The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration, announced a proposed rulemaking on December 14 to update federal regulations addressing labor standards of registered apprenticeship and the governance of the National Apprenticeship System.  Among other things, the proposed rule seeks to strengthen labor standards, quality, and worker protections by making occupational skills and training more portable, enhancing alignment with postsecondary education and providing better performance data, and to create a student-centric model, called Registered Career and Technical Education Apprenticeship. It is designed to make it more seamless for full-time high school and community college students to enroll in a Registered Apprenticeship.

Comments on the proposal will be due 60 days following its publication in the Federal Register, which we expect will occur within the next few days.  LeadingAge will review the proposed rule and provide additional information in the coming weeks.  DOL will host a webinar to provide an overview of the proposed rule on January 11 at 2 p.m. ET.