Making On-the-Job Training Work: Lessons from the Boeing Manufacturing On-the-Job Training Project
Making On-the-Job Training Work: Lessons from the Boeing Manufacturing On-the-Job Training Project This brief explores one promising on-the-job training model: the Boeing Manufacturing On-the-Job Training Project, funded by The Boeing Company and managed by the…
New Skills at Work
Communities across the US are working to rebuild their economies and seeing signs of success, but persistent challenges remain. These reports on the New Skills at Work initiative offer specific steps to develop career pathways…
Eden Klein, Early College Student: Her Path to Law School and Beyond Starts at Mission Early College High School
Eden Klein, Early College Student: Her Path to Law School and Beyond Starts at Mission Early College High School Thanks to an early college high school program, Eden Klein graduated from the University of Texas…
Jordan Cedillo, Early College Student: Finding Confidence and a Career at Early College High School
Jordan Cedillo, Early College Student: Finding Confidence and a Career at Early College High School Jordan Cedillo credits her hometown’s early college high school program with giving her the confidence to accomplish her goals and…
State of the Healthcare Workforce in Massachusetts: Challenges, Opportunities, and Federal Funding
State of the Healthcare Workforce in Massachusetts: Challenges, Opportunities, and Federal Funding This report is the third in a series designed to highlight potential ways for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to work more effectively with…
Always Growing and Learning: Press Operator Explains The Value Of The IMT Apprenticeship
The AFL-CIO Working for America Institute, in partnership with the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/BIG STEP and JFF, developed the Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship. Its impact is showcased in this profile of a participant in the…
Healthcare Workforce Transformation: Preparing the Workforce for a Healthy Rhode Island
Healthcare Workforce Transformation: Preparing the Workforce for a Healthy Rhode Island This report, prepared by Jobs for the Future (JFF), provides background research to support Rhode Island’s development of a health care workforce transformation strategy.…
Apprentice to Journey Worker: First IMT Registered Apprentice Transforms Her Career
With support from WRTP/ BIG STEP and JFF, manufacturing employers have transformed the skills of their workforce with apprenticeship programs like the Industrial Manufacturing Technician Registered Apprenticeship. “It’s all about self-growth. If a person is…
The State of Apprenticeship Among Workforce Boards
The State of Apprenticeship Among Workforce Boards The National Association of Workforce Boards, in collaboration with JFF, disseminated a survey to better understand how workforce boards are engaging in apprenticeship and what challenges they face…