Proc 10495ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10495

National Apprenticeship Week, 2022

This proclamation designates November 13-19, 2022 as National Apprenticeship Week. It celebrates Registered Apprenticeship programs, highlights administration efforts to expand them through funding laws and initiatives, notes the revocation of a prior executive order on less rigorous apprenticeships, and urges various actors to support apprenticeship programs.

Impact dates

  1. National Apprenticeship Week ends

  2. National Apprenticeship Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim November 13 through November 19, 2022 as National Apprenticeship Week
  • Urge Congress, state/local governments, educational institutions, industry and labor leaders, apprentices, and all Americans to support Registered Apprenticeship programs and raise awareness

Timeline

Immediate

  • National Apprenticeship Week observed November 13-19, 2022

Near term (90d)

Long term

Risks & tensions

  • Document references prior revocation of an EO on 'less rigorous apprenticeships' but does not specify which EO or date—uncertainty in identifying prior policy action
  • Proclamation is hortatory/awareness-raising with no binding mandates or funding allocations
Proclamation 10495: National Apprenticeship Week, 2022 · Executive Orders