As organizations realize how much young people can contribute—and want to contribute—some maximize this potential by intentionally hiring former program participants who have expressed a desire to “Pay It Forward” into newly created paid positions…
This webinar examines how employers, higher education institutions, and other training providers can best serve learners in a workplace undergoing rapid transformation.
In this insightful interview, JFF President & CEO Maria Flynn discusses the pivotal role of JFF amid the current job market upheaval, echoing the organization’s goal to foster quality job opportunities for workers facing systemic…
How nondegree pathways empower young people to chart their own courses to confidence, employability, and financial freedom Today’s young adults want and need a diverse array of education options, including, but not limited to, two-…
Education to Career Pathways: Students Say Yes, but Are Educators and Parents Willing and Prepared to Help Them Navigate Options? With this paper, we deepen and expand upon our body of research into the public…
The Tennessee SySTEM grant supports the implementation of dual enrollment work-based courses, which combine dual enrollment credit and work-based learning through an employer partner, to better support the advancement of Black and Latine students, students…
Building Equitable Pathways is a community of practice working to create equitable pathways systems so that more Black and Latinx youth and young people experiencing poverty succeed in college and their future careers. Building Equitable…
This fact sheet provides an overview of Registered Apprenticeships in Opportunity Zones, including strategies, best practices, and resources for expanding programs in these areas. The 2017 federal tax legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,…
How can two-year colleges ensure that all students can access quality career navigation opportunities that inform their studies and position them for meaningful, family-sustaining work? That is the challenge being addressed at Boston’s Bunker Hill…