Registered apprenticeship sponsors (single employers or groups) get $3,500 per apprentice in 120+ advanced manufacturing occupations once the apprentice completes 90 days; most of the money must pass through to participating employers. Rolling applications until funds run out; run by Arkansas OSD and open to sponsors nationwide.
A pay-for-performance fund managed by the Arkansas Department of Commerce with $35.8M from the U.S. Department of Labor that pays registered apprenticeship program sponsors $3,500 per apprentice in supported advanced manufacturing occupations after the apprentice completes a 90-day probationary period. Sponsors must pass through the majority of the funds to participating employers. The fund recruits sponsors on a national scale (it was awarded to OSD to administer nationwide), and applications are accepted on a rolling basis until all incentive funds are obligated; funding limits may apply during the initial pilot phase.
Individual registered apprenticeship program sponsors (programs operated by one business/employer for its own skilled labor force)
Group sponsors or consortia (programs operated by groups of employers, unions, industry intermediaries, trade associations, etc.)
Apprenticeships must be in one of the 120+ supported advanced manufacturing occupations
Supports newly enrolled apprentices, upskilled incumbent workers and eligible former apprentices entering new advanced manufacturing programs
Incentive is paid after the apprentice completes a 90-day probationary period
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