Design is a critical component to aligning Registered Apprenticeship Program requirements with apprentice and employer needs. As we work to develop and register new programs, resources and examples from existing Registered Apprenticeship Programs and insight from subject matter experts can provide a foundation for good practice.
Office of Apprenticeship staff manual for completing comprehensive reviews of Registered Apprenticeship Programs.
This guide from USDOL provides the basics of building a HS apprenticeship program and includes examples of program strategies.
The Urban Institute's National Occupational Frameworks Success Stories provides examples of how three organizations—an employer, an industry association, and a State Apprenticeship Agency—have used the frameworks to advance their apprenticeship efforts.
The Urban Institute's Registered Apprenticeship Standards library is a robust resource with thousands of occupational standards in a variety of industries. The library includes time-based and competency-based standards as well as National Guideline standards and National Occupational Frameworks.
This USDOL resource from Training and Employment Notice 31-16 covers workers' compensation for apprentices that are minors.
USDOL resource from Training and Employment Notice 31-16 covers child labor laws for apprentices that are under the age of 18.
Information, resources, and technical assistance for federal and state staff and sponsors to support required program reviews.
This guide from the Urban Institute provides apprenticeship professionals with an understanding of how National Occupational Frameworks are created and how they can be used to develop and register high-quality apprenticeship programs.
Apprenticeship template library.
Urban Institute's National Apprenticeship Hub features research and tools that can support apprenticeship professionals to support employers in designing high-quality programs in a variety of industries.