President's Biden administration has withdrawn a proposed overhaul of workplace apprenticeship programs after fielding a variety of objections. The Department of Labor had touted its plan as a way to modernize and diversify on-the-job-training programs. But it confirmed Wednesday that it is no longer moving forward with the proposed changes.
FILE - The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2020. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — President Joe Biden ’s administration has withdrawn a proposed overhaul of workplace apprenticeship programs after facing pushback from business groups concerned about the costs and Republican state attorneys general opposed to new diversity requirements.
The U.S. Department of Labor confirmed Wednesday that it won’t be moving forward with a proposed rewrite of theThe agency had previously cited a need to modernize an on-the-job-training system that has remained largely the same since 2008. Registered apprenticeship programs approved by the federal government or states provided training and education for hundreds of thousands of workers in fields ranging from construction to manufacturing to public administration.
Some business groups asserted that increased oversight and reporting requirements could have driven up costs of apprenticeship programs while other proposed changes could have reduced flexibility and participation. The proposal would have required at least 2,000 hours of paid on-the-job training, eliminating an option to finish sooner for workers who prove their competence.
The decision to back off the rule change was welcomed by Associated Builders and Contractors, which has about 450 government-registered apprenticeship programs in 20 occupations. The proposal amounted to “a massive increase in red tape” that would have made the apprenticeship system “even more complicated and less attractive,” said Ben Brubeck, the group’s vice president of regulatory, labor and state affairs.
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