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Game Changer: What the Sports World Can Teach Us About Youth Career Opportunities
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Game Changer: What the Sports World Can Teach Us About Youth Career Opportunities

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Youth sports participation is a foundation of childhood for many Americans—parents encourage it, kids enjoy it, and schools support it. Join this upcoming webinar to hear how this type of talent development model could be applied to youth apprenticeship programs in a variety of in-demand industries.
Date July 27, 2021
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Workforce development can learn a lot from the sports industry. Youth sports participation is a foundation of childhood for many Americans—parents encourage it, kids enjoy it, and schools support it. And though few youth athletes go pro, this early introduction to the field benefits professional sports teams with highly trained athletes and large, loyal consumer bases.

How can we apply this type of talent development model to youth apprenticeship programs in industries such as IT, health care, advanced manufacturing, or business? Join JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning to discover how to adapt youth apprenticeship into a winning proposition for participants, schools, and businesses.

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Speakers

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Andrea Buenaño

Assistant Professor/Experiential Coordinator, University of Cincinnati

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Brandon Lloyd

Former NFL Wide Receiver; Apprenticeship Ambassador, CareerWise Colorado

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Terrence Robinson

Vice President of Workforce Systems Design, Success Pathways Alliance

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Mike Wadleigh

Internship & Apprenticeship Coordinator, Cherry Creek School District

Developed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Pursuant to the National Apprenticeship Act, the Department of Labor works to expand opportunities related to apprenticeship programs. This project has been funded, either wholly or in part, with Federal funds from the Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration under the contract number/work order DOL-OPS-16-A-0012/1605DC-18-F-00060. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement of same by the U.S. Government.