1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Registered apprenticeship programs provide apprentices without college degrees a pathway to receiving structured on-the-job training, wages, industry-recognized credentials, and direct access to jobs and careers. (2) According to the Urban Institute, in contrast to higher education, in which just over half of students graduate with a bachelor’s degree in 6 years, most apprenticeship programs have completion rates of 80 percent or better. (3) There are still very few apprenticeship positions in sectors with high job growth. According to data from the Department of Labor, health care—the industry with the greatest job growth—had only 1,852 apprentices in 2016. Information technology, another sector with rapidly expanding job opportunities in the United States, had fewer than 1,000 apprentices in 2016. (4) A major barrier to expanding registered apprenticeships in high-growth job sectors is employers’ lack of familiarity with the process to establish, and the requirements of, registered apprenticeship programs. (5) Workforce intermediaries, which are organizations that help employers in developing and delivering new registered apprenticeship programs, can serve as a catalyzing force for expanding registered apprenticeships in high-growth job sectors. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Apprenticeship The term apprenticeship means an opportunity in a registered apprenticeship program. (2) In-demand industry sector The term in-demand industry sector means a sector described in subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B) of section 3(23) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102(23) ). (3) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). (4) Local board The term local board has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and