The deadline for sponsors registered with the national Office of Apprenticeship to put an initial Affirmative Action Program in place is two years after a program’s registration date, or two years from the date the program registers its fifth apprentice – whichever is later. The Affirmative Action Program deadline for sponsors registered with State Apprenticeship Agencies depends on their state Equal Employment Opportunity plan.
When do Affirmative Action Programs need to be in place?
Equal Employment Opportunity
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The Affirmative Action Program is the general activities that sponsors engage in to support equal opportunity in recruitment and hiring of all qualified individuals.
The Affirmative Action Plan is the written documentation of these activities. Sponsors do not need to submit the Plan to the Registration Agency but must make it available upon request, including during compliance reviews.
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The apprenticeship Equal Employment Opportunity regulations require certain Registered Apprenticeship Program sponsors to develop Affirmative Action Programs. An Affirmative Action Program assists sponsors in detecting, diagnosing, and correcting any barriers to equal opportunity that may exist in its apprenticeship program. Further, an Affirmative Action Program is designed to ensure equal opportunity and prevent discrimination in apprenticeship programs. A sponsor’s written Affirmative Action Plan states the specific steps sponsors will take to ensure all qualified applicants and apprentices receive equal opportunity to be selected for – and succeed in – Registered Apprenticeship Programs.
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All sponsors who are not otherwise exempted are required to develop and maintain an Affirmative Action Program. Each sponsor must develop its own Affirmative Action Program, even if employers participating in the sponsor’s program maintain Affirmative Action Programs.
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No. Each sponsor simply needs to maintain an up-to-date plan and make it available to the Registration Agency upon request, including during its compliance review.
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