Apprenticeship TN

Evidence Step: Evidence

Department: Labor and Workforce Development

Priority Area: Workforce Development and Employment

Program Description

The Apprenticeship TN program supports employers in developing Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) and creates greater awareness of apprenticeship opportunities for employers and workers across Tennessee. RAPs are an industry-driven, high-quality career pathway where employers can develop and prepare their future workforce, and individuals can obtain paid work experience and a portable, nationally-recognized credential.

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Details

Program Demographic: Adolescents / Young Adults, Adults

Delivery Setting: Organization / Business / Local Government, Other Community Setting, School, Workplace

Current Participants: 816

Research

An effectiveness assessment and cost-benefit analysis of Registered Apprenticeship in 10 states (Reed et al. 2012)

Outcomes

Active apprentices progressing through Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP)

2024: 8,319

2022: 6,158

2021: 6,991

Outputs

Number of Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP)

2025: 471

Number of new occupations added to existing Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP)

2025: 64

Number of new employers added to existing Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP)

2025: 303

Logic Model

If we support employers in developing Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) and create greater awareness of apprenticeship opportunities for employers and workers across Tennessee, then we will expand the use of RAPs and, in doing so, strengthen career pathways into good-paying, high-need job areas and help ensure Tennessee businesses have the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.