Apprenticeship has been an effective model of on-the-job training for centuries. The US Department of Labor is seeking to update it for the 21st century. In December, the department issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update the rules for the National Apprenticeship System. One proposed change would expand the number of pathways to apprenticeship completion and certification. Under the proposed rule change, instruction hours would be supplemented by a competency-based approach, in which candidates would be required to demonstrate competency in defined subject areas without specific time requirements; and a hybrid model combining the time and competency-based approaches.

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