Happy National Apprenticeship Week! We look forward to celebrating the 10th anniversary of National Apprenticeship Week with you from November 17-23, 2024, featuring over 2,200 events and proclamations in all 50 States across the Country! This year's theme - 10 Years of Engagement, Expansion, and Innovation - is in recognition of the fact that, since NAW's inception, literally thousands of events have allowed countless individuals to learn about the life-changing impacts that the Registered Apprenticeship has had and continues to have for so many jobseekers and employers. Click here to view the NAW 2024 Public Webinar and learn about how to get involved! Also, check out the NAW kick-off blog by ETA Assistant Secretary Jose Javier Rodriguez.
What is National Apprenticeship Week?
NAW is a nationwide celebration where employers, industry representatives, labor organizations, community-based organizations, workforce partners, educational institutions, and Federal, State, and Local government agencies host events to showcase the successes and value of Registered Apprenticeship for strengthening our economy by developing a highly skilled workforce to meet industry needs, creating pathways for career seekers to catapult into good jobs, and advancing racial and gender equity. NAW gives Registered Apprenticeship sponsors the opportunity to showcase their programs, facilities, and apprentices in their community.
Additionally, NAW is the ideal platform to demonstrate the unifying power of the ApprenticeshipUSA ecosystem by uplifting examples of partnership and collaboration among national Registered Apprenticeship system partners, including employers, apprentices and graduates, community-based organizations, education and training providers, federal partners, industry associations, intermediaries, labor unions, State Apprenticeship Agencies, apprenticeship grantees and contractors, Apprenticeship Ambassadors, and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) apprenticeship staff.
Overarching Theme and Objectives
The following daily themes are meant to encourage national Registered Apprenticeship system partners to plan related events and special announcements so we can highlight them accordingly.
- Monday: Youth and Young Adult Apprenticeship Day
- Tuesday: Registered Apprenticeship in New and Emerging Industries and Around the Globe
- Wednesday: Expanding Registered Apprenticeship to Underserved Populations
- Thursday: Women in Apprenticeship
- Friday: Federal Apprenticeship and Veterans in Apprenticeship
We are very excited to share our latest promotional tool, the NAW 2024 Sizzle Reel. For those who haven't heard of a "sizzle reel," it is a short, promotional video that is used to generate interest and excitement about a product, service, or project. Our NAW 2024 Sizzle Reel is available through the links noted below. We encourage you to share it with your contacts and invite them to join in the excitement that will be NAW 2024!!
How You Can Get Involved
Explore Resources
Find all the resources you need to plan, promote, and enhance your event for National Apprenticeship Week (NAW).
Submit an Event
Register your event for National Apprenticeship Week 2024.
Promote NAW
Spread the word and see what others are saying about #NAW2024, #DecadeOfNAW, and #ApprenticeshipUSA on social media!
Events and Proclamations
Search the map below to find events and proclamations issued by our partners at the local, state, or federal level for NAW 2024. Looking for more detail? Check out the Find an Event and Find a Proclamation advanced searches.
Watch the video to see apprentice graduates weigh in on the best reasons to do an apprenticeship.
Learn how Jonathan took flight with Registered Apprenticeship.
What can apprenticeship do for you? We asked several recent graduates.
Photos from NAW 2023
