Registered Apprenticeship and Other Training (17.201)
Program
17.201 Registered Apprenticeship and Other Training
Federal Agency
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Authorization
National Apprenticeship Act of 1937, as amended, Public Law 75-308, 50 Stat. 664, 57 Stat. 518, 29 U.S.C. 50, 50a, 50b.
Program Number
17.201
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To stimulate and assist industry in the development, expansion, and improvement of registered apprenticeship and other training programs designed to provide the skilled workers required by the employers in the U.S. To facilitate the integration of employers, labor organizations and other entities as partners in the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). To ensure equal employment opportunities in registered apprenticeship and other training programs. To ensure quality of all new and existing training and registered apprenticeship programs.
Types of Assistance
Advisory Services and Counseling.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Under the newly designated Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Service (OATELS), the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT) registers apprentices and apprenticeship training programs in 23 States and Guam and other Pacific Islands. It also provides technical assistance and works closely with State Apprenticeship Councils (SACs) in the remaining 27 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, which register apprentices and programs in accordance with Federal standards. The wage rates of apprentices in registered programs (Federal and State) are exempt from the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act. BAT encourages the application of its training standards in apprenticeship agreements. It also brings employers and labor organizations together to formulate registered apprenticeship training programs which meet these standards and cooperates with the Department of Education on the related (theoretical) instruction aspects of registered apprenticeship programs. BAT provides information on existing and recommended standards of training in registered apprenticeship as well as on other types of industrial skill improvement programs. Special efforts are being made to increase the number of women and minority apprentices and to introduce the apprenticeship concept of training into new industries and occupations. The Federal Committee on Registered Apprenticeship, representing employers, labor, vocational education, and others with an interest in skill training, advises the Secretary of Labor on apprenticeship and training issues.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Employers. A group of employers, or an association of employers, or individual employers with or without in each case the participation of a labor union.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Individuals applying for acceptance into an apprenticeship training program must be at least 16 years old and must satisfy the apprenticeship program sponsor that they have sufficient ability, aptitude, and education to master the rudiments of the trade/occupation and to satisfactorily complete the related theoretical instruction required in the program.
Credentials/Documentation
Along with the completed application form, each prospective apprentice may be required by the sponsor to submit a transcript of school subjects and grades, proof of age, honorable military discharge (if applicable) and high school diploma or equivalency certificate (if applicable). References from all previous employers may be required.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Prospective program sponsors must meet with a BAT or SAC field representative, as appropriate, to draw up a set of apprenticeship training program standards. These include the age and educational background of apprentices, a schedule of the work processes and related theoretical instruction subjects to be covered during the training program. The program will be registered if it meets Federal requirements covering (a) the apprenticeability of the occupation(s) and (b) the suitability of the training standards for providing apprentices with sufficient knowledge to become skilled workers.
Award Procedure
Not applicable.
Deadlines
None.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
BAT refusal to register programs and BAT deregistration of existing programs may be appealed to the Secretary of Labor as provided in Title 29 CFR Part 29.
Renewals
Not applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Not applicable.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
The program sponsor reports new apprentice registrations, suspensions, cancellations, completions, and program status to the BAT field representative.
Audits
Not applicable.
Records
Apprenticeship selection records showing compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements set out in 29 CFR Part 30 are required to be kept for 5 years.
Program Accomplishments
At the end of Fiscal Year 2000, over 360,511 apprentices, including the military, received training in over 37,800 registered programs; approximately 129,232 new apprentices were registered. A total of 7 percent of the apprentices were women and 27.0 percent were minorities. It is estimated that approximately 367,700 apprentices will receive training during fiscal year 2001, and over 375,000 in fiscal year 2002.
Financial Information
Account Identification
16-0172-0-1-504.
Obligations
ATELS (Salaries and Expenses) FY 01 $22,242,000; FY 02 est $22,534,000; and FY 03 est $21,928,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Not applicable.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Further information concerning the program may be found in 29 CFR 29: "Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs"; 29 CFR 30: "Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship and Training"; "Registered Apprenticeships - High Wage Career Opportunities in the 21st Century@; Registered CD-ROM Apprenticeship"; the Internet World Wide Web Home Page: http://www.doleta.gov/atels_bat.
Related Programs
17.207, Employment Service; 17.246, Employment and Training Assistance_Dislocated Workers; 17.303, Wage and Hour Standards.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Persons are encouraged to communicate with the Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services (OATELS) Regional Directors or Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training State staff. See Catalog Appendix IV listing of the Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services Regional Offices, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor.
Headquarters Office
Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-4671, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-2796. Fax: (202) 693-2808. Contact: Anthony Swoope, Administrator, OATELS.
Web Site Address
http://www.doleta.gov/atels_bat
Examples of Funded Projects
Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not applicable.
