The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship has approved the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) as a Standards Recognition Entity (SRE) for Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs).

IRAPs establish paid apprenticeship opportunities in a variety of industries.  They include a paid-work component and an educational component that result in an industry-recognized credential.  Participants in an IRAP acquire workplace-relevant knowledge necessary to advance their careers. In addition, the model connects employers with a pool of highly trained workers thereby helping to reverse the growing workplace skills gap.  SREs evaluate and grant recognition to IRAPs based upon the Department’s rigorous standards.

The firm is honored to serve as an ANAB Expert Panel Member in connection with ANAB’s IRAP initiative.

More about the ANAB program can be found here: https://anab.ansi.org/credentialing/anab-irap.