FY21 and FY22 marked major achievements in the Office of Apprenticeship’s data modernization effort. Previously, the Office of Apprenticeship only had access to individual level data from the 41 states that used the Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Management Data System (RAPIDS) for case management. The remaining 12 states and territories were State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA) states that chose to manage their own statewide registered apprenticeships and use their own performance system. While those states were still required to submit quarterly data to the Office of Apprenticeship, it was aggregate level data which did not include demographics, industries, occupations, and other useful information. The Office of Apprenticeship also only received aggregate level apprenticeship data from the Department of Defense for the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP), the largest Registered Apprenticeship program with over 100,000 active-duty service members.
To have a complete and accurate picture of the entire National Registered Apprenticeship System, the Office of Apprenticeship created a SAA data portal that allowed the remaining SAA states to quickly and easily transfer non-PII, individual level data into RAPIDS, including demographic data. Due to the success of the SAA portal, OA data cleanup efforts, and robust technical assistance with the states, RAPIDS now captures individual record data from 48 states and USMAP. The Office of Apprenticeship is working with the three remaining states and territories (Minnesota, Washington State, and the District of Columbia) with the goal to have all national individual level apprenticeship data during FY23.
