New Apprenticeship Rule Headed for Final White House Review

A final rule implementing the Trump administration’s initiative to expand apprenticeship programs by creating an alternative model in which oversight would be transferred from government to industry groups has been sent to a White House office for review.

The White House Office of Information of Regulatory Affairs received the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs regulation from the Labor Department on Jan. 30, according to a notice on OIRA’s website on Friday. The regulatory gatekeeper will now conduct legal and economic review and work with the agency on final edits before it can approve the regulation for public release.

The IRAPs project has ...