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Karen Gardiner; Stephanie Petrov – Urban Institute, 2025
For more than a decade, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has prioritized apprenticeship expansion by promoting apprenticeship in nontraditional occupations (i.e., outside the construction sector) and by encouraging apprenticeship as a training option to increase the number of apprentices. Two ways to expand apprenticeships are to approve new…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, State Programs, Skilled Occupations, Federal Regulation
Bhavani Arabandi; Leslee Haisma – Urban Institute, 2025
In the context of a tight labor market with more jobs than workers to fill openings, and as young people increasingly seek alternatives to college, apprenticeships have become more important than ever. While the "earn and learn" model of apprenticeship seems to be the obvious choice to address labor market needs, it remains underutilized…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Costs, State Programs, Financial Support