# 2025-07369: Gear Up for Trade Jobs: Feds Overhaul Training Programs Fast

2025-07369, Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-04-28, effective 2025-04-23 (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-07369
- Title: Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 17525
- Published: 2025-04-28
- Effective: 2025-04-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

Gear Up for Trade Jobs: Feds Overhaul Training Programs Fast

## Summary

The President is making sure Americans get ready for high-paying skilled trade jobs by improving and combining federal training programs. Workers, employers, and training groups will see faster, smarter support starting within 90 days, with a big focus on apprenticeships and new industries. This plan aims to boost good jobs and economic growth while cutting wasteful spending.

## Effects PRIA read

- Federal Workforce Program Review: mixed, medium. If you are a worker, employer, or training group, federal agencies must review all Federal workforce development programs and submit a report within 90 days of April 23, 2025 that identifies ways to integrate systems, realign resources, and reform, redirect, or eliminate ineffective programs.
- 1 Million New Apprentices Goal: benefit, high. Within 120 days of April 23, 2025, the Departments of Labor, Commerce, and Education must submit a plan to reach and surpass 1 million new active Registered Apprentices, including expanding apprenticeships into new industries and linking them with Perkins V and Federal student aid.
- More Data on Training Outcomes: benefit, medium. Federal agencies must improve transparency on the performance outcomes of workforce development programs by publishing earnings and employment data for all programs supported with Federal investments.
- Upskilling Incumbent Workers (AI): benefit, medium. As part of the report due within 90 days of April 23, 2025, agencies must identify opportunities to invest in upskilling incumbent workers to meet rapidly evolving skill needs of their industries, including use of Artificial Intelligence in the workplace.
- Promote Non‑Degree Credentials: benefit, medium. Agencies must identify alternative credentials and assessments to the 4-year college degree that can be mapped to specific skill needs of prospective employers, as part of the report due within 90 days of April 23, 2025.

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## Sources
- [2025-07369 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/28/2025-07369/preparing-americans-for-high-paying-skilled-trade-jobs-of-the-future)
- [2025-07369 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-28/pdf/2025-07369.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-07369 (as of 2026-11-04).