Presidential Document2021-25191
National Apprenticeship Week, 2021
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November 17, 2021
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November 12, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25191]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 17, 2021 /
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Proclamation 10307 of November 12, 2021
National Apprenticeship Week, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For decades, Registered Apprenticeships have been a
reliable pathway to the middle class. Apprenticeships
train workers for good jobs and allow them to earn
while they learn. These educational experiences are
especially important for workers who did not attend
college, as they provide these workers with the type of
specialized training needed for the jobs of today and
tomorrow. During National Apprenticeship Week, we
highlight how this quality industry and worker-driven
training model provides a critical talent pipeline and
a means to strengthen our workforce and address our
Nation's pressing challenges--from rebuilding our
country's infrastructure to protecting against
cybersecurity threats.
As we build our economy back better and continue to
fight the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the
especially important role apprenticeships play in
providing training to workers looking to re-enter the
workforce and young people who are seeking to enter the
work force--in each case providing an opportunity to
train and develop the skills needed for jobs of the
future while earning a good income.
My Administration supports the expansion of Registered
Apprenticeships and the pathways they create to good
jobs and union representation. That is why I rescinded
an Executive Order that undermined Registered
Apprenticeship programs by promoting less rigorous
industry-recognized apprenticeships. To strengthen the
voice of our workers who have been central to
rebuilding our economy, my Administration reinstated
the longstanding National Advisory Committee on
Apprenticeships. Since apprenticeships are central to
supporting the investments made in the American Rescue
Plan and the Build Back Better Agenda, I have proposed
we invest in high-quality job training and Registered
Apprenticeships in fast-growing sectors like health
care, child care, advanced manufacturing, information
technology, and clean energy so that every American
receives the skills required by employers for good,
middle-class union jobs.
My Administration also recently awarded nearly $100
million in State Apprenticeship Expansion, Equity and
Innovation grants to bolster States' efforts to expand
programming and inclusive recruitment strategies. These
grants also aim to develop partnerships that ensure we
have a workforce ready to staff new industries and non-
traditional occupations, including industry sectors hit
hardest by the pandemic. To facilitate the expansion of
Registered Apprenticeship programs, provide technical
assistance to these programs, and help small- and
medium-sized firms establish Registered
Apprenticeships, we also invested nearly $31 million
through cooperative agreements to establish four
Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers
of Excellence. The centers will also work with public
and private sector partners to expand opportunities in
Registered Apprenticeship programs for women, youths,
people of color, rural communities, justice-involved
individuals, and people with disabilities. The centers
are the culmination of a longstanding commitment to
expand access to apprenticeships for traditionally
underrepresented groups of workers and build on
existing strategies
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that include the Women in Apprenticeship and Non-
Traditional Occupations (WANTO) grant program, now in
its 27th year.
During National Apprenticeship week, we also commit to
ensuring that people from populations that have been
historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely
affected by persistent discrimination, poverty, and
inequality have an opportunity to participate in the
workforce. In particular, given the historic
underrepresentation of women in apprenticeship programs
and the impact of the pandemic on women's labor force
participation, there is even greater urgency to support
women's participation in Registered Apprenticeships.
Together, and with strengthened Registered
Apprenticeships, we can build an even more successful,
competitive, and diverse workforce.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
November 14 through November 20, 2021, as National
Apprenticeship Week. I urge the Congress, State and
local governments, educational institutions, industry
and labor leaders, apprentices, and all Americans to
support Registered Apprenticeship programs in the
United States of America and to raise awareness of
their importance in building a diverse and robust
workforce to strengthen our national economy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twelfth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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