Apprenticeship

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External Event: This event is hosted by Jobs for the Future. For all questions, issues, or requests, please contact events@jff.org.

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This event will convene federal, state, and workforce leaders for Scaling Registered Apprenticeship: The Road to One Million, a conversation on what it will take to expand high-quality Registered Apprenticeship nationwide. Marek Laco, Acting Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, will deliver opening remarks.

Marek Laco, Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

Shonda Anderson, Director, Kansas Office of Registered Apprenticeship

Megan Baird, Acting Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor

Maria Flynn, President and CEO, Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Chris MacLarion, Director, Office of Apprenticeship, Maryland Department of Labor

Myriam Sullivan, Associate Vice President, JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning

This National Apprenticeship Week webinar, hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, will explore how stronger alignment between Registered Apprenticeship, workforce development, and education systems drives better outcomes for workers, employers, and communities. Featuring state apprenticeship leaders and local practitioners, the session will highlight how policies, partnerships, and practices work together to support apprenticeship expansion.

James Foti, Regional Director, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Philadelphia Regional Office, Office of Apprenticeship

Gina Wells, Senior TA Consultant, American Institutes for Research

Chris MacLarion, Director, Maryland Office of Apprenticeship

Dr. Minah Woo, Vice President of Workforce, Innovation, and Strategic Partnerships, Howard Community College

The final event in this series combines all performance reporting resources into one complete picture for OA-managed apprenticeship grantees. Presenters will focus on the Apprenticeship Performance Reporting Resources spreadsheet and review each tab for relevance to various grantee roles. Presenters will explain:

1. How and when to use each tab;
2. How tabs are related to each other; and
3. How and when grantees may use each tab for data collection, data file errors, and QPR troubleshooting.

Mary Ricchezza, Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Megan Baird, Acting Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Maria Brady, Multi-State Navigator, U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Shelia F. Lewis, Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published four key pieces of sub-regulatory guidance. These guidance documents will provide clarity on critical provisions of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 29 and highlight system flexibilities that serve to reduce burden for stakeholders and enhance Registered Apprenticeship programs while maintaining quality.

Megan Baird, Acting Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Marek Laco, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Cierra Mitchell, Acting Deputy Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Erica Johnson, Acting Deputy Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Ayesha Upshur, Supervisory Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Data validation consists of a series of internal controls and quality assurance techniques established to verify the accuracy, validity and reliability of data. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has established a shared data validation framework across programs, including Office of Apprenticeship (OA)-managed grants, ensuring that all program data consistently and accurately reflect grant performance.

Ayreen Cadwallader, Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration

Kristen Rhinehart-Fernandez, Director, Office of Apprenticeship Investments Division, Employment and Training Administration

Shelia F. Lewis, Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration

Maria R. Brady, Multi-State Navigator, Employment and Training Administration

Measurable Skill Gains (MSG) and Credential Attainment Rate are two primary performance indicators relevant to Registered Apprenticeship programs managed by the Office of Apprenticeship. Interim Credentials, while not a primary performance indicator, also has relevance for registered apprenticeship programs—especially in cases of longer-term programs where the attainment of the registered apprenticeship Certificate of Completion is outside of allowable timeframes.

Ayreen Cadwallader, Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration

Maria R. Brady, Multi-State Navigator, Employment and Training Administration

Shelia F. Lewis, Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration

Registered apprenticeship grant recipients will strengthen their pre-apprenticeship programs by applying the information shared during this event. They will gain a better understanding of meaningful program design, effective data collection, quality, use, and reporting.

Mary Ricchezza, Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Maria R. Brady, Multistate Navigator, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeships 

Shelia F. Lewis, Program Manager, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Part IV of this series guides apprenticeship grantees managed by the Office of Apprenticeship through the process of drafting their Quarterly Narrative Report (QNR). Presenters will provide tactics on drafting each section of the report. During this event, grantees will learn how to identify and use relevant examples for inclusion in each section of the report, as applicable.

Shelia F. Lewis, Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Mary Ricchezza, Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Maria R. Brady, Multi-State Navigator, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Jeffrey W. Smith, Workforce Liaison/Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship

Kristen Rhinehart-Fernandez, Director, Office of Apprenticeship, Investments Division, Employment and Training Administration

Part three of this series focuses on the Workforce Integrated Performance System (WIPS) and its outputs--the Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) and the Quarterly Narrative Report (QNR). Topics in this session include:

1. The process for uploading PIRL data files into WIPS to generate the QPR.
2. The process for submitting the QNR in WIPS and uploading additional documents, if applicable.
3. Strategies for troubleshooting PIRL data file errors and how to resolve them.

Ayreen Cadwallader, Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Shelia F. Lewis, Program Manager, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Part II of this five-part webinar series provides an overview of the Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL), explains the PIRL Apprenticeship (AP) Schema, and reviews reporting and data collection information on specific data elements collected by OA-managed grants. Grantees will learn about data collection and the connection to the PIRL. Presenters will also introduce edit checks, aggregation rules, and fields in the Quarterly Performance Report (QPR).

Maria Brady, Multi-State Navigator, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Shelia F. Lewis, Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship

Mary Ricchezza, Program Analyst, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship