District of Columbia: State of the State

DC State Report 2025

• Apprentice Office Details

Key Initiatives:

• Pre-apprenticeship training for out-of-school youth and adults in partnerships with apprenticeship sponsors in traditional and non-traditional industries that lead to direct entry to registered apprenticeship upon successful completion.
• Youth apprenticeship training in partnerships with DC Public Schools, DC Public Charter and apprenticeship sponsors for high school seniors that lead to direct entry to registered apprenticeships upon graduation. These initiatives include both traditional and non-traditional occupations/industries.

Statistics FY25

o Number of Apprentices – 67,052

o Number of New Apprentices – 378

o Number of Completed Apprentices – 31

o Number of Sponsors – 321

o  Number New Sponsors – 25

 

State Partnerships

D.C. Public Schools and D.C. Public Charter Schools

 

D.C. Department of Human Resources

 

D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation

 

D.C. Department of Health Care Finance

 

D.C. Department of Water and Sewer Authority

 

Howard University Hospital

 

Workforce Partnerships

 

 

 

Notable Achievements:

 

The District of Columbia established a apprenticeship partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) for the K-12 Teacher occupation that includes seven (17) partnering DC Public High Schools and DC Public Charter High Schools. Currently, fifty (50) apprentices registered in the teacher occupation. This is in addition to the partnership with the George Washington University, Graduate School of Higher Education apprenticeship program in the teacher occupation for special education.

 

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