The AFL-CIO Working for America Institute (WAI) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) workforce intermediary organization focused on helping unions, employers, workforce organizations, and community organizations. WAI engages in public policy advocacy to support workforce efforts. Additionally, WAI provides programs designed to address employment and training initiatives that help to create, expand, and retain high quality jobs. The WAI works with AFL-CIO institutions and unions, employers, and workforce organizations to increase the effectiveness of economic development and workforce systems.

The Institute places emphasis on:

• sustaining the national network of workforce intermediary partnerships
• increasing the availability of work-based learning and worker-centered employment and training services, including high-quality registered apprenticeships
• developing work-based learning and multiple career pathways for youth
• supporting active participation of unions and workforce intermediary partnerships in the federal workforce development system

WAI programs and initiatives include:

• The Partnership for Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship
• The Battery Workforce Initiative
• The Industrial Manufacturing Technician (IMT) Apprenticeship
• Multiple Industry Intermediary Project
• Women in Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship

Resources

About US | Working for America

Federal Workforce Development System

Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning