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Center for American Progress

 

TRAINING FOR SUCCESS: A POLICY TO EXPAND APPRENTICESHIPS IN THE UNITED STATES [2 December 2013]

By Ben Olinsky and Sarah Ayres

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/labor/report/2013/12/02/79991/training-for-success-a-policy-to-expand-apprenticeships-in-the-united-states/

or

http://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/apprenticeship_report.pdf

[full-text, 66 pages]

 

[excerpts]

Apprenticeships are not a familiar concept to many Americans, but expanding the

use of this highly effective training model can help our nation meet the demand

for skilled workers, create pathways to well-paying careers for unemployed young

workers, and give American businesses a competitive edge in the global marketplace.

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In this report, we outline a set of policy recommendations that, if implemented,

will address these challenges and set the stage for a large-scale expansion of

apprenticeships in the United States. We recommend improvements to marketing

efforts to generate demand from businesses, tax incentives to help businesses

defray the cost of training apprentices, and competitive grants to support promising

public-private partnerships. We recommend improving access to workers by

establishing an online database of openings and launching an initiative to bring

recent high school graduates into apprenticeships. And we recommend improvements

to research and data collection that will enhance our understanding of the

economic benefits of apprenticeships and how to expand their reach to women

and workers in nontraditional occupations. We believe that our proposals can connect

workers to good jobs, enable businesses to boost their productivity, and offer

taxpayers a high return on investment.

 

CONTENTS

1 Introduction and summary

4 Our education and training system is not sufficient

9 Apprenticeships can help meet the demand for skilled workers

18 Significant barriers must be overcome to expand apprenticeships

38 Effective policy can address the challenges to establishing apprenticeship programs

53 Conclusion

54 Appendix: Existing funding sources for apprenticeships

56 About the authors

57 Acknowledgements

58 Endnotes

 

 

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