Member PortalThe Link Between Registered Apprenticeship and Workforce System Outcomes
What’s Here: How registered apprenticeships align with WIOA funding, reporting, and performance measures.
What it Matters: Helps boards connect registered apprenticeship activity to WIOA accountability and funding strategy.
Registered apprenticeship and WIOA are often discussed as separate systems, but many of the strongest apprenticeship strategies are supported through the same levers workforce boards already use every day. This section outlines how registered apprenticeships work and interact with WIOA and the ways each system supports the other.
Making Registered Apprenticeships Work for the Public Workforce System: Performance Outcomes
The U.S. Department of Labor provides a simple quick reference that connects the core elements of registered apprenticeship programs to WIOA performance outcomes. It details specifically where in WIOA performance the various apprenticeship activities are captured.
View the ResourceThe Federal Resources Playbook for Registered Apprenticeship
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Federal Resources Playbook for Registered Apprenticeship goes beyond a general overview to show how different federal funding sources can support apprenticeship as well as outlining eligibility criteria for those programs.
Safal Partners Aligning Workforce and Registered Apprenticeships
Safal Partners presents a candid, practitioner-focused discussion on what gets in the way when integrating registered apprenticeships into WIOA-funded services. This is especially helpful for boards that are moving from planning to execution and want a realistic view of the challenges others are encountering.
Using WIOA OJT Funds to Support Registered Apprenticeship
This tip sheet from Safal Partners provides a helpful quick reference of how WIOA On-the-Job Training (OJT) funds can complement registered apprenticeship programs by helping offset the cost of on-the-job learning. It explains how OJT typically fits alongside apprenticeship and flags key considerations such as where local policy comes into play.