29 USC § 2503 - Technical assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t29/s2503"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "29 USC § 2503 - Technical assistance"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "2503"
section_name: "Technical assistance"
chapter_number: 27
chapter_name: "WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–530, § 4, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3466.)"
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# § 2503. Technical assistance

**(a)** **In general** With funds appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall make grants to community-based organizations to provide technical assistance to employers and labor unions selected under subsection (b). Such technical assistance may include—

**(1)** developing outreach and orientation sessions to recruit women into the employers’ apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations;

**(2)** developing preapprenticeable occupations or nontraditional skills training to prepare women for apprenticeable occupations or nontraditional occupations;

**(3)** providing ongoing orientations for employers, unions, and workers on creating a successful environment for women in apprenticeable occupations or nontraditional occupations;

**(4)** setting up support groups and facilitating networks for women in nontraditional occupations on or off the job site to improve their retention;

**(5)** setting up a local computerized data base referral system to maintain a current list of tradeswomen who are available for work;

**(6)** serving as a liaison between tradeswomen and employers and tradeswomen and labor unions to address workplace issues related to gender; and

**(7)** conducting exit interviews with tradeswomen to evaluate their on-the-job experience and to assess the effectiveness of the program.

**(b)** **Selection of employer and labor unions** The Secretary shall select a total of 50 employers or labor unions to receive technical assistance provided with grants made under subsection (a).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–530, § 4, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3466.)