On Feb. 17, President Biden rescinded the Trump Administration鈥檚 Executive Order 13801, which promoted industry-recognized apprenticeship programs, and expressed his support for the House-passed and ABC-opposed National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. 老牛影视is working with lawmakers to reconsider these rulemakings and to advocate for an all-of-the-above workforce development strategy.

On Oct. 27, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan attended the grand opening of 老牛影视Greater Baltimore Chapter鈥檚 new Construction Education Academy, located at a Project C.O.R.E site in East Baltimore. This new state-of-the-art facility will house the largest concentration of building trade apprenticeship programs in the state, enabling 老牛影视Greater Baltimore to train up to 5,000 skilled workers each year, doubling their current capacity.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor Veterans鈥� Employment and Training Service announced an Apprenticeship Pilot Program that will identify, track and increase the number of transitioning service members and their spouses hired into registered apprenticeship programs prior to separation from the military. The pilot will run from 2020 through early 2021 and will take place at eight military installations across the United States that were chosen in collaboration with the Department of Defense.

On June 4, President Trump signed executive order 13927, which directs federal agencies to expedite the delivery of transportation infrastructure projects, an action 老牛影视said will streamline permitting and facilitate infrastructure improvements while protecting the environment, health and safety.

On March 16, as a result of COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, released Bulletin 2020-51 to provide flexibility regarding the requirements for approval for related instruction and reiterate that related instruction may be delivered electronically.

老牛影视has assembled Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources to help our chapters and members quickly access the latest information and guidance regarding the coronavirus.听Resources such as COVID-19 Toolbox Talks, both in English and Spanish, are now available. Other resources, including sample continuity plans and project shutdown and startup procedures are also available.

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On March 11, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a听final rule听, officially titled Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations, which establishes a process for creating high-quality, industry-recognized apprenticeship programs by organizations that apply to become DOL recognized Standards Recognition Entities. The rule prohibits SREs from recognizing IRAPs in the construction sector. DOL鈥檚 press release on the proposal is available&nb

Applications for ABC's Accredited Quality Contractor Program are being accepted now through Oct. 30.

On March 4, the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment held a hearing entitled 鈥淩eauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act: Strengthening and Growing Apprenticeships for the 21st Century.鈥� The National Apprenticeship Act, also known as the Fitzgerald Act, has not been reauthorized since its enactment in 1937 and the Subcommittee released a discussion draft bill to reauthorize the act ahead of Wednesday鈥檚 hearing. 听