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18.12.5 U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

The ETA’s mission is to contribute to the more efficient and effective functioning of
the U.S. labor market by providing high-quality job training, employment, labor
market information, and income maintenance services primarily through state and
local workforce development systems. The ETA seeks to ensure that American
workers, employers, students, and those seeking work can obtain information, employ-
ment services, and training by using federal dollars and authority to actively support
the development of strong local labor markets that provide such resources
(www.doleta.gov).

18.12.6 Apprenticeship Programs
Within the framework of the ETA, the U.S. Department of Labor provides appren-
ticeship training. The purpose of these programs, authorized by The National Appren-
ticeship Act of 1937, is to stimulate and assist industry in developing and improving
apprenticeships and other training programs designed to provide the skills workers
need to compete in a global economy. On-the-job training and related classroom
instruction in which workers learn the practical and theoretical aspects of a highly
skilled occupation are provided. Joint employer and labor groups, individual
employers, and/or employer associations sponsor apprenticeship programs.

The Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT) registers apprenticeship programs
and apprentices in 23 states and assists or oversees Apprenticeship Councils (SACs),
which perform these functions in 27 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands. The government’s role is to safeguard the welfare of the appren-
tices, ensure the quality and equality of access, and provide integrated employment
and training information to sponsors and the local employment and training
community.

Job Training Partnership Act
The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) provides job-training services for econom-
ically disadvantaged adults and youth, dislocated workers, and others who face
significant employment barriers. The act, which became effective on October 1, 1983,
seeks to move jobless individuals into permanent self-sustaining employment. State
and local governments, together with the private sector, have primary responsibility
for development, management, and administration of training programs under JTPA
(www.doleta.gov/programs/factsht/jtpa.htm).

Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act (EDWAA)
This act, as part of the JTPA, provides funds to states and local grantees so they can
help dislocated workers find and qualify for new jobs. It is part of a comprehensive