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

3. 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.

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

5. Updates from USDOL
Presenter: Mike Qualter Office of Apprenticeship

6. 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

7. National Apprenticeship Week: November 13 – 19, 2017
Read the NAW 2016 Report for more ideas on how to get involved:
ort.pdf
Helpful tools to support your events:
Register your events:

8. 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).

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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.”

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

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

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

19. 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

20. 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.

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

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

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