The Labor Department shines a spotlight on the nation's apprentice programs

Apprenticeships go way. They became codified in the United States some 86 years ago with enactment of the National Apprenticeship Act. Now the Labor Department has brought new focus to this part of job training through what it calls the Apprentice Trailblazer Initiative. For what it is and what Labor hopes to accomplish, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Senior Policy Advisor Manny Lamarre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices