Employer-based training models, such as apprenticeships, on-the-job training, and incumbent worker training, can be effective approaches for building skills among new and existing workers. To expand access to these types of training, federal policymakers should:

a. Continue investments to increase the number and quality of apprenticeships and other earn-and-learn programs—particularly in non-traditional, high-demand occupations;

b. Modernize the Department of Labor’s Registered Apprenticeship Program by streamlining and simplifying application processes and providing flexibility in program standards to promote more uptake of apprentices in registered programs and expand to new industries and occupations; and

c. Remove current caps that limit the percentage of WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds that may be used for incumbent worker training, on-the-job training, and transitional employment.

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