Planning Tool for Building Equitable Pathways
This planning tool will allow your organization to plan, partner, and do the work necessary to become a more effective intermediary in your unique context. Intermediary organizations are critical to offering college and career pathways…
An Intermediary’s Guide to Working with Higher Education Partners
This guide supports intermediaries and their community college partners in forming productive and lasting relationships. The goal of these partnerships is to provide high school students with opportunities to earn college credits that will help…
The Risks and Benefits of the Gig Economy for Low-Income Young Adults
This report explores critical issues the gig economy poses for a population at a pivotal moment in their lives—young adults who have gone to college but are new to the workforce and have yet to…
Diversifying Apprenticeship: Acknowledging Unconscious Bias to Improve Employee Access
Promoting frontline workers to more senior positions is a great way to improve workforce diversity, but unconscious bias can prevent employees from getting the training they need to advance. Many corporate diversity efforts focus on…
Lessons in Leadership and Governance: Structures and Commitments for Scaling Regional College and Career Pathways Systems
While there is no one-size fits-all approach to leadership in college and career pathways systems, this report highlights important structures and commitments that contribute to strong leadership and governance systems. While there is no one-size…
Apprenticeship by State
This podcast series features apprenticeship agency directors from states across the U.S. discussing what you need to know to start a program and how to attract in-school and out-of-school youth into your apprenticeship. As Registered…
The Next-Gen IMT Apprenticeship: A Return on Investment Study
This study measures the business impact of the Industrial Manufacturing Technician Registered Apprenticeship program on six apprenticeship sponsors. Apprenticeships are drastically underutilized as a standard part of the development and training of the American workforce.…
Transforming IT Training Programs into Successful Career On-Ramps
The IT industry is dynamic and quickly evolving. As a surge of diverse training models across subsectors and occupations is becoming available, this is a unique opportunity to enhance training practices and better align them…
IT Pre-Apprenticeship Framework Component 2: Alignment with Skills Sought by Employers and High-Quality Apprenticeship Programs
IT Pre-Apprenticeship Framework Component 2: Alignment with Skills Sought by Employers and High-Quality Apprenticeship Programs This is the second component of the Framework for a High-Quality IT Pre-Apprenticeship Program from JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship &…