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 Clinton is expected to unveil her proposal, which calls for a
$1,500 tax credit per apprentice, during an afternoon forum at
Trident Technical College, a two-year community college in the
Charleston area, according to campaign aides.
Clinton's proposal mirrors a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S.
Senate last year that would grant businesses a $1,500 tax credit for
hiring an apprentice under the age of 25 and $1,000 for those 25 and
older, her campaign said. The backers of the Senate bill, which has
not yet passed, said it would create about 400,000 positions and
help meet a demand for skilled U.S. labor.
Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination ahead of the
November 2016 election, entered the second phase of her campaign
this week after declaring her candidacy in mid-April.
In her first large rally in New York City on Saturday, Clinton said
businesses should be encouraged to create good jobs instead of
increasing profits at workers' expense, and she will expand on that
theme in South Carolina on Wednesday, her campaign said.
Clinton has struck a populist tone during the first months of her
campaign, often remarking how the "deck is stacked" against U.S.
workers and how Wall Street bankers pay lower tax rates than nurses
or truck drivers.
Clinton's first campaign stops in Iowa and New Hampshire, which hold
the first party nominating contests, included round tables at
community colleges.
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Clinton's campaign, in a background policy document provided to
reporters, described her apprenticeship proposal as a "win-win" for
businesses that need skilled employees and workers in need of
well-paying jobs.
The campaign pointed to a 2012 study cited by the Department of
Labor that found apprenticeships are associated with a worker
earning an average of $6,595 more annually. The unemployment rate
for 18- to 34-year-olds outpaces the overall unemployment rate at
7.8 percent to 5.5 percent, the campaign said.
In rolling out the tax-credit proposal, Clinton is expected to
emphasize the role her mother played in instilling the value of hard
work. Her campaign also highlighted a Clinton Foundation program
that created economic opportunities for young people in the United
States.
(Reporting By Amanda Becker; Editing by Bill Trott)
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