State Apprenticeship Expansion Grants September 6, 2017 State Apprenticeship Expansion Grants Updates on the Grant Initiative

Mike Qualter Chad Aleshire - Moderator Mike Qualter Team Lead Division of Investment, Operations, and Performance Office of Apprenticeship | U.S. Department of Labor Washington, D.C. Mike Qualter Division Chief Division of Investment, Operations, and Performance Office of Apprenticeship | U.S. Department of Labor Washington, D.C. Gabrielle Aponte Henkel Program Analyst Division of Investment, Operations, and Performance Office of Apprenticeship | U.S. Department of Labor Washington, D.C.

Share updates from USDOL Office of Apprenticeship Provide an update on SAE performance and spending progress Discuss allowable activities and promising practices

Updates from USDOL Presenter: Mike Qualter Office of Apprenticeship

President Donald J. Trump It shall be the policy of the Federal Government to provide more affordable pathways to secure, high paying jobs by promoting apprenticeships and effective workforce development programs. President Donald J. Trump Presidential Executive Order Expanding Apprenticeships in America

National Apprenticeship Week: November 13 – 19, 2017 Read the NAW 2016 Report for more ideas on how to get involved: https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/NAW/pdf/2016_NAW_Rep ort.pdf Helpful tools to support your events: https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/NAW/event-kit.htm Register your events: https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/NAW/register-event.htm

Industry-Specific Tools You Can Use Industry Resource Pages on the Apprenticeship Community of Practice: Advanced Manufacturing Information Technology Healthcare Construction Energy Hospitality Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics New Apprenticeship Toolkits National Industry and Equity Partners have developed the following toolkits : Manufacturing and Registered Apprenticeship Toolkit (AFL-CIO Working for American Institute). Registered Apprenticeship in Healthcare (Healthcare Career Advancement Program). Moving Forward: Towards Women's Equity and Inclusion in the Rail and Transit Sector (Chicago Women in Trades).

Update on Grantee Performance and Spending Presenter: Gabrielle Aponte Henkel Office of Apprenticeship

QPRs – How Do They Help All of Us? How is the quantitative and qualitative data used? Quantitative – helps all of us count and express programmatic outcomes numerically. Consequently, we can answer “how much” or “how many” and use this information for apprenticeship promotion, accountability, and trends analysis Qualitative – helps all of us to tell success stories; define concerns; understand and develop approaches to address concerns; and go deeper into issues of interest and explore nuances

Grant Performance as of Q3 2017 Seven QPR not submitted at this time Metrics Numbers Total Participants Served 24,826 Number of Individuals Served in Q3 11,898 Number of New Businesses Engaged 2,525 Number of New Registered Apprenticeship Programs 431 Number of Registered Apprenticeship Programs Expanded 821

Grant Performance as of Q3 2017 Thirteen grantees are responsible for over 99% of the total apprentices registered: California Department of Industrial Relations 19,330 New York State Department of Labor 2,369 Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development 841 Kentucky Labor Cabinet 694 Michigan Talent Investment Agency 440 Iowa Workforce Development 161 Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission 143 Texas Workforce Commission 139 State of Alaska, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development 103 Missouri Dept. of Economic Dev., Division of Workforce 96 State of Minnesota Montana Department of Labor and Industry 93 Washington Department of Labor & Industries 91

Promising Practices Funding apprentices and sponsors Reconnecting with inactive sponsors Developing apprenticeship business engagement teams Fostering peer-to-peer business engagement Supporting intermediaries as sponsors Expanding youth apprenticeship Expanding pre-apprenticeship programs

Update on Grant Spending Metrics Target Grant-to-Date Percentage of Target Total Expenditures $25,250,000 $3,283,914 13% 24 (65%) grantees have expended less than 5% of total grant funds. Several grantees approached spending levels of 20% Overall spending is 13% halfway through the grant lifecycle.

Completing QPRs – Reminders Column Heads Please ensure column heads in the appropriate QPR section indicate current quarter totals and cumulative GTD totals. (see handout) Discrepancies in numeric figures reported Please compare each quarter to ensure data “makes sense.” Populate all cells Please ensure all cells have a numeric value, even if “0.”

Crafting Effective Narrative Reports Be specific. Tell your success stories. Share outcomes and tell us how you got there.

DOLETA Priorities and Opportunities for SAE Grantees Meet grant outcome objectives. Spend funding at a steady rate. Support subrecipients. Share your success stories.

SAE Allowable Activities Presenters: Chad Aleshire and Gabrielle Aponte Henkel Office of Apprenticeship

Activities that Directly Support Apprentices and Sponsors Providing a range of training services that support individuals enrolled in a Registered Apprenticeship program Providing Registered Apprenticeship incentives

Examples of Incentives Covering the cost of Related Technical Instruction Funding supportive services for apprentices Providing a stipend to apprentices or sponsors to incentivize retention Providing funds to employers or intermediaries to cover the staff costs of developing and operating RA programs.

Activities that Build Demand for Apprenticeship Outreach and communication Partner, industry and workforce intermediary, and employer engagement Pathways to Registered Apprenticeship opportunities

Activities that Develop State Systems State system alignment, capacity, and subject matter expertise Program administration Modernizing IT systems and data collection

Discussion What strategies and activities have lead to the greatest increase in apprenticeship programs and/or apprentices in your state?