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(2) offers a combination of academic and technical 
instruction and paid on-the-job experience; 
(3) provides working people with portable, nationally 
recognized, industry credentials that lead to higher earn-
ing careers; and 
(4) develops a highly skilled workforce; 
Whereas registered apprenticeships— 
(1) are increasingly innovative and diverse in their 
design, their collaboration with local community partner-
ships, and their use of emerging educational and training 
concepts, including competency-based learning; 
(2) will continue to evolve to meet the emerging de-
mands of a 21st century workforce; 
(3) are critical elements of an effective workforce de-
velopment system and help individuals attain a recog-
nized postsecondary credential, contributing to their per-
sonal economic mobility; and 
(4) maintain high-quality standards for apprentices; 
Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system can 
provide education and training for apprentices in— 
(1) high-wage and high-growth sectors, including in-
formation technology, financial services, advanced manu-
facturing, green energy, and health care; and 
(2) traditional industries including the building 
trades; 
Whereas, according to the North America’s Building Trades 
Unions, the national registered apprenticeship system 
leverages approximately $2,000,000,000 in private invest-
ment, largely in the construction industry, which reflects 
the strong commitment of the sponsors of the national 
registered apprenticeship system; 
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Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system pro-
vides employers— 
(1) skilled workers trained to industry and employer 
specifications to produce quality results; 
(2) reduced turnover; 
(3) a diverse talent pipeline for new skilled workers 
and future managers; 
(4) reduced workers’ compensation costs due to an 
emphasis on safety training; 
(5) key employability skills such as improved em-
ployee engagement, greater problem-solving ability, flexi-
bility to perform a variety of tasks, and a reduced need 
for supervision; 
(6) a return on investment of 41 cents, on average, 
for every dollar invested in apprentices; and 
(7) valuable contribution to output by apprentices; 
Whereas, according to the Department of Labor— 
(1) over 1,100,000 new apprentices have taken part 
in registered apprenticeships since January 1, 2017; 
(2) registered apprenticeships have a 93-percent 
placement rate at program completion; 
(3) after completion, registered apprenticeship par-
ticipants have an average starting salary of $77,000; and 
(4) there are over 27,000 registered apprenticeship 
programs across the Nation; and 
Whereas the celebration of National Apprenticeship Week— 
(1) honors industries that have mastered the reg-
istered apprenticeship model; 
(2) encourages expansion of the registered appren-
ticeship model into new industries and occupations; 
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(3) encourages the creation of new opportunities for 
nontraditional apprenticeship populations like women and 
minorities; 
(4) recognizes the role the national registered ap-
prenticeship system has played in preparing workers for 
the jobs of today and tomorrow; and 
(5) promotes conversation about ways the national 
registered apprenticeship system can continue to respond 
to workforce challenges in the 21st century: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Ap-
prenticeship Week’’; 
(2) supports the expansion of registered ap-
prenticeships in high-skill, high-wage, and in-de-
mand industry sectors and occupations; 
(3) increases awareness about the value of the 
registered apprenticeship program model as an effec-
tive earn-and-learn model for students, workers, and 
employers; 
(4) supports the development and expansion of 
effective preapprenticeship and youth apprenticeship 
programs that lead to success in a registered ap-
prenticeship program; 
(5) supports increasing the diversity of partici-
pants in the national registered apprenticeship sys-
tem, including through the support of intermediaries 
with recruitment and retention; 
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(6) supports a closer alignment between reg-
istered apprenticeship programs, the workforce de-
velopment system, career and technical education, 
and secondary, postsecondary, and adult education; 
(7) recognizes the importance of registered ap-
prenticeships in developing a well-trained, highly 
skilled, and more diverse workforce; and 
(8) commends unions, organizations, and em-
ployers that actively support registered apprentice-
ship programs. 
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