| Apprenticeships: A Path to Working in a Licensed Occupation |
Occupational licensing and apprenticeships each represent a distinct, yet often intertwined pathway to highly skilled jobs. Learn how these major labor market institutions can work together. | January 2021 |
| Occupational Licensing Final Report: Assessing State Policies and Practices |
Take a deep dive into the lessons learned, including challenges and promising practices, during NCSL's Occupational Licensing Learning Consortium. The three-year projected allowing 11 state teams in-depth technical assistance wrapped up in December of 2020. | December 4, 2020 |
| NCSL and Partners Reflect on Occupational Licensing Lessons |
As NCSL's Occupational Licensing Learning Consortium draws to a close, state teams and partners reflect on lessons learned from the project. | State Legislatures Magazine | December 2020 |
| COVID-19: Occupational Licensing During Public Emergencies |
Many of the occupations in high demand throughout the COVID-19 pandemic are regulated in a way that can limit the flow of necessary skilled professionals across state lines. See how states are addressing these issues with a variety of regulatory solutions. | October 2020 |
| Universal Licensure Recognition |
Universal licensure is a state recognizing a person's occupational license that was granted in another state as valid in their own. Read more about how states are exploring universal licensure as a solution to interstate mobility issues that can occur in licensed fields. | November 2020 |
| Law Enforcement Certification and Discipline |
Like many other regulated professions, requirements for peace officer training and certification vary greatly from state to state and lack a cohesive regulatory approach. This resource provides information on key issues related to officer training, discipline and decertification, and regulation. | August 2020 |
| The Evolving State of Occupational Licensing |
Occupational licensing research offers important lessons about the effects, costs and benefits of licensing policies, as well as best practices and tools for designing a smart regulatory approach. This report provides an overview of occupational licensing trends, policy issues and best practices and highlights state legislative and executive actions that aim to protect consumers, foster employment growth and remove barriers to work. | November 2019 |
| Occupational Licensing: Barriers to Work Series |
This series focuses on the unique challenges and barriers specific to four population groups when they wish to enter a licensed occupation: immigrants with work authorization, people with criminal records, low-income, unemployment and dislocated workers and veterans and military spouses. | July 2018 |
| License Overload? |
Lawmakers are questioning whether we’ve gone too far with occupational and professional licensing. | State Legislatures Magazine | April 2018 |
| Population Spotlight |
Occupational licensing can create barriers to entering the labor market for all workers, but certain populations are disproportiantely affected by these policies including military families, immigrants with work authorization, people with criminal records and unemployed or dislocated workers. | Sept. 25, 2017 |
| The State of Occupational Licensing |
Drawing from the vast body of occupational licensing research, this report provides an overview of occupational licensing trends and policy issues, summarizes best practices and recommendations for licensing policies, and highlights state legislative and executive actions that aim to protect consumers, foster employment growth and remove barriers to work. | Oct. 11, 2017 |
| Anti-Trust and Occupational Licensing: State Approaches |
Background and highlights of how states have responded to the US. Supreme Court's decision on North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC | Sept. 18, 2017 |