Moving in the Right Direction
Over the next five years, more than 34,000 apprentices will receive training and work thanks to the U.S. Department of Labor’s American Apprenticeships grants totaling $175 million.
This report presents new research and recommendations aimed at helping businesses recognize apprenticeships as a valuable, viable workforce development strategy. Its companion publication, Recasting Apprenticeship Annotated Bibliography, shares a collection of literature on apprenticeship.
Why aren't apprenticeships taking off? It’s difficult to get them out of the starting gate. Barriers include: 1) deficient funding; 2) flawed stigmas; 3) insufficient infrastructure; and 4) complicated registration processes.