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(a) Study.

(b) Report.

2508. Definitions.

2509. Technical assistance program authorization.

§ 2501. Findings; statement of purpose

(a) Findings

The Congress finds that—

(1) American businesses now and for the remainder of the 20th century will face a dramatically different labor market than the one

to which they have become accustomed;

(2) two in every three new entrants to the

work force will be women, and to meet labor

needs such women must work in all occupational areas including in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations;

(3) women face significant barriers to their

full and effective participation in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations;

(4) the business community must be prepared to address the barriers that women have

to such jobs, in order to successfully integrate

them into the work force; and

(5) few resources are available to employers

and unions who need assistance in recruiting,

training, and retaining women in apprenticeable occupations and other nontraditional

occupations.

(b) Purpose

It is the purpose of this chapter to provide

technical assistance to employers and labor

unions to encourage employment of women in

apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional

occupations. Such assistance will enable business to meet the challenge of Workforce 2000 by

preparing employers to successfully recruit,

train, and retain women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations and will

expand the employment and self-sufficiency options of women. This purpose will be achieved

by—

(1) promoting the program to employers and

labor unions to inform them of the availability of technical assistance which will assist

them in preparing the workplace to employ

women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations;

(2) providing grants to community-based organizations to deliver technical assistance to

employers and labor unions to prepare them to

recruit, train, and employ women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations;

(3) authorizing the Department of Labor to

serve as a liaison between employers, labor,

and the community-based organizations providing technical assistance, through its national office and its regional administrators;

and

(4) conducting a comprehensive study to examine the barriers to the participation of

women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations and to develop recommendations for the workplace to eliminate

such barriers.

(Pub. L. 102–530, §2, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3465.)

SHORT TITLE

Section 1 of Pub. L. 102–530 provided that: ‘‘This Act

[enacting this chapter] shall be cited as the ‘Women in

Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act’.’’

§ 2502. Outreach to employers and labor unions

(a) In general

With funds available to the Secretary of Labor

to carry out the operations of the Department of

Labor in fiscal year 1994 and subsequent fiscal

years, the Secretary shall carry out an outreach

program to inform employers of technical assistance available under section 2503(a) of this

title to assist employers to prepare the workplace to employ women in apprenticeable occupations and other nontraditional occupations.

(1) Under such program the Secretary shall

provide outreach to employers through, but

not limited to, the private industry councils

in each service delivery area.

(2) The Secretary shall provide outreach to

labor unions through, but not limited to, the

building trade councils, joint apprenticeable

occupations councils, and individual labor

unions.

(b) Priority

The Secretary shall give priority to providing

outreach to employers located in areas that

have nontraditional employment and training

programs specifically targeted to women.

(Pub. L. 102–530, §3, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3466.)

§ 2503. Technical assistance

(a) In general

With funds appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall make grants to community-based organizations to provide technical

assistance to employers and labor unions selected under subsection (b) of this section. Such

technical assistance may include—

(1) developing outreach and orientation sessions to recruit women into the employers’ apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional

occupations;

(2) developing preapprenticeable occupations

or nontraditional skills training to prepare

women for apprenticeable occupations or nontraditional occupations;

(3) providing ongoing orientations for employers, unions, and workers on creating a

successful environment for women in apprenticeable occupations or nontraditional occupations;

(4) setting up support groups and facilitating

networks for women in nontraditional occupations on or off the job site to improve their retention;

(5) setting up a local computerized data base

referral system to maintain a current list of

tradeswomen who are available for work;

(6) serving as a liaison between tradeswomen

and employers and tradeswomen and labor

unions to address workplace issues related to

gender; and

(7) conducting exit interviews with tradeswomen to evaluate their on-the-job experience

and to assess the effectiveness of the program.

(b) Selection of employer and labor unions

The Secretary shall select a total of 50 employers or labor unions to receive technical as-