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SUMMARY:Spotlight on Registered Nursing Apprenticeship Program
DESCRIPTION:On July 19\, 2023\, the Department added a crucial new occupation to the list of professions we recognize as apprenticeable: registered nurse (RN). Apprenticeship creates a new pathway to a career as an RN for people who might not be able to stop working to go to college — one that will also help hospitals and other healthcare providers train the nursing workforce they need so desperately. Several SAA states\, including North Carolina\, have already implemented Registered Apprenticeship Programs. In contrast\, many OA states\, including North Dakota\, have developed programs and await Departmental recognition of the occupation. What can we learn from them? \n\nWake Forest Baptist Health launched North Carolina’s first registered nurse Registered Apprenticeship Program\, followed closely by Northern Regional Hospital (NRH)\, which established the state’s first youth RN apprenticeship. Led by NRH’s Vice President of Human Resources (who came out of the manufacturing sector and brought an appreciation for the Registered Apprenticeship model)\, NRH partnered with area high schools so that students can take part in a pre-apprenticeship program leading to CNA certification\, followed by the chance to apply for an RN Registered Apprenticeship. RN Apprentices work part-time at Northern Regional Hospital as CNAs while earning an associate’s degree in nursing from Surry Community College. (State legislation offers a community college tuition waiver for all students signing up as apprentices before graduating high school.) RN Registered Apprenticeship Programs have spread around the state to other hospitals\, assisted living facilities\, and home healthcare agencies. Tiffany Jacobs\, a Regional Coordinator for ApprenticeshipNC\, notes that many community colleges are aware of the benefits of apprenticeship training as the model has expanded. However\, dedicating an apprentice slot in limited-entry programs can be a challenge. Nursing programs are complete\, so some community colleges are willing to designate seats for Registered Apprentices while others are not\, which can cause delays for an apprentice. According to Jacobs\, educating nursing department leaders on the benefits is critical; these include good outcomes for the students and colleges and strong relationships with the healthcare providers employing their (apprentice) students. Partnering a healthcare provider with an experienced peer is particularly helpful.\nNorth Dakota launched its RN apprenticeship program in fall 2022 as a pilot led by Lake Region State College (LRSC) in partnership with three employer partners. It’s the capstone of a nursing Registered Apprenticeship pathway that progresses from certified nursing assistant (CNA) in year 1 to licensed practical nurse (LPN) in year 2 to RN in year 3 (with the opportunity for students to enter at any point along the way). LRSC staff began the process by researching apprenticeship models used in other states\, then brought the research and some initial ideas to the North Dakota State Board of Nursing to ask for their help in creating a high-quality apprenticeship program that would work in the State and ensure the professional integrity of the RN license. LRSC Apprenticeship Coordinator Melana Howe stresses the importance of early involvement and buy-in from the Board of Nursing and anticipating and speaking to the Board’s concerns\, e.g.\, quality and public safety. (Howe is a former RN with decades of nursing experience\, so she brings an understanding of the players\, potential roadblocks\, and complexities of the state licensing process.) Howe also says that it was helpful to build on existing\, approved training components: they used standard RN coursework offered through LRSC and incorporated existing clinical practicum requirements (but with registered apprentices getting paid for practicum hours and 8 to 16 additional hours of work under a mentor per week)\, and leveraged available “rules of delegation” that permit nurses to delegate specific tasks to a CNA or LPN who has mastered the study (which allows the apprentices to progressively learn\, practice\, and demonstrate competencies on the job). LRSC assesses each student for financial aid\, and then employers pay any remaining costs for tuition and books so that apprentices obtain their associate’s degree and RN license at no cost to the student. Getting employer buy-in to the apprenticeship model to grow their workforce was an “easy sell\,” says Howe\, due to the extraordinarily high costs hospitals are paying for traveling nurses when they can’t fill positions.\n\nFor more information on developing an RN Registered Apprenticeship Program\, check out the work process schedules and related instruction outlines available in OA Bulletin No. 2023-111 and the Urban Institute’s Registered Apprenticeship Standards Library. For ideas and resources to grow Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the healthcare sector more broadly\, check out the Apprenticeship in Healthcare resource page. You can watch for OA bulletins posted on Apprenticeship.gov for information on all newly approved occupations. For help developing new program standards\, see the Department’s Standards Builder\,  Urban Institute’s Registered Apprenticeship Standards Library\, the Developing Apprenticeship Standards and Work Processes resource page\, and the Registered Apprenticeship Program Development Peer Resources page.
URL:https://apprenticeshipla.com/event/spotlight-on-registered-nursing-apprenticeship-program/
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Rehab Act with EARN
DESCRIPTION:The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehab Act) is the first federal legislation to address access and equity for people with disabilities. In addition to helping set the stage for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)\, this civil rights law prohibits discrimination based on disability in federal government employment\, among other contexts. To honor the spirit of the Rehab Act\, federal agencies develop and implement affirmative action plans to ensure equal employment opportunities for all workers\, including those with disabilities. \nEARN’s Rehab Act webpage and Section 501 Info Center are also excellent resources for federal agencies to learn more about their responsibilities under this monumental civil rights law. \nEARN_Schedule_A_Resource_Guide_4eb5933282
URL:https://apprenticeshipla.com/event/celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-rehab-act-with-earn/
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SUMMARY:Second Annual Disability Owned Convening
DESCRIPTION:The Small Business Hub at the National Disability Institute (NDI) will hold the Second Annual Disability Owned Convening\, a national and virtual event on October 31\, November 1 and 2\, 2023. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural convening\, this event will bring together entrepreneurs and small business owners with disabilities\, entrepreneurial support organizations\, policymakers\, financial institutions\, and disability advocates from across the country.\n\n\n\nWhether you’re an established small business owner or just starting\, this fully accessible convening offers invaluable opportunities to gain actionable advice\, expand your network\, and hear from successful entrepreneurs who will share their knowledge and insights. Concurrent breakout sessions will cover various topics\, including pathways to financial resources\, technology tools\, and business organization and marketing\, allowing you to create a personalized learning experience.
URL:https://apprenticeshipla.com/event/second-annual-disability-owned-convening/
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SUMMARY:Biden-Harris Administration Outlines Strategies to Invest in High-Quality Workforce Development
DESCRIPTION:WASHINGTON – Today\, the White House and U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) released a playbook identifying key evidence-based workforce development strategies that state and local governments—leveraging support from the American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) program—are using to strengthen their workforces\, grow their economies\, and address barriers for underserved workers. The playbook highlights nine prosperous state and local case studies\, ranging from creating union-registered apprenticeships for underserved workers in Harris County\, Texas\, to training 2\,500 new licensed nurses in Oklahoma to providing childcare scholarships for airport workers in Phoenix. These proven workforce strategies—expanding registered apprenticeship programs\, investing in community colleges\, and providing supportive services—are developing the skilled\, diverse workforce state and local governments can use to connect workers with good-paying jobs from the Investing in America agenda.  \n “Today’s announcement shows how the American Rescue Plan is providing state and local governments tools and resources to ensure that Americans can get the skills they need to take advantage of the jobs created by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda\,” said Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law\, the CHIPS and Science Act\, and the Inflation Reduction Act are expanding economic opportunity to urban and rural communities in every corner of the U.S.\, and the American Rescue Plan’s investments in workforce development are making sure that those opportunities are available to American workers – whether or not they have a college degree.”  \n The State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund\, authorized by the American Rescue Plan and implemented by the Treasury Department\, delivers $350 billion in direct aid to state\, local\, territorial\, and Tribal governments nationwide to support immediate pandemic recovery and long-term economic growth. Recognizing that investments in workforce development projects are significant for future economic prosperity\, the Treasury Department is lifting these promising practices for how SLFRF funds can support and expand the workforce. This includes childcare support\, which enables more parents to enter and remain in the workforce. To date\, communities have budgeted more than $11 billion in SLFRF resources for workforce investments.   \nToday’s playbook is a vital tool for state and local governments to replicate these high-quality investments\, with case studies drawn from successful state and local models across the country supported with American Rescue Plan funds. These approaches\, which align with the Biden-Harris Administration’s Good Jobs Principles\, will grow our economy in the way President Biden believes it grows best—from the bottom up and middle out\, not the top down.  \n A historic investment in our nation’s workforce with American Rescue Plan dollars is just one of the ways President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is helping to create and sustain millions of good-paying jobs\, including union jobs\, in communities across the nation – most of which do not require a four-year college degree. Just this week\, the Administration announced $110 million in new workforce investments\, including nearly $94 million in grants through the new Building Pathways to Infrastructure program to support 34 public-private partnerships and $16 million through the Critical Sectors Job Quality program to enhance job quality\, equity\, and worker voice in the care\, climate resilience\, and hospitality sectors.  \n Today’s playbook on Workforce Investments That Work: A State and Local Guide to High-Quality\, Equitable Workforce Development is available here. 
URL:https://apprenticeshipla.com/event/biden-harris-administration-outlines-strategies-to-invest-in-high-quality-workforce-development/
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SUMMARY:PROFILES OF EFFECTIVE APPRENTICESHIP AND WORKFORCE SYSTEM ALIGNMENT
DESCRIPTION:This USDOL OA Registered Apprenticeship Center of Excellence (RA COE) will provide technical assistance on a national scope to align apprenticeship with the educational and workforce system.\nRegistered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) sponsors implementing RAPs. It will also support state and local workforce development boards\, American Job Center programs and operators\, governors\, and other essential stakeholders that drive and inform economic and workforce development policies and programs.\nThe following are the main goals of the Center: \n(1) Support the increase in registered apprenticeship as a critical workforce development program\, including efforts to create pipelines (such as pre-apprenticeship and other career pathways) that can increase the diversity and inclusion of apprentices in RAPs. \n(2) Expand on technical assistance activities and services that OA and SAAs (State Apprenticeship Agencies) currently provide to the registered apprenticeship system to support the increase of the use of the RAP model in WIOA or workforce programs that can lead to RAP\, including pre-apprenticeships and other career pathways. \n(3) Expand on the Department’s national efforts and marketing campaign for registered apprenticeship\, improving understanding about registered apprenticeship in the workforce system (e.g.\, American Job Centers\, Business Service Representatives\, Workforce Development Boards\, and YouthBuild)\, leading to increased workforce system participation in RAPs. \n(4) Support an integrated service delivery approach and the development of resources to increase leveraging of WIOA funding and other federal funding across workforce programs (e.g.\, co-enrollment) \n(5) Increase employer\, education and training providers\, intermediaries\, and workforce systems partnership building and connectivity across workforce programs. \n(6) Improve alignment between state education\, workforce system\, and registered apprenticeship system\, with the ultimate goal of informing new policies and/or programs to support RAP integration and alignment. \n(7) Coordinate with the Department\, OA\, SAAs\, and DOL-funded investments that support Registered Apprenticeship expansion to leverage\, align\, and build on existing efforts to maximize the use of resources and minimize the duplication of efforts. Centers must ensure they directly engage with OA and SAAs\, where appropriate\, to support these efforts. \n(8) Improve performance outcomes for RAPs by doubling the current Statewide WOIA support/participation for RAPS over the project period of performance.
URL:https://apprenticeshipla.com/event/profiles-of-effective-apprenticeship-and-workforce-system-alignment/
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