Start your Planning for National Apprenticeship Week 2026
The year 2026 marks the 12th annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), which will take place from April 26 – May 2. It will be the first NAW held in the spring and is anticipated to be the biggest celebration yet! The theme for NAW 2026 is “America at Work: Making America Skilled Again Through Registered Apprenticeship.” As the nation celebrates its 250th year and continues its reindustrialization under President Trump’s leadership, the NAW 2026 theme reflects Registered Apprenticeship’s prominence as a key strategy to ensure the American worker is equipped for the skilled jobs of today and tomorrow.
The NAW Resources Page on Apprenticeship.gov features a variety of helpful tools, including the NAW Factsheet. This resource is a high-level overview of NAW and how you can get involved and promote Registered Apprenticeship in your community.
Other NAW resources that are available are highlighted below.
- NAW 2026 Planning Toolkit: Our NAW planning toolkit shares a host of helpful items to assist organizations in planning successful NAW events.
- NAW 2026 Promotional Mailer: You can use this mailer to spread the word about NAW and encourage participation in your area through planning and attending events and issuing proclamations.
- NAW 2026 Event Promotion Toolkit: This toolkit includes tips, templates, and guidance for promoting your event to the media, the public, and potential event attendees.
- NAW 2026 Editable Event Flyer: This resource includes a variety of event flyer templates that you can customize to promote apprenticeship events.
- NAW 2026 Proclamation Template: This template can be customized for industry partners, educational institutions, states, local governments and other stakeholders to create your own, unique NAW proclamation in support of Registered Apprenticeship.
- NAW 2026 Logo: You can also find our official logo on our Resources Page so you can include it on any outreach materials.
Now is the time to plan and submit your NAW 2026 events and proclamations and help make this the biggest NAW yet! If you would like to discuss your NAW 2026 plans with us, please feel free to reach out via e-mail at: NationalApprenticeshipWeek@dol.gov.
And don’t forget to share the excitement on social media at: #NAW2026 and #ApprenticeshipUSA.
Register Your Event: Submit an Event | Apprenticeship.gov
Submit a Proclamation: Submit a Proclamation | Apprenticeship.gov
