Appendix: Resources Part 1: Designing and Building Your Apprenticeship Program Affirmative Action Plan boilerplate template from the DOL Affirmative Action Plan resource: EEO fact sheet Apprenticeship impact stories Apprenticeship Occupations and Standards Center for Excellence Apprenticeship sponsors guide Apprenticeship.gov Department of Labor occupation finder tool DOL information on quantity of time spent in OJT Example RTI outline Form: Boilerplate Program Standards (required; .docx download) Form: Employer Acceptance Agreement, Appendix D (optional; .docx download) Form: New National Program Fact Sheet (optional; .docx download) Form: NGS checklist Form: NPS checklist (optional) Guidance on preparing a wage scale List of state representatives and registering bodies National Guideline Standards criteria National Program Standards criteria Occupational template Partner finder resource Policy guidance on ratios Principles for selecting apprentices Required Department of Labor forms (Bulletin ID: 2022-17) Standards Builder Urban’s Competency-Based Occupational Frameworks Part 2: Managing Your Apprenticeship Program DOL grants and contracts that expand availability of apprenticeship funding EEO—outreach and recruitment resources Guide to EEO regulations for sponsors More federal funding sources Outreach and recruitment strategies RAPIDS 2.0 sponsor guide Recruiting veterans and service members Tax credit for hiring apprentices or tuition support for their training costs Universal outreach tool (DOL) Urban’s mentor guide Urban’s mentor training WIOA information Part 3: Succeeding in and Sustaining Your Youth Apprenticeship Program DOL guide to developing your AAP Guide to EEO regulations for sponsors Online platform allowing apprenticeship programs to follow progress in OJT and RTI Registered Apprenticeship Occupations and Standards Center of Excellence Rural Apprenticeships for Young People case study Youth Apprenticeship Intermediary Project