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Transforming Futures Through Opportunity

Empowering America’s Workers for Success

At Apprenticeships for America, we're on a mission to revolutionize how America prepares its workforce for a brighter future. 

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The Apprenticeship Model: Transforming Lives Worldwide

Apprenticeships are a recognized global phenomenon, providing workers with the technical skills and training they need to thrive and providing businesses with the skilled workforce they need to compete. 

However, despite gains in the last decade, the promise of apprenticeship remains under-leveraged in the United States. 


It's time to change that narrative.

Expanding Apprenticeships

AFA is committed to expanding apprenticeship funding, vastly increasing the number and scale of registered apprenticeship programs, and raising public awareness of these life-changing opportunities. 

Our focus extends to sectors with significant skill mismatches, such as technology, healthcare, financial services, public safety, education, and manufacturing.


Now is the perfect moment to scale apprenticeships and build a robust U.S. registered apprenticeship system. Apprenticeships for America (AFA) brings together experts with extensive experience from leading practitioner, research, business, and advocacy organizations to make this vision a reality. It's time to seize this renewed interest in apprenticeship. 

AFA's Statement - March 06, 2024

Review the President's Executive Order on Apprenticeship issued on March 6.

America needs a bold and strong goal to reframe economic opportunity and workforce competitiveness.

In the next ten years, AFA seeks to grow the number of Americans entering apprenticeships each year from 250,000 to 2 million. This will widen routes to rewarding careers for workers and enhance American productivity. It will also bring the US in line with industrial countries in allowing workers to earn, learn, and produce as they gain full competence in an occupation.

Our multi-pronged strategy includes:



Research & Policy Analysis

Drawing lessons from the U.S. and abroad, we will propose structural reforms, apprenticeship standards, incentives, outreach, marketing, and funding mechanisms. Our research will model the phased implementation of required public investments, demonstrating projected gains in earnings, reduced inequality, and skill development.


Advocacy

We'll work tirelessly to demonstrate to federal and state officials how scaling registered apprenticeships can enhance equality of opportunity, workforce diversity,worker pride, productivity, and success pathways This effort will engage many advocates, practitioners, and researchers to push for significant funding and system development.


Grassroots Mobilization

At Apprenticeships for America, we're at the forefront of unleashing the full potential of registered apprenticeships. Join us in widening access to rewarding careers and benefiting millions of American workers. It's time to transform futures and create lasting opportunities. 


American Apprenticeship Network (AAN)

We're creating ANN to unite intermediaries, schools, business leaders, labor representatives, and researchers. The Network will promote apprenticeship benefits at federal and local levels, strengthen support for registered apprenticeships, and serve as a platform for developing and sharing best practices.


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