Discover and explore available employment and training Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility tools, resources, and trends on this page as your organization expands Registered Apprenticeship opportunities for under-represented populations and marginalized communities for family sustainable wages.
Reports
- An Untapped Opportunity: Registered Apprenticeship at Minority Serving Institutions - This report highlights the current state of registered apprenticeship across Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). It also features spotlights on institutions that have unique and robust registered apprenticeship (RA) programs so that readers can better understand the strengths and challenges of RA at MSIs.
- Apprenticeship Shaped My Post-Prison Life - Partnerships between employers and prison industries are a win for companies, the economy, and aspiring workers after incarceration.
- We Go Where They Need Us to Be: The Power of Community Colleges to Support Learners in Reentry - What it looks like when community colleges embrace postsecondary education in corrections and reentry programs as a core part of their mission.
- Moving Beyond the Box: When Fair Chance Hiring Means Advancement Not Just Employment - Leaders in corporate policy share three key strategies for building growth and economic advancement for people with records.
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Office of Disability and Employment Policy Resources
Inclusive apprenticeships are apprenticeship programs that are accessible to all and are designed to meet employers’ most critical hiring needs aligned with their diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) goals. The Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship (PIA) launched in 2020, which is an initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to help employers design programs that create a pool of qualified candidates with disabilities in growing industries including clean energy, IT, data science, healthcare, financial services, and more.
Explore our resources below and see additional tools from the Office of Disability Employment Policy.
Women's Bureau Resource
The Fast-Growing Number of Black Women Apprentices (Women's Bureau Blog)- Apprenticeship creates a promising pathway to skilled jobs for women, especially women of color, that combines on-the-job learning with related classroom instruction using an “earn and learn” model.
Tear the Paper Ceiling
The "Tear The Paper Ceiling" campaign aims to change the narrative around the value and potential of workers who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs), rather than through a bachelor's degree.
- "Tear The Paper Ceiling" Campaign Website - Learn more about what the "Tear The Paper Ceiling" Campaign is all about.
- A Tear the Paper Ceiling Story - See how Registered Apprenticeship STARS and employers tear the paper ceiling in the Tech Industry.
- Inclusive Tech Apprenticeship Toolkit - A one-stop resource offering tech workers, leaders, and policy professionals actionable guidance on how to increase racial and educational inclusion through apprenticeships.
- "New Opportunities for Employers and STARs" Report - This research shows how apprenticeships are already on the rise as a solution to bridge the gap and tear the paper ceiling between employers and the talent they need.
- "Racial Equity and Inclusion in Tech" Webinar - Explore the promise of apprenticeship as a first step toward normalizing skills-based hiring, recognizing learning in multiple forms, and accelerating racial diversity in tech.
- Expanding DEIA Programs through Apprenticeship - In order to continue to grow their workforces, companies will have to make a concerted effort to diversify the demographics of their employees.
Press Releases
- Women in Construction - DOL announces $20 million cooperative agreement with TradesFutures to lead a coalition of community partners to develop a gateway for women and other underrepresented communities to access and succeed in Construction Registered Apprenticeship programs.
Other Resources
- The Center for Equity - The Center for Advancing Racial Equity and Job Quality in Long-Term Care
- Presidential Proclamation on National Native American Heritage Month, 2023
- Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship (PIA) Resources