<ul><li>Earn-and-learn opportunities like apprenticeships, internships, and work-study programs benefit workers through gaining skills, work experience, higher pay, and occupation-relevant education with low student debt.</li><li>Employers benefit from these programs with higher employee retention and filling workforce gaps, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.</li><li>Registered Apprenticeship Programs combine on-the-job training, mentorship, and classroom instruction. Around 940,000 workers participated in these programs in fiscal year 2024 across industries like construction, healthcare, and technology.</li><li>Barriers to program expansion include awareness gaps, administrative burdens, and costs. Federal agencies have initiated initiatives to address these challenges, while the Trump administration's funding focus on apprenticeships has been mixed.</li></ul>

‘Earn-and-learn’ programs such as apprenticeships benefit workers and employers, GAO says

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