The Department of Labor and Regulation is providing $270,000 in investment funding to help businesses and organizations train new apprentices in Registered Apprenticeship Programs in South Dakota.
Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman says on-the-job learning is vital to workforce training. She says it increases worker skills, meets employers’ needs, enhances performance outcomes and leads to a stable workforce pipeline.
Businesses may be eligible to receive up to $1,000 for each new apprentice. It will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis from Jan. 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, unless the funds are depleted earlier.
Hultman says this investment will build upon existing sector partnerships by emphasizing work-based training that meets the needs of existing and emerging industries and workers.
To be eligible for funding:
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The business must have an established RAP validated by the US Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship,
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The business and new apprentice must complete a registration and enrollment process with a Job Service office prior to the start of the program, and
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The new apprentice must start the program after Jan. 1, 2021, and complete 90 days in the apprenticeship.
Funding was made available from the US Department of Labor ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grant.
For more information on investment funding requirements and developing new apprenticeships, visit StartTodaySD.com.
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