Creating a Skilled and Diverse Workforce for Infrastructure Projects through Registered Apprenticeship

Creating a Skilled and Diverse Workforce for Infrastructure Projects through Registered Apprenticeship

Department of Labor, Department of Transportation

The expansion of Registered Apprenticeship and pathways that lead people into apprenticeship is an important workforce strategy for many infrastructure projects. Agencies can take steps to make Registered Apprenticeship more accessible to populations that have been underrepresented in the infrastructure workforce including women, people of color, people with disabilities, and others.

The questions and answers in this resource focus on expanding the workforce for installing and maintaining electric vehicle chargers, but the information provided is applicable to many other areas of infrastructure and transportation.