The California Career Pathways Trust: Sustaining Regional Cross-Sector Partnerships
The state of California made a huge investment, $500 million, when it established the California Careers Pathways Trust in 2014. This program funded regional consortia to expand career pathways for high school students to earn…
New Policy Leadership, New Opportunities for Policy Change
By Lexi Barret, JFF Voters went to the polls last week in record numbers to castballots for dozens of members of Congress, governors, state legislators, ChiefState School Officers, State Boards of Education, as well as…
To Transform the American Workforce System, Apprenticeship Needs Stronger Supports
Increasing the development and uptake of equitable, high-quality apprenticeship models will require accessibility, structured pre-apprenticeships, and strong intermediaries.
Developing Future Talent: How We Can Prepare for the Future of Work and Business
Developing Future Talent: How We Can Prepare for the Future of Work and Business To prepare a workforce for automation and the gig economy, policymakers, educators, and workforce development practitioners must address the demands of…
Work-Based Learning with Small Business
Work-based learning models offer employers an opportunity to develop a skilled local workforce Work-Based Learning: A Talent Development Opportunity for Your Small Business Useful For: Small Businesses This guide describes how and why small…
Requirements & Eligibility
Requirements & Eligibility We’re calling on innovators, educators, policymakers, and employers to share ideas to significantly increase wages as part of the $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge. The goal is to raise the annual wages…
Timeline & Judging
Timeline & Judging We’re calling on innovators, educators, policymakers, and employers to share ideas to significantly increase wages as part of the $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge. The goal is to raise the annual wages…
Apprenticeships: The Next Stackable Credential?
Apprenticeships: The Next Stackable Credential? This report explores how “stackable apprenticeships” can be used to structure short-term apprenticeships into a full career ladder. Extremely rare 20 years ago, now over a quarter of new Registered…
To Update TANF Is to Invest in the Untapped Workforce
A reauthorization has the potential to eliminate arbitrary or contradictory restrictions on education and job training. The action would promote better alignment between TANF and workforce development programs to reduce duplicate services. Finally, it would…