Apprenticeships combine paid on-the-job training with classroom instruction to prepare workers for highly-skilled careers.
Workers benefit from apprenticeships by receiving a skills-based education that prepares them for good-paying jobs. Apprenticeship programs help employers recruit, build, and retain a highly-skilled workforce.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s role is to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, ensure equality of access to apprenticeship programs, and provide integrated employment and training information to apprenticeship sponsors and the local employment and training community.
The Office of Apprenticeship within the Employment and Training Administration can help both employees and employers get started with apprenticeship. Information is also available by subscribing to the Office of Apprenticeship's email newsletter.