American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) Evaluation
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About the Study
In 2016, the Employment and Training Administration, in partnership with the Chief Evaluation Office, awarded a contract to Abt Associates, with the Urban Institute, MEF Associates, W.E. Upjohn Institute, Capital Research Corporation, George Washington University, and McBassi & Company to evaluate the American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) training programs across all 46 grantees, mostly community colleges.
The AAI programs seek to:
- Increase apprentices’ access to high-growth occupations and industries
- Create career pathways that encompass apprenticeship and align with post-secondary educational opportunities
- Use strategies that increase apprenticeship opportunities for underrepresented populations
- Implement new and innovative public polices or public-private partnerships that increase demand for apprenticeship
- Encourage employers to adopt and offer apprenticeship opportunities
This Department of Labor-funded study contributes to the labor evidence-base to inform programs and policies that impact community colleges, apprenticeships, and employment and training. The project also addresses Departmental strategic goals and priorities.
- What benefits accrue to employers of apprenticeship?
- On the supply side, how do AAI grantees generate apprenticeship slots?
- On the demand side, how do AAI grantees and employers identify strong candidates for apprenticeship?
- What are the key features of an AAI apprenticeship?
- What are the employment outcomes for apprentices?
- What innovations and lessons form the basis for broader change and sustainability that encourages employers to adopt apprenticeships?
- What Are the Costs of Generating Apprenticeships? Findings from the American Apprenticeship Initiative Evaluation (October 2022)
- Beyond Productivity: How Employers Gain More from Apprenticeship: Findings from the American Apprenticeship Initiative Evaluation (October 2022)
- Expanding Registered Apprenticeship Opportunities to Underrepresented Populations: Findings from the American Apprenticeship Initiative Evaluation (October 2022)
- Challenges and Opportunities for Expanding Registered Apprenticeship with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I: Findings from the American Apprenticeship Initiative Evaluation (October 2022)
- Engaging Employers to Register Apprenticeship Programs: Outcomes from the American Apprenticeship Initiative Evaluation Employer Engagement Demonstration (October 2022)
- Expanding Apprenticeship to New Sectors and Populations: The Experiences and Outcomes of Apprentices in the American Apprenticeship Initiative (October 2022)
- Do Employers Earn Positive Returns to Investments in Apprenticeship? Evidence from Registered Programs under the American Apprenticeship Initiative (October 2022)
- Achieving Apprenticeship Program and Apprentice Registration Targets: Grantee Outcomes from the American Apprenticeship Initiative (May 2022)
- Implementing Registered Apprenticeship Programs: Experiences of 10 American Apprenticeship Initiative Grantees (February 2022)
- Expanding Registered Apprenticeship in the United States: Description of American Apprenticeship Initiative Grantees and Their Programs (September 2021)
Program Duration: 88 Months
Contract End Date: November 2022
Contractor: Abt Associates, with the Urban Institute, MEF Associates, W.E. Upjohn Institute, Capital Research Corporation, George Washington University, McBassi & Company
For More Information: ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov
This study was sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research, Division of Research and Evaluation, and was produced outside of CEO’s standard research development process.