Public Sector Subcommittee Charter
IACA Background:
The Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (IACA) was established in the Shelley-Maloney Apprentice Labor Standards Act with the passage of Senate Bill 235 (2018). The committee holds open quarterly meetings to provide advice and guidance to the Administrator of Apprenticeship and Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards on apprenticeship programs, standards, and agreements that are not within the jurisdiction of the California Apprenticeship Council.
Of the committee's 12 members, six are appointed by the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development for four-year terms: two represent management, two represent labor, and two represent the public. The remaining six are ex officio members representing the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, the Executive Director of the California Workforce Development Board, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, the Executive Director of the Employment Training Panel, the Superintendent of public instruction and the Chancellor of the California State University college system. The chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards serves as secretary to the Committee, and DAS provides staff services.
Subcommittee Background:
IACA has created seven standing committees: Healthcare, Information Technology, Public Sector, Advanced Manufacturing, Homeless and Foster Youth, Equal Employment Opportunity, and People with Disabilities Liaison Committee. .The work of these standing committees is important and serves to guide the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) to achieve its goals and ensure it effectively deploy its resources. The committees’ focus is to identify middle class pathways where employers have difficulty finding talent and help facilitate apprenticeship opportunities for all Californians, including women, veterans, disabled, poverty-stricken, minorities and underrepresented populations. Additionally, these committees will provide DAS direction on best practices for employer engagement and identifying occupations that are difficult to recruit.
Subcommittee Membership, Expectations & Meeting Details:
The Public Sector Subcommittee is comprised of a standing chair and seven (7) to twelve (12) diverse committee members representing the apprenticeship interests of industry, education, and labor across different geographic regions of the state. Subcommittee members are selected by the DAS Chief with input from IACA and the IACA Public Service Subcommittee Chair. Members are selected based on the needs of the Subcommittee and the nominees’ interest and/or experience in the development and administration of apprenticeships in the public sector including the state, county, city, school and special district levels. The Subcommittee will meet quarterly according to the IACA meeting schedule. All meetings will abide by the Bagley-Keene Open Meetings Act. At the call of the chair, the Subcommittee will also meet as necessary and appropriate (in person or by videoconference) to accomplish the Subcommittee’s goals. A quorum shall consist of a majority of Subcommittee members. Decisions will be made in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order. When necessary, the Committee may seek feedback and decisions via electronic vote (e-mail). In those instances, a quorum must be achieved, and the tally of votes will be shared publicly at the next Subcommittee meeting and included in any meeting minutes. Subcommittee meeting minutes will be taken at formal IACA meetings, and Subcommittee meeting notes will be taken at all other meetings. The role of note taker shall rotate among Subcommittee members. Subcommittee members are expected to regularly attend IACA quarterly meeting sessions including the IACA General Session and other Subcommittee meetings. Additionally, Subcommittee members are expected to regularly attend other meetings as necessary, engage in discussion, perform committee work together and individually, complete action items timely, be respectful and professional in their conduct, and meet any additional expectations outlined by IACA or the Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
Subcommittee Priorities:
The goal of this Subcommittee is to advance new and innovative public sector apprenticeships with long-term relevance and sustainability. Acting under oversight of IACA, the Public Sector Subcommittee is charged to develop and recommend strategies which offer the following:
- Recommendations for in-demand new collar and non-traditional apprenticeable occupations that span across different levels of Public Sector within California;
- Proposed occupational frameworks that meet both public sector needs and those of the private sector, providing an industry-recognized certifications, in addition to providing a roadmap to higher education;
- Income-driven pathways in the public sector, which build pipelines from entry to professional to executive level positions, create substantial income growth, and increase the percentage of women, veterans, disabled, minorities, and other underrepresented populations in apprenticeships;
- An examination of barriers to apprenticeship encountered within the public sector and solutions for addressing each;
- Examples of successful recruitment and retention mechanisms that are unique to the public sector environment
- Best practices for conducting industry engagement including forming partnerships with the California Department of Apprenticeship Standards, the US Department of Labor, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, community colleges across the state, workforce development boards, offices of education and adult education entities, industry associations, public sector agencies and departments, and labor organizations.
Proposed strategies will serve to provide guidance and direction to IACA and the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS), allowing both to make informed decisions related to policy recommendations and allocation of resources for developing, marketing, and servicing new apprenticeships in the non-traditional industries.
Acknowledging that the public sector industry is a “super sector” of many industries, the Public Sector Subcommittee will also work closely with other IACA Subcommittees that may have complementary apprenticeship programs to collaborate with, glean best practices from and identify lessons learned.
Subcommittee Implementation Strategies:
The Public Sector Subcommittee will seek to develop and expand public sector apprenticeships with a variety of strategies and tactics that may include:
- Highlighting unique, innovative, and promising practices for maintaining and/or creating registered apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs in the public sector.
- Seeking out and promoting data related to public sector apprenticeships including LMI data, programs, and participants.
- Identifying cross-sector collaboration opportunities.
- Engaging in and enhancing industry sector partnerships in high demand areas.
- Developing a framework for collecting information about public sector apprenticeship programs to support entry level, intermediate, and advanced work roles to attract new talent, enhance retention, and incumbent workforce training.
- Providing outreach, education, and training to promote apprenticeship as a workforce development strategy.
- Participating in opportunities wherein solutions to barriers to entry for a variety of occupations are identified, discussed and considered.
Subcommittee Workplan:
To accompany this Charter, the Subcommittee will also develop a bi-annual workplan that will serve as a roadmap for specific activities to be completed by the Subcommittee each year that will align with IACA program goals.
Delegation Authority of the Committee by the IACA:
IACA has the authority to approve standards for public sector industry apprenticeships.
The Subcommittee is an advisory body that can contribute to any IACA reports or materials that identify apprenticeable public sector occupations, develop minimum industry training criteria for those occupations, and create strategies for effective employer engagement.
September 2025