoreContractors welcome Trump’s take on apprenticeship, vocational training programs
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor; Associated Builders & Contractors, Washington, D.C.
With an eye to reducing regulatory burdens on workforce development, one of President Donald Trump’s latest Executive Orders calls on the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with Department of Education and Commerce counterparts, to propose regulations promoting development of apprenticeship programs by industry, trade or nonprofit groups, unions and joint labor-management organizations. It also directs the Commerce and Labor departments to promote apprenticeships to business leaders in manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.
Read MoreMerit shop contractors report $1.5 billion in workforce development expenditures
Associated Builders and Contractors member contractors invested more than $1.5 billion to provide nearly 1.3 million course attendees with craft, leadership and safety education in 2022, according to the 2023 Workforce Development Survey, down from $1.6 billion in 2021. The annual assessment quantifies the scope of ABC members’ workforce development initiatives to advance their employees’ careers in commercial and industrial…
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