The online database of quality
pre-apprenticeship programs provides a valuable tool for job
seekers, apprenticeship programs, and American Job Centers’ (AJC)
front line staff. This dedicated database also provides a way for
job seekers and apprenticeship programs to access
pre-apprenticeship programs in their local areas. The Employment
and Training Administration (ETA) does not currently, nor is it
planning to, register or certify pre-apprenticeship programs.
Instead, ETA uses this database to connect pre-apprenticeship
providers with apprenticeship programs. Through technical
assistance, ETA also seeks to improve the consistency and quality
of these pre-apprenticeship programs. The online database helps ETA
identify pre-apprenticeship programs that meet the “quality
pre-apprenticeship” definition and the quality framework criteria.
Finally, this national database of pre-apprenticeship programs
facilitates connections between pre-apprenticeship program
participants and apprenticeship program sponsors. The database is a
web-based information tool that identifies the nearest
pre-apprenticeship program and describes the services and training
it provides to prepare participants for eligibility for
apprenticeship programs.
US Code:
29 USC
50 Name of Law: National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 as
amended
This information collection is
a revision with changes made to the questionnaire to reflect the
expansion of the apprenticeship system. OA has added several new
questions to a few sections of the questionnaire, and has made
minor edits to individual questions. OA has updated annual burden
time to reflect the time it will take respondents to complete the
revised instrument. OA anticipates that the extra questions will
take respondents an additional 4 minutes to complete. Therefore, it
will take respondents 14 minutes to complete the questionnaire
instead of 10. It will also take OA staff 7 minutes to review the
data with the respondent instead of 5 minutes.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.