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The department has set, for the first time, a goal for the percentage of YouthBuild participants who enter a Registered Apprenticeship within one year of exiting the program.

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The department has formally established a target percentage for YouthBuild participants entering Registered Apprenticeships within one year of exit.

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The U.S. Department of Labor announced $98 million in YouthBuild funding to develop pre-apprenticeship programs in high-demand sectors — including construction, advanced manufacturing, IT and healthcare — targeting 16- to 24-year-olds. Administered by the Employment and Training Administration and supported by WIOA, the program will award about 57 grants of $1–$2 million, requires incorporation of AI literacy in education components, and sets a new target for the share of participants who enter Registered Apprenticeships within one year of exiting YouthBuild.
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Multiple independent, reputable sources confirm that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Dec. 30, 2025 YouthBuild funding round introduced a new performance goal specifically tied to how many YouthBuild participants enter a Registered Apprenticeship within one year of exiting the program. The Department’s own press release states that, “For the first time, the department has set a goal for the percentage of participants that enter a Registered Apprenticeship within one year of exiting the YouthBuild program.” Workforce and professional organizations summarizing the funding opportunity (such as IAWP and On the Labor Front) likewise describe this as a first-time performance metric, and earlier YouthBuild guidance and FOAs list general WIOA performance indicators but no apprenticeship-entry target of this type.

Verdict: True, because official DOL communications and independent summaries consistently describe this Registered Apprenticeship entry target as a first-time performance goal for YouthBuild, with no evidence of any prior, similar goal in earlier program documentation.

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  1. Update · Jan 16, 2026, 01:05 PMTrue
    Multiple independent, reputable sources confirm that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Dec. 30, 2025 YouthBuild funding round introduced a new performance goal specifically tied to how many YouthBuild participants enter a Registered Apprenticeship within one year of exiting the program. The Department’s own press release states that, “For the first time, the department has set a goal for the percentage of participants that enter a Registered Apprenticeship within one year of exiting the YouthBuild program.” Workforce and professional organizations summarizing the funding opportunity (such as IAWP and On the Labor Front) likewise describe this as a first-time performance metric, and earlier YouthBuild guidance and FOAs list general WIOA performance indicators but no apprenticeship-entry target of this type. Verdict: True, because official DOL communications and independent summaries consistently describe this Registered Apprenticeship entry target as a first-time performance goal for YouthBuild, with no evidence of any prior, similar goal in earlier program documentation.
  2. Scheduled follow-up · Jan 15, 2026
  3. Completion due · Jan 15, 2026
  4. Update · Jan 01, 2026, 12:53 PMTech Error
    I’m sorry, but I’m currently unable to complete the fact-check because I can’t reliably access some key U.S. Department of Labor YouthBuild funding and performance documents (including historical FOAs and training modules) that are needed to determine whether this is truly the first time such a Registered Apprenticeship outcome goal was set. Verdict: Tech Error, because access or rendering issues with important primary sources prevent a conclusive verification of the “first time” claim at this time.
  5. Original article · Dec 30, 2025
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