Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship to Hold Open Meeting on February 2-3 in DC

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has announced an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship, which will be held in Washington, DC, on February 2-3, 2012. The purpose of the meeting is to consider several policy matters affecting Registered Apprenticeship programs.
 
The meeting will focus on the following topics:
  • Workgroup report-outs and open committee discussion
  • Equal employment opportunity in Registered Apprenticeship
  • Veterans Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act of 2011
  • Presentation by the Employment Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) on current monitoring and oversight activities for apprenticeship training trust funds
  • YouthBuild and Registered Apprenticeship partnerships
  • Overview of preliminary findings on the net social benefits of Registered Apprenticeship
  • Planning for 75th Anniversary of the National Apprenticeship Act of 1937
  • Other matters of interest to the apprenticeship community.
  • Public comment
The meeting is open to the public and members of the public are invited to attend the proceedings.
 
Date and time: Thursday, February 2, 8:30 AM to 5 PM EST; Friday, February 3, 8:30 AM to noon EST
Location: U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210

Members of the public may file written data or comments pertaining to the agenda, or may speak and furnish a written statement. Submissions are required by January 26.