(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has announced the appointments of 30 members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship to advise the Secretary of Labor on issues related to the National Apprenticeship System.

Through their work on the committee, members will leverage their knowledge and experience to provide advice and recommendations on ways to use the Apprenticeship Training Model to improve equitable access to career pathways for America’s Workers and jobseekers.

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su said: “The newly appointed members of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship offer unique perspectives, which the Department of Labor will leverage to develop strategies that drive innovation in Apprenticeship.  The committee represents a broad range of industry and sector knowledge that the Department can harness to continue to improve, diversify and modernize the National Apprenticeship System.” 

Acting Secretary Su appointed Partner4Work CEO Robert Cherry to serve as the committee’s chairperson. 

“Strong Apprenticeship Models are a proven method to create a sustainable pipeline of skilled and talented Workers in communities across America,” Cherry said. “Serving as Chairperson of the Department of Labor’s Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship is a wonderful opportunity to work with Acting Secretary Su, the Department and the committee to utilize Apprenticeship to help meet the emerging needs of industry, Labor Organizations and the public.”

Following the request for nominations, the Department appointed leaders from across the Registered Apprenticeship System, including employers, Labor Management Organizations, community colleges and other organizations to serve a two-year term.

Representatives from the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services and the Office of Personnel Management serve as ex-officio committee members. 

Labor representatives now include: United Association of Journeymen and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U.S., Canada’s Training Director, Raymond Boyd; 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Training and Employment Funds Deputy Executive Director Daniel Bustillo; Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Director, Apprenticeships and Workforce Development Jamaine Gibson; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District 1199J Executive Director, Training and Development Fund Stephanie Harris-Kuiper; American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Vice President and Connecticut State Senator Jan Hochadel; National Education Association (NEA) Executive Committee Member Shannon McCann; Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Assistant Executive Director Bernadette Oliveira-Rivera; International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) Finishing Trades Institute Executive Director Anton Ruesing; Electrical Training ALLIANCE Executive Director Todd Stafford; and AFL-CIO Working for America Institute Deputy Director Liz Weiss.

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