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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 530 

Designating the month of August 2012 as ‘‘National Registered 

Apprenticeship Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 26, 2012 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, Mr. 

KOHL, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. PRYOR, and Ms. CANTWELL) submitted 

the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the month of August 2012 as ‘‘National 

Registered Apprenticeship Month’’. 

Whereas 2012 marks the 75th anniversary of the enactment 

of the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) 

(commonly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’), 

which established the national registered apprenticeship 

system; 

Whereas the State of Wisconsin created the first State registered apprenticeship system in 1911; 

Whereas the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) 

(commonly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) 

established a comprehensive system of partnerships 

among employers, labor organizations, educational institutions, and Federal and State governments, which has 


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shaped skill training for succeeding generations of United 

States workers; 

Whereas for 75 years, the national registered apprenticeship 

system has provided state of the art training using an 

model known as ‘‘earn while you learn’’ that offers a 

pathway to the middle class and a sustainable career for 

millions of workers in the United States; 

Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system has 

grown to include approximately 24,000 programs across 

the United States, providing education and training for 

apprentices in emerging and high-growth sectors, such as 

information technology and health care, as well as in traditional industries; 

Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system 

leverages approximately $1,000,000,000 in private investment, reflecting the strong commitment of the sponsors 

of the system, which include industry associations, individual employers, and labor-management partnerships; 

Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system is an 

important post-secondary pathway for United States 

workers, offering a combination of academic and technical instruction with paid, on-the-job training, resulting 

in a nationally and industry-recognized occupational credential that ensures higher earnings for apprentices and 

a highly skilled workforce for United States businesses; 

Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system has 

continually modernized and developed innovative training 

approaches to meet the workforce needs of industry and 

address the evolving challenges of staying competitive in 

the global economy; 


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Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system of the 

21st century, as envisioned by the Advisory Committee 

on Apprenticeship of the Secretary of Labor and administered as a partnership between the Federal Government 

and State apprenticeship programs, is positioned to 

produce the highly skilled workers the United States 

economy needs now and in the future; and 

Whereas the celebration of National Registered Apprenticeship Month— 

(1) honors the industries that use the registered apprenticeship model; 

(2) encourages other industries that could benefit 

from the registered apprenticeship model to train United 

States workers using the model; and 

(3) recognizes the role the national registered apprenticeship system has played in preparing United 

States workers for jobs with family-sustaining wages: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates August 2012, as ‘‘National Reg3 istered Apprenticeship Month’’; 

4 (2) celebrates the 101st anniversary of the en5 actment of the first State registered apprenticeship 

6 law; and 

7 (3) celebrates the 75th anniversary of the en8 actment of the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 

9 50 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘National Ap10 prenticeship Act’’). 

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