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17.201:  Registered Apprenticeship and Other Training

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 Employer, Labor 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.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

17.201 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.

17.201 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:  Not applicable.

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.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

17.201 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 17.207 Employment Service;
• 17.246 Employment and Training Assistance: Dislocated Workers;
• 17.303 Wage and Hour Standards.

17.201 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

17.201 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Type of Assistance:  Advisory Services and Counseling.

Obligations:  ATELS (Salaries and Expenses) FY 99 $17,660,000; FY 00 est $19,141,000; and FY 01 est $22,069,000.

Budget Account Number:  16-0172-0-1-504.

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.

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"; "The National Apprenticeship Program"; "Apprenticeship Past and Present"; "Apprentice Information"; "Setting Up An Apprenticeship Program"; "Apprenticeship"; the Internet World Wide Web Home Page: www.doleta.gov/bat.

17.201 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Persons are encouraged to communicate with the Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services (ATELS) 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 Ave., NW., Room N-4649, Washington, DC 20210. Phone: (202) 219-5921. Fax: (202) 219-5011. Contact: Anthony Swoope, Administrator, ATELS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

17.201 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Under the newly designated Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Service (ATELS), 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.

17.201 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.