American Apprenticeship Initiative USDOL ETA

In 2016, the Department of Labor awarded $175 million in American Apprenticeship Grants to 46 public-private partnerships marrying the efforts of employers, organized labor, non-profits, local governments, and educational institutions to expand high-quality apprenticeships. The winning grantees have pledged to train and hire more than 34,000 new apprentices in high-growth and high-tech industries including healthcare, IT and advanced manufacturing over the next five years. Managed by the American Apprenticeship Initiative USDOL ETA and funded the U.S. Department of Labor.